Effects of tubeimoside‑1 on the proliferation and apoptosis of BGC823 gastric cancer cells in vitro

  • Authors:
    • Yi Zhang
    • Xiao-Man Xu
    • Meng Zhang
    • Dan Qu
    • Hui-Yan Niu
    • Xue Bai
    • Liang Kan
    • Ping He
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  • Published online on: January 8, 2013     https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2013.1117
  • Pages: 801-804
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Abstract

Natural products isolated from Chinese medicinal herbs are useful sources of new drugs for cancer therapy. Tubeimoside‑1 (TBMS1) is a natural compound isolated from the Chinese medicinal herb Bolbostemma paniculatum (Maxim.) Franquet (Cucurbitaceae). Studies have shown that TBMS1 has anticancer effects in various human cancer cell lines. However, the effect of TBMS1 on human gastric cancer cells is unknown. In the present study, it was observed that TBMS1 inhibited BGC823 gastric cancer cell proliferation in a concentration‑ and time‑dependent manner. Fluorescent micros­copy and flow cytometric analysis showed that TBMS1 induced BGC823 cell apoptosis in a concentration‑dependent manner. Western blot analysis also showed that TBMS1 induced apoptosis by regulation of the Bcl‑2 gene family in BGC823 cells. These findings indicate that TBMS1 may be developed as a possible therapeutic agent for the manage­ment of gastric cancer.
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Zhang Y, Xu X, Zhang M, Qu D, Niu H, Bai X, Kan L and He P: Effects of tubeimoside‑1 on the proliferation and apoptosis of BGC823 gastric cancer cells in vitro. Oncol Lett 5: 801-804, 2013
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Zhang, Y., Xu, X., Zhang, M., Qu, D., Niu, H., Bai, X. ... He, P. (2013). Effects of tubeimoside‑1 on the proliferation and apoptosis of BGC823 gastric cancer cells in vitro. Oncology Letters, 5, 801-804. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2013.1117
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Zhang, Y., Xu, X., Zhang, M., Qu, D., Niu, H., Bai, X., Kan, L., He, P."Effects of tubeimoside‑1 on the proliferation and apoptosis of BGC823 gastric cancer cells in vitro". Oncology Letters 5.3 (2013): 801-804.
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Zhang, Y., Xu, X., Zhang, M., Qu, D., Niu, H., Bai, X., Kan, L., He, P."Effects of tubeimoside‑1 on the proliferation and apoptosis of BGC823 gastric cancer cells in vitro". Oncology Letters 5, no. 3 (2013): 801-804. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2013.1117