High performance liquid chromatographic analysis and anticancer potential of Oplopanax horridus: comparison of stem and berry extracts.
Fitoterapia
; 81(2): 132-9, 2010 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-19686820
Oplopanax horridus or devil's club is a herbal medicine distributed in North America. The constituents and pharmacological activities of O. horridus (OPH) are largely unknown. In this study, we assayed OPH stem and berry extracts using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The anticancer potentials of extracts on different human cancer cell lines (SW-480, HCT-116, HT-29, MCF-7 and NSCLC) were determined by MTS method. The effect of stem extract on cancer cell cycle, expression of cyclin A, and apoptosis were assayed using flow cytometry. HPLC data showed that the composition of OPH stem extract is more complicated than the berry extract. The wavelength of maximum absorption of the major constituent in stem and berry is 196.0 nm and 201.9 nm, respectively. Compared to the berry extract, the stem extract showed significant potent antiproliferative effect on all the studied cell lines. The stem extract at 0.1 mg/ml arrested cancer cells in S- and G2/M-phases, and significantly induced expression of cyclin A. After treatment with 0.1 mg/ml of stem extract for 72 h, apoptotic cells were increased to 45.2%, while control was 9.6%. The cell cycle arrest and induction of apoptosis may play a critical role in cancer chemoprevention by Oplopanax horridus stem extract.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Extractos Vegetales
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Tallos de la Planta
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Oplopanax
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Proliferación Celular
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Frutas
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Neoplasias
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Antineoplásicos Fitogénicos
Límite:
Humans
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Fitoterapia
Año:
2010
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos
Pais de publicación:
Países Bajos