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ArticleInvestigational new drugs2008

Cytotoxic effects of curcumin on osteosarcoma cell lines.

Denise K Walters, Roman Muff, Bettina Langsam, Walter Born, Bruno Fuchs

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Article in Investigational new drugs, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers.

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31citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 24% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

31 citing papers in PubMed, 80 citations in OpenAlex.

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  14. The Antitumor Effect of Curcumin in Urothelial Cancer Cells Is Enhanced by Light Exposure In Vitro.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2019
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Denise K WaltersLaboratory for Orthopaedic Research, Department of Orthopaedics, Balgrist University Hospital, University of Zurich, Forchstrasse 340, 8008 Zürich, Switzerland.
Roman Muff
Bettina Langsam
Walter Born
Bruno Fuchs
Universitätsklinik Balgrist · CHUniversity of Zurich · CH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Curcumin (diferuloylmethane), one of the main components of the Indian spice turmeric, is known to possess potent anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant properties. In addition, curcumin has also been shown to have in vitro and in vivo efficacy against a variety of malignancies. In the current study we examined the cytotoxic effect of curcumin on seven osteosarcoma (OS) cell lines with varying degrees of in vivo metastatic potential. Curcumin inhibited the growth of all OS cell lines tested with half-maximal inhibitory concentration values ranging from 14.4 to 24.6 microM. Growth inhibition was associated with a dose dependent increase in the number of apoptotic cells and accumulation of cells in the G(2)/M phase of the cell cycle. Curcumin treatment also resulted in cleavage of caspase-3 and poly adenosine diphosphate-ribose polymerase. Moreover, curcumin treatment was associated with an increase in cellular levels of the apoptotic B-cell leukemia/lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2)-associated X protein and a decrease in cellular content of the anti-apoptotic protein Bcl-2. In addition, curcumin treatment also inhibited the migration of OS cell lines. These data indicate that the potent cytotoxic activity of curcumin on OS cell lines is mediated by induction of apoptotic processes. Thus, curcumin has potential to be a novel OS chemotherapeutic agent.

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Antineoplastic Agents, PhytogenicApoptosisbcl-2-Associated X ProteinCaspase 3Cell DivisionCell Line, TumorCurcumaCurcuminG2 PhaseHumansIndiaInhibitory Concentration 50OsteosarcomaPoly(ADP-ribose) PolymerasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenicbcl-2-Associated X ProteinCaspase 3CurcuminPoly(ADP-ribose) PolymerasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2

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PMID18071634
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