title: Antiproliferation and apoptosis of human tumor cell lines by a lectin (AMML) of Astragalus mongholicus.
abstract: A lectin (AMML) from the roots of Astragalus mongholicus was extracted and purified by affinity chromatographic technique. Human cervical carcinoma cell line (HeLa), human osteoblast-like cell line (MG63) and human leukemia cell line (K562) were used to check the effects of AMML on cell proliferation, apoptosis and cell cycle. Maximum growth inhibition (92%) was observed with HeLa cells, followed by K562 cells (84%) and MG63 (48%) cells. Morphological observation showed that AMML-treated HeLa cells displayed outstanding apoptosis characteristics, such as nuclear fragmentation and appearance of membrane-enclosed apoptotic bodies. The apoptosis of HeLa cells was confirmed by flow cytometry using Annexin V/FITC and propidium iodide (PI) staining technique. For the first time we also report a significant cell cycle arrest at S phase of HeLa cells by AMML. Therefore, the present investigation may lead to the possible therapeutic use of Astragalus mongholicus lectin.
authors.affiliation: Bioresource Utilization Laboratory, College of Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China.
authors.forename: Qiaojuan
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Yanxia
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Zhengqiang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Lifen
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Zufeng
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ding
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects*; D027883:Astragalus Plant / Q000737:chemistry*; D002453:Cell Cycle / Q000187:drug effects; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects*; D002846:Chromatography, Affinity; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D006801:Humans; D037102:Lectins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data
chemical_list: D037102:Lectins