title: Pyrrolizidine alkaloid clivorine inhibits human normal liver L-02 cells growth and activates p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase in L-02 cells.
abstract: Clivorine, a pyrrolizidine alkaloid extracted from Chinese medicinal plant Ligularia hodgsonii Hook significantly inhibited human normal liver L-02 cells proliferation and decreased L-02 cells viability. The results of western blot showed that clivorine strongly evoked phosphorylation of p38 mitogen-activated protein (MAP) Kinase in L-02 cells, but had no effect on extracellular signal-related kinases MAP Kinase phosphorylation. Moreover, another pyrrolizidine alkaloid monocrotaline had no effect on phosphorylation of p38 MAP Kinase in L-02 cells. These studies document the effects of pyrrolizidine alkaloid clivorine on the MAPK cascade and on the growth of human normal liver L-02 cells for the first time, which may be a possible reason for the toxic effects observed in those plants containing pyrrolizidine alkaloids.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacognosy, China Pharmaceutical University, 1 Shen Nong Road, Nanjing 210038, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Li-Li
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Ji
authors.forename: Xian-Guo
authors.initials: XG
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Mian
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Zheng-Tao
authors.initials: ZT
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D015153:Blotting, Western; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D019084:Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology*; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1 / Q000096:biosynthesis; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D016686:Monocrotaline / Q000633:toxicity; D011763:Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids / Q000633:toxicity*; D013778:Tetrazolium Salts / Q000378:metabolism; D013844:Thiazoles / Q000378:metabolism; D013997:Time Factors; D048051:p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases
chemical_list: D011763:Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids; D013778:Tetrazolium Salts; D013844:Thiazoles; D016686:Monocrotaline; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D048051:p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; C022616:thiazolyl blue; C028677:clivorine