title: Kaempferol induces apoptosis in human lung non-small carcinoma cells accompanied by an induction of antioxidant enzymes.
abstract: Kaempferol (3, 4',5,7-tetrahydroxyflavone) is one of the most commonly found dietary flavonols. The biological and pharmacological effects of kaempferol may depend upon its behavior as either an antioxidant or a prooxidant. However, the clear biological effects of prooxidant or antioxidant character of kaempferol has not been clarified yet. The overall objective of the present study is to explore the role of prooxidant or antioxidant in kaempferol-induced cell toxicity. In this paper, we have proved that antioxidant pathway may be involved in kaempferol induces H460 cell apoptosis. Kaempferol-induced H460 cell apoptosis is a typical apoptosis that was accompanied by a significant DNA condensation and increasing intracellular ATP levels. Kaempferol-induced apoptosis is related to its ability to change the expression of apoptotic markers, such as caspase-3 (caspase-dependent) and AIF (caspase-independent). The overexpression of antioxidant enzyme Mn SOD protein levels, which was promoted to a new type tumor suppressor gene in several human cancer cells recently, may be an important role in kaempferol-induced H460 cell apoptosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Henry W-C
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Leung
authors.forename: C-J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: M-J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Hour
authors.forename: W-H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: M-Y
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: H-Z
authors.initials: HZ
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000111:Acetylcysteine / Q000494:pharmacology; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000378:metabolism*; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects*; D051033:Apoptosis Inducing Factor / Q000096:biosynthesis; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D053148:Caspase 3 / Q000378:metabolism; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D004790:Enzyme Induction / Q000187:drug effects; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D044949:Kaempferols / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase / Q000378:metabolism; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D008564:Membrane Potentials / Q000187:drug effects; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000187:drug effects; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D000975:Antioxidants; D051033:Apoptosis Inducing Factor; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers; D044949:Kaempferols; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; C006552:kaempferol; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase; D053148:Caspase 3; D000111:Acetylcysteine