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Matrine induces caspase-independent program cell death in hepatocellular carcinoma through bid-mediated nuclear translocation of apoptosis inducing factor
The objective of this study was to investigate the major determinant for the cell death induced by matrine in human hepatocellular carcinoma. We use human hepatocellular carcinoma cell line HepG2 and human hepatocellular carcinoma xenograft in nude mice as models to study the action of matrine in hepatocellular cancers. We found that caspase-dependent and -independent Program Cell Death (PCD) occurred in matrine-treated HepG2 cells, accompanied by the decreasing of mitochondrial transmembrane potential and the increasing ROS production. Further studies showed that AIF released from the mitochondria to the nucleus, and sile...
Source: Molecular Cancer - March 16, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Huan ZhouMinying XuYa GaoZhigang DengHanwei CaoWenqing ZhangQiao WangBing ZhangGang SongYanyan ZhanTianhui Hu Source Type: research