The effects of essential oil from Carpesium abrotanoides L.(CAEO)on the proliferation and apoptosis of human hepatic cancer cells were investigated in this study.MTT assays indicated that CAEO inhibited the proliferat...The effects of essential oil from Carpesium abrotanoides L.(CAEO)on the proliferation and apoptosis of human hepatic cancer cells were investigated in this study.MTT assays indicated that CAEO inhibited the proliferation of HCC cells with the IC50 values ranging from 41.28±3.06 to 130.36±20.79μg/mL.Moreover,many obviously nuclear morphological changes of apoptotic cells in CAEO-treated HepG2 cells were detected by Hoechst 33258staining and fluorescence microscopy.Flow cytometry was used to detect cell apoptosis and cell cycle,and noticeable findings showed that CAEO arrested cell-cycle at S and G2/M phases.The decreased Bcl-2/Bax protein ratio and the activation of caspase-3,caspase-9 were also detected by Western blotting.All results suggested that CAEO is a potential agent to fight against liver cancer,and the mitochondria-mediated intrinsic apoptotic pathway could be involved in CAEO-mediated apoptosis of human liver carcinoma cells.展开更多
Objective： To investigate the protective effects of icaritin （ICT）, one of the active ingredients in Epimedii Folium, on mouse model of cerebral ischemia-reperfusion （I/R） in vivo. Methods： ICR mice were subject...Objective： To investigate the protective effects of icaritin （ICT）, one of the active ingredients in Epimedii Folium, on mouse model of cerebral ischemia-reperfusion （I/R） in vivo. Methods： ICR mice were subjected to an I h transient middle cerebral artery occlusion （MCAO） and fol- lowed by 24 h of reperfusion. Neurological deficits, infarct volume, brain edema and survive rate were measured, respectively. The levels of brain IL-1β, TNF-a, ROS and DNA-binding activity of NF-KB p65 were measured by ELISA kits. The levels of malondialdehyde （MDA） and activities of superoxide dismu- tase （SOD） were detected by spectrophotometry, and the release of nitric oxide （NO） were detected by Griess kit. Results： ICT markedly reduced the neurological deficit scores, brain edema, infarct volume and increased the survival rate of the cerebral I/R mice. The expression of IL-Iβ, TNF-α, NO, MDA and DNA-binding activity of NF-KB p65 were significantly inhibited by ICT, while the activity of SOD were up-regulated at the same time. Conclusion： ICT possessed significant neuroprotective effects in cerebral I/R mice, which might be related to prevent neuroinflammatory and oxidative damage.展开更多
基金the Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province of China(No.2017CFB517)the Talent Introduction Project of Hangzhou Medical College,Zhejiang Province,China (No.2015B08)+2 种基金Open Project Fund of Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control(No.OHIC2017G03)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, South-Central University for Nationalities(CZP17060)National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81573239,No.31671092 and No.81773264).
文摘The effects of essential oil from Carpesium abrotanoides L.(CAEO)on the proliferation and apoptosis of human hepatic cancer cells were investigated in this study.MTT assays indicated that CAEO inhibited the proliferation of HCC cells with the IC50 values ranging from 41.28±3.06 to 130.36±20.79μg/mL.Moreover,many obviously nuclear morphological changes of apoptotic cells in CAEO-treated HepG2 cells were detected by Hoechst 33258staining and fluorescence microscopy.Flow cytometry was used to detect cell apoptosis and cell cycle,and noticeable findings showed that CAEO arrested cell-cycle at S and G2/M phases.The decreased Bcl-2/Bax protein ratio and the activation of caspase-3,caspase-9 were also detected by Western blotting.All results suggested that CAEO is a potential agent to fight against liver cancer,and the mitochondria-mediated intrinsic apoptotic pathway could be involved in CAEO-mediated apoptosis of human liver carcinoma cells.
基金financially supported by the Natural Foundation of Shandong Province (ZR2015QL002)
文摘Objective： To investigate the protective effects of icaritin （ICT）, one of the active ingredients in Epimedii Folium, on mouse model of cerebral ischemia-reperfusion （I/R） in vivo. Methods： ICR mice were subjected to an I h transient middle cerebral artery occlusion （MCAO） and fol- lowed by 24 h of reperfusion. Neurological deficits, infarct volume, brain edema and survive rate were measured, respectively. The levels of brain IL-1β, TNF-a, ROS and DNA-binding activity of NF-KB p65 were measured by ELISA kits. The levels of malondialdehyde （MDA） and activities of superoxide dismu- tase （SOD） were detected by spectrophotometry, and the release of nitric oxide （NO） were detected by Griess kit. Results： ICT markedly reduced the neurological deficit scores, brain edema, infarct volume and increased the survival rate of the cerebral I/R mice. The expression of IL-Iβ, TNF-α, NO, MDA and DNA-binding activity of NF-KB p65 were significantly inhibited by ICT, while the activity of SOD were up-regulated at the same time. Conclusion： ICT possessed significant neuroprotective effects in cerebral I/R mice, which might be related to prevent neuroinflammatory and oxidative damage.
