title: Growth-inhibiting and apoptosis-inducing effects of Tanshinone II A on human gastric carcinoma cells.
abstract: To explore the effects of Tanshinone II A on the proliferation, apoptosis and gene expression of p53 and bcl-2 in human gastric carcinoma MKN-45 cells. Cell count and MTT assay were used to study the proliferation-inhibiting effect of Tanshinone II A on MKN-45 cells. The effect of Tanshinone II A on the cell cycle and apoptosis of MKN-45 cells were examined by propidium iodide (PI) staining and flow cytometry. Semi-quantitative RT-PCR was used to further verify the expression of p53 and bcl-2 gene after exposure to Tanshinone A in MKN-45 cells. The results showed that Tanshinone A significantly inhibited the growth and proliferation of MKN-45 cells in a dose-and time-dependent manner (P<0.05). Tanshinone A arrested MKN-45 cells in G(2)/M phase which led to an obvious accumulation of G(2)/M phase cells while decreased number of G(0)/G(1) phase cells. This resulted in apoptosis of MKN-45 cells and the apoptosis rate was as high as 43.91% after treatment with 2.0 microg/mL Tanshinone II A for 96 h. It was also found that Tanshinone II A up-regulated expression of p53 gene and down-regulated expression of bcl-2 gene. The cytostatic and antiproliferative effect of Tanshinone II A makes it a promising anticancer agent for the treatment of gastric carcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Cancer Center, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China. xr.dong@gmail.com
authors.forename: Xiarong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.forename: Jihua
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.forename: Gang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Peng
mesh_terms: D045784:Abietanes; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects*; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000494:pharmacology; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D006801:Humans; D010616:Phenanthrenes / Q000494:pharmacology*; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 / Q000378:metabolism; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D045784:Abietanes; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D010616:Phenanthrenes; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53; C021751:tanshinone