Gomisin N isolated from Schisandra chinensis significantly induces anti-proliferative and pro-apoptotic effects in hepatic carcinoma

  • Authors:
    • Su Youn Yim
    • You Jin Lee
    • Yoen Kyung Lee
    • Seung Eun Jung
    • Ji Ha Kim
    • Hak Jin Kim
    • Beung Gu Son
    • Young Hoon Park
    • Young Guen Lee
    • Young Whan Choi
    • Dae Youn Hwang
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  • Published online on: September 1, 2009     https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr_00000163
  • Pages: 725-732
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Abstract

Lignans isolated from Schisandria chinensis have been prescribed as anti-cancer and anti-hepatitis treatments in Chinese medicine. To investigate the applications of lignans isolated from Schisandria chinensis in hepatic carcinoma therapy, their apoptotic ability was screened using a cell proliferation assay. Compared to the other lignans, gomisin N induced high apoptotic levels in hepatic carcinoma. Cell morphology and flow cytometric analysis demonstrated that this lignan induced cell death at high concentrations, but did not induce any changes at low concentrations. In addition, the expression levels of Bcl-2 and Bax proteins, which are involved in the apoptotic pathway, were markedly increased in only the 320 µM-treated group compared to the vehicle and other concentration groups, while the expression level of p53 protein remained unchanged in this group. These results suggest that gomisin N is an anti-cancer drug candidate capable of inhibiting the proliferation and inducing the apoptosis of human hepatic carcinomas.

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Yim SY, Lee YJ, Lee YK, Jung SE, Kim JH, Kim HJ, Son BG, Park YH, Lee YG, Choi YW, Choi YW, et al: Gomisin N isolated from Schisandra chinensis significantly induces anti-proliferative and pro-apoptotic effects in hepatic carcinoma. Mol Med Rep 2: 725-732, 2009
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Yim, S.Y., Lee, Y.J., Lee, Y.K., Jung, S.E., Kim, J.H., Kim, H.J. ... Hwang, D.Y. (2009). Gomisin N isolated from Schisandra chinensis significantly induces anti-proliferative and pro-apoptotic effects in hepatic carcinoma. Molecular Medicine Reports, 2, 725-732. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr_00000163
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Yim, S. Y., Lee, Y. J., Lee, Y. K., Jung, S. E., Kim, J. H., Kim, H. J., Son, B. G., Park, Y. H., Lee, Y. G., Choi, Y. W., Hwang, D. Y."Gomisin N isolated from Schisandra chinensis significantly induces anti-proliferative and pro-apoptotic effects in hepatic carcinoma". Molecular Medicine Reports 2.5 (2009): 725-732.
Chicago
Yim, S. Y., Lee, Y. J., Lee, Y. K., Jung, S. E., Kim, J. H., Kim, H. J., Son, B. G., Park, Y. H., Lee, Y. G., Choi, Y. W., Hwang, D. Y."Gomisin N isolated from Schisandra chinensis significantly induces anti-proliferative and pro-apoptotic effects in hepatic carcinoma". Molecular Medicine Reports 2, no. 5 (2009): 725-732. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr_00000163