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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2014

In vitro and in vivo antitumor activity of scutebarbatine A on human lung carcinoma A549 cell lines.

Xiao-Kun Yang, Ming-Yuan Xu, Gui-Sen Xu, Yu-Lan Zhang, Zhao-Xia Xu

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 47 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xiao-Kun YangDepartment of Emergency, Chengdu Military General Hospital, Chengdu 610083, China. xkyangcdzy@126.com.
Ming-Yuan XuDepartment of Emergency, Chengdu Military General Hospital, Chengdu 610083, China. mingyuanxucz@yeah.net.
Gui-Sen XuDepartment of Emergency, Chengdu Military General Hospital, Chengdu 610083, China. guisenxucdzy@126.com.
Yu-Lan ZhangDepartment of Emergency, Chengdu Military General Hospital, Chengdu 610083, China. ylzhangcz@126.com.
Zhao-Xia XuDepartment of Emergency, Chengdu Military General Hospital, Chengdu 610083, China. xuzaox2014@163.com.
Chengdu Military General Hospital · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

During our systematic study on the anticancer activities of Scutellaria barbata, scutebarbatine A (SBT-A), one of the major alkaloids in S. barbata, was found to have antitumor effects on A549 cells. Thus, we designed the present study to investigate in detail the antitumor effects of SBT-A. The cytotoxic effect of SBT-A on A549 in vitro were determined by an MTT assay and evaluated by IC50 values. Furthermore, results of Hoechst 33258 and Annexin V/PI staining assays demonstrated that SBT-A had significant antitumor effects on A549 cells via apoptosis, in a concentration-dependent manner. What's more, the mechanism was explored by western blotting, and our study revealed that SBT-A can up-regulate the expressions of cytochrome c, caspase-3 and 9, and down-regulate the levels of Bcl-2 in A549 cells. Finally, the antitumor effects of SBT-A were evaluated in vivo by using transplanted tumor nude mice, and the results confirmed that SBT-A has a notable antitumor effect on A549 cancer via mitochondria-mediated apoptosis. Collectively, our results demonstrated that SBT-A showed significant antitumor effects on A549 cells in vivo and in vitro via mitochondria-mediated apoptosis by up-regulating expressions of caspase-3 and 9, and down-regulating Bcl-2.

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AnimalsAntineoplastic Agents, PhytogenicApoptosisApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationCell ShapeHumansMice, NudeNaphtholsNiacinTumor BurdenXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysAntineoplastic Agents, PhytogenicApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsNaphtholsNiacinscutebarbatine A

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PMID24968330
PMCPMC6270914
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