Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2067550 | Cell Biology International | 2008 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Increasing evidence suggests that aberrant activation of PI3K/Akt is involved in many human cancers, and that inhibition of the PI3K/Akt pathway might be a promising strategy for cancer treatment. Our investigation indicates that Rhabdastrellic acid-A, an isomalabaricane triterpenoid isolated from the sponge, Rhabdastrella globostellata, inhibits proliferation of HL-60 cells with an IC50 value of 0.68 μg/ml, and induces apoptosis. Rhabdastrellic acid-A also induces cleavage of the death substrate poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) and caspase-3. Pretreatment of HL-60 cells with the caspase-3 specific inhibitor, DEVD-CHO, prevents Rhabdastrellic acid-A-induced DNA fragmentation and PARP cleavage. Activated PI3K and Akt significantly decreases after treatment with Rhabdastrellic acid-A in HL-60 cells. Expression levels of protein bcl-2, bax remain unchanged in response to Rhabdastrellic acid-A treatment in HL-60 cells. These results suggest that Rhabdastrellic acid-A inhibits PI3K/Akt pathway and induces caspase-3 dependent-apoptosis in HL-60 human leukemia cells.
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Authors
Jing-Feng Guo, Jun-Min Zhou, Yong Zhang, Rong Deng, Jian-nan Liu, Gong-Kan Feng, Zong-Chao Liu, Ding-Jun Xiao, Song-Zhi Deng, Xiao-Feng Zhu,