title: [Dihydroartemisinin inhibits proliferation and induces apoptosis of rat glioma C6 cells].
abstract: To determine the effects of dihydroartemisinin (DHA) on the proliferation and apoptosis of rat glioma C6 cells.
  
  
  
  DHA (1~ 125 micromol/L) was added into the cultured C6 cells and incubated for 24, 48 and 72 h. The cell proliferation and viability were determined by trypan blue exclusion assay and 3-(4, 5-dimethylthiazol-2yl)-2, 5 diphenyl tetrazolium bromide (MTT) reduction assay. The apoptosis was detected by Hoechst 33342 staining. The intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) was measured by H(2)DCFDA oxidative reaction.
  
  
  
  DHA 5 ~ 125 micromol/L inhibited the proliferation of C6 cells in concentration- and time-dependent manners, the IC50 at 48 h was 23.4 micromol/L. DHA 5 ~ 25 micromol/L induced C6 cell apoptosis (P<0.05), and 5 ~ 125 micromol/L increased the intracellular ROS (P<0.01).
  
  
  
  DHA inhibits the proliferation and induces the apoptosis of C6 cells; its cytotoxic effect may result from the increase of intercellular ROS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
authors.forename: Zhen-qiu
authors.initials: ZQ
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Xiao-jia
authors.initials: XJ
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Wei-ping
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects*; D037621:Artemisinins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects*; D005910:Glioma / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D020128:Inhibitory Concentration 50; D051381:Rats; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000378:metabolism; D012717:Sesquiterpenes / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D037621:Artemisinins; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D012717:Sesquiterpenes; C039060:artenimol