Skullcapflavone I from Scutellaria baicalensis induces apoptosis in activated rat hepatic stellate cells.
Planta Med
; 71(9): 885-7, 2005 Sep.
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ABSTRACT
The therapeutic goal in liver fibrosis is the reversal of fibrosis and the selective clearance by apoptosis of hepatic stellate cells (HSCs), which play a central role in liver fibrogenesis. In this study, the apoptotic effect of wogonin, oroxylin A, 2',5,6',7-tetrahydroxyflavone, skullcapflavone I, and baicalein, isolated from the dried root of Scutellaria baicalensis, was investigated in activated rat HSCs, T-HSC/Cl-6 cells transformed with the Simian virus 40. Among the isolated compounds, skullcapflavone I (20 microM for 24 h) significantly induced apoptosis in activated rat HSCs while there was no change in the cell viability of hepatocytes. Skullcapflavone I increased caspase-3 and -9 activities accompanied by the proteolytic cleavage of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase. Specific inhibitors of caspase-3 and caspase-9 prevented the apoptotic process induced by skullcapflavone I. From these results, skullcapflavone I from S. baicalensis selectively induced apoptosis in T-HSC/Cl-6 cells via caspase-3 and caspase-9 activation.
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Métodos Terapéuticos y Terapias MTCI:
Terapias_biologicas
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Plantas_medicinales
Asunto principal:
Extractos Vegetales
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Apoptosis
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Scutellaria baicalensis
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Flavonas
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Hígado
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Fitoterapia
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Antineoplásicos Fitogénicos
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Planta Med
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2005
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