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ArticleBMC complementary and alternative medicine2015

Concentration effects of grape seed extracts in anti-oral cancer cells involving differential apoptosis, oxidative stress, and DNA damage.

Ching-Yu Yen, Ming-Feng Hou, Zhi-Wen Yang, Jen-Yang Tang, Kun-Tzu Li, Hurng-Wern Huang, Yu-Hsuan Huang, Sheng-Yang Lee, Tzu-Fun Fu, Che-Yu Hsieh and 2 more

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Article in BMC complementary and alternative medicine, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Ching-Yu YenDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Chi-Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan. ycysmc@yahoo.com.tw.
Ming-Feng HouCancer Center, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. mifeho@kmu.edu.tw.
Zhi-Wen YangDepartment of Biotechnology, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. sppom@hotmail.com.
Jen-Yang TangCancer Center, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. reyata@kmu.edu.tw.
Kun-Tzu LiDepartment of Biomedical Science and Environmental Biology, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. sherry30126@yahoo.com.tw.
Hurng-Wern HuangInstitute of Biomedical Science, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. sting@mail.nsysu.edu.tw.
Yu-Hsuan HuangDepartment of Biotechnology, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. emily20100908@hotmail.com.tw.
Sheng-Yang LeeSchool of Dentistry and Wan-Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan. seanlee@tmu.edu.tw.
Tzu-Fun FuDepartment of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, School of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan. tffu@mail.ncku.edu.tw.
Che-Yu HsiehDepartment of Biomedical Science and Environmental Biology, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. ken36547@gmail.com.
Bing-Hung ChenDepartment of Biotechnology, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. bhchen@kmu.edu.tw.
Hsueh-Wei ChangCancer Center, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. changhw@kmu.edu.tw.
Kaohsiung Medical University · TWChi Mei Medical Center · TWKaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital · TWNational Cheng Kung University · TWNational Sun Yat-sen University · TWWan Fang Hospital · TW

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundGrape seeds extract (GSE) is a famous health food supplement for its antioxidant property. Different concentrations of GSE may have different impacts on cellular oxidative/reduction homeostasis. Antiproliferative effect of GSE has been reported in many cancers but rarely in oral cancer.

methodsThe aim of this study is to examine the antioral cancer effects of different concentrations of GSE in terms of cell viability, apoptosis, reactive oxygen species (ROS), mitochondrial function, and DNA damage.

resultsHigh concentrations (50-400 μg/ml) of GSE dose-responsively inhibited proliferation of oral cancer Ca9-22 cells but low concentrations (1-10 μg/ml) of GSE showed a mild effect in a MTS assay. For apoptosis analyses, subG1 population and annexin V intensity in high concentrations of GSE-treated Ca9-22 cells was increased but less so at low concentrations. ROS generation and mitochondrial depolarization increased dose-responsively at high concentrations but showed minor changes at low concentrations of GSE in Ca9-22 cells. Additionally, high concentrations of GSE dose-responsively induced more γH2AX-based DNA damage than low concentrations.

conclusionsDifferential concentrations of GSE may have a differentially antiproliferative function against oral cancer cells via differential apoptosis, oxidative stress and DNA damage.

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PhytotherapyVitisAntineoplastic Agents, PhytogenicAntioxidantsApoptosisCell Line, TumorCell SurvivalDNA DamageGrape Seed ExtractHumansMitochondriaMouth NeoplasmsOxidative StressReactive Oxygen SpeciesSeedsAntineoplastic Agents, PhytogenicAntioxidantsGrape Seed ExtractReactive Oxygen Species

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PMID25880412
PMCPMC4393634
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