title: Prune extract (Prunus domestica L.) suppresses the proliferation and induces the apoptosis of human colon carcinoma Caco-2.
abstract: Prunes are the dried fruits of certain cultivars of Prunus domestica L., and are recognized as a health food. The separated ethanol fraction from concentrated prune juice by DIAION HP-20 (PE) was investigated for cytotoxic effects on two different cancer cell lines in vitro. PE dose-dependently reduced the viable cell number of Caco-2, KATO III, but does not reduce the viable cell number of human normal colon fibroblast cells (CCD-18Co) used as a normal cell model. PE treatment for 24 h led to apoptotic changes in Caco-2 such as cell shrinkage and blebbed surfaces due to the convolutions of nuclear and plasma membranes and chromatin condensation, but this was not observed in CCD-18Co. PE induced nucleosomal DNA fragmentation typical of apoptosis in Caco-2 after 24 h of treatment. These results show that PE induced apoptosis in Caco-2. Furthermore, by Caco-2 treatment with H2O2 chelator catalase and Ca2+-chelator BAPTA/AM, the PE-induced cytotoxic pathway was completely blocked, and the viable cell number of Caco-2 was not affected.
authors.affiliation: Research and Development Institute, MIKI Corporation, 12-4, Naruohama 3, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 663-8142, Japan. fujii@mikiprune.co.jp
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fujii
authors.forename: Takao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ikami
authors.forename: Jin-Wen
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Katsumi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ikeda
mesh_terms: D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects*; D018938:Caco-2 Cells; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects*; D002470:Cell Survival; D053938:DNA Fragmentation / Q000187:drug effects; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004587:Electrophoresis, Agar Gel / Q000379:methods; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology; D027861:Prunus; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D010936:Plant Extracts