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ArticlePloS one2014

Anthraquinone G503 induces apoptosis in gastric cancer cells through the mitochondrial pathway.

Lijun Huang, Ting Zhang, Shuai Li, Junting Duan, Fang Ye, Hanxiang Li, Zhigang She, Guoquan Gao, Xia Yang

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Article in PloS one, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Lijun HuangDepartment of Biochemistry, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
Ting ZhangDepartment of Biochemistry, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
Shuai LiDepartment of Biochemistry, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
Junting DuanDepartment of Biochemistry, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
Fang YeDepartment of Biochemistry, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
Hanxiang LiKey Laboratory of Functional Molecules from Marine Microorganisms (Sun Yat-sen University), Department of Education of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
Zhigang SheKey Laboratory of Functional Molecules from Marine Microorganisms (Sun Yat-sen University), Department of Education of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
Guoquan GaoDepartment of Biochemistry, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China; China Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Control (Sun Yat-sen University), Ministry of Education, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
Xia YangDepartment of Biochemistry, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China; Key Laboratory of Functional Molecules from Marine Microorganisms (Sun Yat-sen University), Department of Education of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
Sun Yat-sen University · CNDepartment of Education of Guangdong Province · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

G503 is an anthraquinone compound isolated from the secondary metabolites of a mangrove endophytic fungus from the South China Sea. The present study elucidates the anti-tumor activity and the underlying mechanism of G503. Cell viability assay performed in nine cancer cell lines and two normal cell lines demonstrated that the gastric cancer cell line SGC7901 is the most G503-sensitive cancer cells. G503 induced SGC7901 cell death via apoptosis. G503 exposure activated caspases-3, -8 and -9. Pretreatment with the pan-caspase inhibitor Z-VAD-FMK and caspase-9 inhibitor Z-LEHD-FMK, but not caspase-8 inbibitor Z-IETD-FMK, attenuated the effect of G503. These results suggested that the intrinsic mitochondrial apoptosis pathway, rather than the extrinsic pathway, was involved in G503-induced apoptosis. Furthermore, G503 increased the ratio of Bax to Bcl-2 in the mitochondria and decreased the ratio in the cytosol. G503 treatment resulted in mitochondrial depolarization, cytochrome c release and the subsequent cleavage of caspase -9 and -3. Moreover, it is reported that the endoplasmic reticulum apoptosis pathway may also be activated by G503 by inducing capase-4 cleavage. In consideration of the lower 50% inhibitory concentration for gastric cancer cells, G503 may serve as a promising candidate for gastric cancer chemotherapy.

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Amino Acid Chloromethyl KetonesAnthraquinonesAntineoplastic AgentsApoptosisbcl-2-Associated X ProteinCaspase 3Caspase 8Caspase 9Caspase InhibitorsCaspases, InitiatorCell Line, TumorEpithelial CellsGastric MucosaGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsAmino Acid Chloromethyl KetonesAnthraquinonesAntineoplastic AgentsBAX protein, humanbcl-2-Associated X ProteinBCL2 protein, humanbenzyloxycarbonyl-isoleucyl-glutamyl-threonyl-aspartic acid fluoromethyl ketonebenzyloxycarbonyl-leucyl-glutamyl-histidyl-aspartic acid fluoromethyl ketonebenzyloxycarbonylvalyl-alanyl-aspartyl fluoromethyl ketoneCASP4 protein, humanCaspase 3Caspase 8Caspase 9Caspase InhibitorsCaspases, InitiatorG503 compoundOligopeptidesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2

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