title: Berberine induces apoptosis and DNA damage in MG‑63 human osteosarcoma cells.
abstract: Berberine, an isoquinoline alkaloid extracted from the dry root of Coptidis Rhizoma, has been found to exhibit marked anticancer effects on a panel of established cancer cells. Among the human osteosarcoma lines treated, MG‑63 cells were found to be the most sensitive. The present study investigated the potential genotoxic effect of berberine on MG‑63 human osteosarcoma cells. The effect of berberine on cell viability was determined using a 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5‑diphenyltetrazolium bromide assay and cell apoptosis was analyzed by flow cytometry and a DNA ladder assay. γH2AX focus formation was used to detect DNA damage in MG-63 cells. Berberine induced a significant increase in apoptosis in MG-63 cells in a concentration- and time-dependent manner, as determined by DNA fragmentation analysis and flow cytometry. Furthermore, berberine induced significant concentration- and time-dependent increases in DNA damage compared with that in the negative control. In conclusion, these observations indicated that berberine induced apoptosis and DNA damage in MG‑63 cells.
authors: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450014, P.R. China.
authors: Yu
authors: Y
authors: Zhu
authors: Department of Interventional Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, P.R. China.
authors: Nan
authors: N
authors: Ma
authors: Department of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, P.R. China.
authors: Hui-Xiang
authors: HX
authors: Li
authors: Department of Medicine, Zhengzhou Ninth People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan 450014, P.R. China.
authors: Lin
authors: L
authors: Tian
authors: Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Zhengzhou University (Henan Tumor Hospital), Zhengzhou, Henan 450008, P.R. China.
authors: Yu-Feng
authors: YF
authors: Ba
authors: Department of Urology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450014, P.R. China.
authors: Bin
authors: B
authors: Hao
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000633:toxicity*; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects*; D001599:Berberine / Q000633:toxicity*; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D000089042:Coptis chinensis; D004247:DNA / Q000378:metabolism; D004249:DNA Damage / Q000187:drug effects*; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000737:chemistry; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D006801:Humans; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D001599:Berberine; D004247:DNA; C107393:Coptidis rhizoma extract