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ArticleJournal of pharmacopuncture2013

Buxus Microphylla var. Koreana Nakai Extract for the Treatment of Gastric Cancer.

Hee Jung Lee, Min Chul Kim, Bora Lim, Byung Joo Kim

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Article in Journal of pharmacopuncture, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hee Jung LeeDivision of Longevity and Biofunctional Medicine, Pusan National University School of Korean Medicine, Yangsan, Korea.
Min Chul KimDivision of Longevity and Biofunctional Medicine, Pusan National University School of Korean Medicine, Yangsan, Korea.
Bora LimDivision of Longevity and Biofunctional Medicine, Pusan National University School of Korean Medicine, Yangsan, Korea.
Byung Joo KimDivision of Longevity and Biofunctional Medicine, Pusan National University School of Korean Medicine, Yangsan, Korea.
Pusan National University · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesBuxus Microphylla var. Koreana Nakai Extract (BMKNE) is used as a folk remedy for malaria and veneral disease. In the present study, we investigated the effects of BMKNE in the growth and the survival of AGS cells, the most common human gastric adenocarcinoma cell lines.

methodsThe AGS cells were treated with varying concentrations of BMKNE. Analyses of the sub G1 peak, the caspase-3 and -9 activities, and the mitochondrial depolarization were conducted to determine whether AGS cell death occured by apoptosis. Also, to identify the role of transient receptor potential melastatin (TRPM) 7 channels in AGS cell growth and survival, we used human embryonic kidney (HEK) 293 cells overexpressed with TRPM7 channels.

resultsExperimental results showed that the sub G1 peak, the caspase-3 and -9 activities, and the mitochondrial depolarization were increased. Therefore, BMKNE was found to induce the apoptosis of these cells, and this apoptosis was inhibited by SB203580 (a p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) inhibitor), and by a c-jun NH2-terminal kinase (JNK) II inhibitor. Furthermore, BMKNE inhibited TRPM7 currents and TRPM7 channel over-expressions in HEK 293 cells, exacerbating BMKNE-induced cell death.

conclusionsThese findings indicate that BMKNE inhibits the growth and the survival of gastric cancer cells due to a blockade of the TRPM7 channel's activity and MAPK signaling. Therefore, BMKNE is a potential drug for treatment of gastric cancer, and both the TRPM7 channel and MAPK signaling may play an important role in survival in gastric cancer cells.

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AGS cellsapoptosisBuxus Microphylla var. Koreana Nakaigastric cancermitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) inhibitortransient receptor potential melastatin 7 (TRPM7) channel

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