ArticleBioMed research international2014
Tanshinone IIA induces apoptosis in human oral cancer KB cells through a mitochondria-dependent pathway.
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- Roles of Reactive Oxygen Species in Anticancer Therapy with Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge.Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity · 2016Pooled it
- Tanshinone IIA inhibits proliferation and migration by downregulation of the PI3K/Akt pathway in small cell lung cancer cells.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2024Article
- Tanshinone IIA regulates fibroblast proliferation and migration and post-surgery arthrofibrosis through the autophagy-mediated PI3K and AMPK-mTOR signaling pathway.American journal of translational research · 2021Article
- Tanshinone IIA: A Review of its Anticancer Effects.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2020Review
- The Anticancer Properties of Tanshinones and the Pharmacological Effects of Their Active Ingredients.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2020Review
- Danshen extract circumvents drug resistance and represses cell growth in human oral cancer cells.BMC complementary and alternative medicine · 2017Article
- Tanshinone IIA Inhibits Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition in Bladder Cancer Cells via Modulation of STAT3-CCL2 Signaling.International journal of molecular sciences · 2017Article
- Retracted: Tanshinone IIA Induces Apoptosis in Human Oral Cancer KB Cells through a Mitochondria-Dependent Pathway.BioMed research international · 2017Article
- Tanshinone IIA enhances chemosensitivity of colon cancer cells by suppressing nuclear factor-κB.Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2016Article
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- Retraction · 2017-11-21Contamination of Cell Lines/Tissues · Investigation by Third Party · Unreliable Results and/or Conclusions ·
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Abstract
Tanshinone IIA (Tan IIA), an active phytochemical in the dried root of Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge, has shown an antiproliferative activity on various human cancer cell lines including nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells. However, the effects of Tan IIA on human oral cancer cells are still unknown. This study aimed to investigate the antiproliferative effects of Tan IIA on human oral cancer KB cells and explored the possible underlying mechanism. Treatment of KB cells with Tan IIA suppressed cell proliferation/viability and induced cell death in a dose-dependent manner through sulforhodamine B colorimetric assay. Observation of cell morphology revealed the involvement of apoptosis in the Tan IIA-induced growth inhibition on KB cells. Cell cycle analysis showed a cell cycle arrest in G2/M phase on Tan IIA-treated cells. The dissipation of mitochondrial membrane potential observed by flow cytometry and the expression of activated caspases with the cleaved poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase under immunoblotting analysis indicated that Tan IIA-induced apoptosis in KB cells was mediated through the mitochondria-dependent caspase pathway. These observations suggested that Tan IIA could be a potential anticancer agent for oral cancer.
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