Curcumin induces apoptosis and inhibits growth of human Burkitt's lymphoma in xenograft mouse model.
Mol Cells
; 27(3): 283-9, 2009 Mar 31.
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ABSTRACT
Curcumin, a natural compound extracted from rhizomes of curcuma Curcuma species, has been shown to possess potent anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor and anti-oxidative properties. However, the mechanism of action of the compound remains poorly understood. In this report, we have analyzed the effects of curcumin on the cell proliferation of Burkitt's lymphoma Raji cells. The results demonstrated that curcumin could effectively inhibit the growth of Raji cells in a dose- and time-dependent manner. Further studies indicated that curcumin treatment resulted in apoptosis of cells. Biochemical analysis showed that the expression of Bax, Bid and cytochrome C were up-regulated, while the expression of oncogene c-Myc was down regulated after curcumin treatment. Furthermore, poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) cleavage was induced by the compound. Interestingly, the antiapoptotic Bcl-2 expression was not significantly changed in Raji cells after curcumin treatment. These results suggested that the mechanism of action of curcumin was to induce mitochondrial damage and therefore led to Raji cell apoptosis. We further investigated the in vivo effects of curcumin on the growth of xenograft tumors in nude mice. The results showed that curcumin could effectively inhibit tumor growth in the xenograft mouse model. The overall results showed that curcumin could suppress the growth of Burkitt's lymphoma cells in both in vitro and in vitro systems.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Linfoma de Burkitt
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Apoptosis
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Curcumina
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Antineoplásicos
Límite:
Animals
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Mol Cells
Asunto de la revista:
BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR
Año:
2009
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Article
País de afiliación:
China