Oxidative stress induced apoptosis mediated anticancer activity of Rhus typhina fruits extract in human colon cancer

AbstractThe present work was tested the anti-proliferation activity ofRhus typhina fruits extract (RTFE) in HEK293 and HT-29 cells, and studied their underlying mechanisms through the analysis of oxidative stress and apoptosis-related genes expressions by flow cytometer and RT-qPCR. In addition, the bioactive constituents were identified from RTFE by chromatography and NMR analysis. Among the various type of the fractions from the RTFE, the ethyl acetate fraction (EAF) was showed the potent anti proliferation effect in HT-29 cells. Thus EAF was selected for the further extensive analysis. Cytotoxcity and RT-qPCR results revealed that the treatment of EAF significantly inhibit the growth of the HT-29 cells by the up regulating of Bax and down regulation of Bcl-2, Survivn, AIF and SOD-2 gene expressions in time and dose dependent manner. Followed by sub G1 accumulation and the G0/G1 phase arrest, ROS production, and mitochondrial transmembrane potential ( ΔΨm). Finally, the active anti-proliferations agents such as luteolin and luteolin-7-O-glucuronide were identified from EAF by NMR. This work suggests that EAF could be a functional food to treat the chronic diseases.
Source: Medicinal Chemistry Research - Category: Chemistry Source Type: research