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Danshen extract circumvents drug resistance and represses cell growth in human oral cancer cells

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Title
Danshen extract circumvents drug resistance and represses cell growth in human oral cancer cells
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BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, December 2017
DOI 10.1186/s12906-017-2063-y
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Cheng-Yu Yang, Cheng-Chih Hsieh, Chih-Kung Lin, Chun-Shu Lin, Bo Peng, Gu-Jiun Lin, Huey-Kang Sytwu, Wen-Liang Chang, Yuan-Wu Chen

Abstract

Danshen is a common traditional Chinese medicine used to treat neoplastic and chronic inflammatory diseases in China. However, the effects of Danshen on human oral cancer cells remain relatively unknown. This study investigated the antiproliferative effects of a Danshen extract on human oral cancer SAS, SCC25, OEC-M1, and KB drug-resistant cell lines and elucidated the possible underlying mechanism. We investigated the anticancer potential of the Danshen extract in human oral cancer cell lines and an in vivo oral cancer xenograft mouse model. The expression of apoptosis-related molecules was evaluated through Western blotting, and the concentration of in vivo apoptotic markers was measured using immunohistochemical staining. The antitumor effects of 5-fluorouracil and the Danshen extract were compared. Cell proliferation assays revealed that the Danshen extract strongly inhibited oral cancer cell proliferation. Cell morphology studies revealed that the Danshen extract inhibited the growth of SAS, SCC25, and OEC-M1 cells by inducing apoptosis. The Flow cytometric analysis indicated that the Danshen extract induced cell cycle G0/G1 arrest. Immunoblotting analysis for the expression of active caspase-3 and X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein indicated that Danshen extract-induced apoptosis in human oral cancer SAS cells was mediated through the caspase pathway. Moreover, the Danshen extract significantly inhibited growth in the SAS xenograft mouse model. Furthermore, the Danshen extract circumvented drug resistance in KB drug-resistant oral cancer cells. The study results suggest that the Danshen extract could be a potential anticancer agent in oral cancer treatment.

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Unknown 30 100%

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 7 23%
Researcher 3 10%
Student > Master 3 10%
Professor > Associate Professor 2 7%
Professor 2 7%
Other 3 10%
Unknown 10 33%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 9 30%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 3 10%
Immunology and Microbiology 3 10%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 7%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1 3%
Other 1 3%
Unknown 11 37%
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#20,458,307
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#2,989
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