title: Antiproliferative effects of daucane esters from Ferula communis and F. arrigonii on human colon cancer cell lines.
abstract: Certain jaesekanadiol p-hydroxy- and p-methoxybenzoates - typical of Ferula communis and Ferula arrigonii sardinian plants - show antiproliferative activity on human colon cancer less. The inhibitory doses 50%, calculated after 72 h of treatment, revealed that the antiproliferative capacity of the compounds was in the following descending order: ferutinin > 2alpha-OH-ferutidin > ferutidin > siol anisate > lapiferin > jaeskeanadiol. Evidence is presented that interaction with type II estrogen-binding sites (EBS) underlies this activity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Evolutionary and Experimental Biology, University of Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Poli
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Appendino
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sacchetti
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ballero
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Maggiano
authors.forename: F O
authors.initials: FO
authors.lastname: Ranelletti
mesh_terms: D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002453:Cell Cycle / Q000187:drug effects; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor / Q000187:drug effects; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects*; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D005309:Ferula; D006801:Humans; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D010936:Plant Extracts