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ArticleNutrition research and practice2011

Chestnut extract induces apoptosis in AGS human gastric cancer cells.

Hyun Sook Lee, Eun Ji Kim, Sun Hyo Kim

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Article in Nutrition research and practice, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Hyun Sook LeeDepartment of Food and Nutrition, Kookmin University, Seoul 136-702, Korea.
Eun Ji Kim
Sun Hyo Kim
Hallym University · KRKongju National University · KRKookmin University · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In Korea, chestnut production is increasing each year, but consumption is far below production. We investigated the effect of chestnut extracts on antioxidant activity and anticancer effects. Ethanol extracts of raw chestnut (RCE) or chestnut powder (CPE) had dose-dependent superoxide scavenging activity. Viable numbers of MDA-MD-231 human breast cancer cells, DU145 human prostate cancer cells, and AGS human gastric cancer cells decreased by 18, 31, and 69%, respectively, following treatment with 200 µg/mL CPE for 24 hr. CPE at various concentrations (0-200 µg/mL) markedly decreased AGS cell viability and increased apoptotic cell death dose and time dependently. CPE increased the levels of cleaved caspase-8, -7, -3, and poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase in a dose-dependent manner but not cleaved caspase-9. CPE exerted no effects on Bcl-2 and Bax levels. The level of X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein decreased within a narrow range following CPE treatment. The levels of Trail, DR4, and Fas-L increased dose-dependently in CPE-treated AGS cells. These results show that CPE decreases growth and induces apoptosis in AGS gastric cancer cells and that activation of the death receptor pathway contributes to CPE-induced apoptosis in AGS cells. In conclusion, CPE had more of an effect on gastric cancer cells than breast or prostate cancer cells, suggesting that chestnuts would have a positive effect against gastric cancer.

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anticancer effectantioxidant activityChestnutethanol extracts of chestnutgastric cancer

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PMID21779520
PMCPMC3133749
OpenAlexW2121167179

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