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ArticleDrug design, development and therapy2015

Oleanolic acid induces mitochondrial-dependent apoptosis and G0/G1 phase arrest in gallbladder cancer cells.

Huai-Feng Li, Xu-An Wang, Shan-Shan Xiang, Yun-Ping Hu, Lin Jiang, Yi-Jun Shu, Mao-Lan Li, Xiang-Song Wu, Fei Zhang, Yuan-Yuan Ye and 6 more

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Article in Drug design, development and therapy, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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16 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Huai-Feng LiDepartment of General Surgery, Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China ; Laboratory of General Surgery, Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China ; Institute of Biliary Tract Disease, Xinhua Hospital, Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
Xu-An WangDepartment of General Surgery, Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China ; Laboratory of General Surgery, Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China ; Institute of Biliary Tract Disease, Xinhua Hospital, Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
Shan-Shan XiangDepartment of General Surgery, Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China ; Laboratory of General Surgery, Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China ; Institute of Biliary Tract Disease, Xinhua Hospital, Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
Yun-Ping HuDepartment of General Surgery, Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China ; Laboratory of General Surgery, Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China ; Institute of Biliary Tract Disease, Xinhua Hospital, Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
Lin JiangDepartment of General Surgery, Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China ; Laboratory of General Surgery, Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China ; Institute of Biliary Tract Disease, Xinhua Hospital, Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
Yi-Jun ShuDepartment of General Surgery, Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China ; Laboratory of General Surgery, Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China ; Institute of Biliary Tract Disease, Xinhua Hospital, Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
Mao-Lan LiDepartment of General Surgery, Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China ; Laboratory of General Surgery, Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China ; Institute of Biliary Tract Disease, Xinhua Hospital, Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
Xiang-Song WuDepartment of General Surgery, Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China ; Laboratory of General Surgery, Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China ; Institute of Biliary Tract Disease, Xinhua Hospital, Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
Fei ZhangDepartment of General Surgery, Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China ; Laboratory of General Surgery, Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China ; Institute of Biliary Tract Disease, Xinhua Hospital, Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
Yuan-Yuan YeDepartment of General Surgery, Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China ; Laboratory of General Surgery, Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China ; Institute of Biliary Tract Disease, Xinhua Hospital, Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
Hao WengDepartment of General Surgery, Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China ; Laboratory of General Surgery, Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China ; Institute of Biliary Tract Disease, Xinhua Hospital, Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
Run-Fa BaoDepartment of General Surgery, Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China ; Laboratory of General Surgery, Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China ; Institute of Biliary Tract Disease, Xinhua Hospital, Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
Yang CaoDepartment of General Surgery, Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China ; Laboratory of General Surgery, Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China ; Institute of Biliary Tract Disease, Xinhua Hospital, Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
Wei LuDepartment of General Surgery, Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China ; Laboratory of General Surgery, Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China ; Institute of Biliary Tract Disease, Xinhua Hospital, Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
Qian DongDepartment of General Surgery, Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China ; Laboratory of General Surgery, Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China ; Institute of Biliary Tract Disease, Xinhua Hospital, Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
Ying-Bin LiuDepartment of General Surgery, Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China ; Laboratory of General Surgery, Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China ; Institute of Biliary Tract Disease, Xinhua Hospital, Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
XinHua Hospital · CNShanghai Jiao Tong University · CNInstitute of Liver and Biliary Sciences · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oleanolic acid (OA), a naturally occurring triterpenoid, exhibits potential antitumor activity in many tumor cell lines. Gallbladder carcinoma is the most common malignancy of the biliary tract, and is a highly aggressive tumor with an extremely poor prognosis. Unfortunately, the effects of OA on gallbladder carcinoma are unknown. In this study, we investigated the effects of OA on gallbladder cancer cells and the underlying mechanism. The results showed that OA inhibits proliferation of gallbladder cancer cells in a dose-dependent and time-dependent manner on MTT and colony formation assay. A flow cytometry assay revealed apoptosis and G0/G1 phase arrest in GBC-SD and NOZ cells. Western blot analysis and a mitochondrial membrane potential assay demonstrated that OA functions through the mitochondrial apoptosis pathway. Moreover, this drug inhibited tumor growth in nude mice carrying subcutaneous NOZ tumor xenografts. These data suggest that OA inhibits proliferation of gallbladder cancer cells by regulating apoptosis and the cell cycle process. Thus, OA may be a promising drug for adjuvant chemotherapy in gallbladder carcinoma.

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AnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsApoptosisCell Line, TumorDose-Response Relationship, DrugG1 PhaseGallbladder NeoplasmsHumansMaleMembrane Potential, MitochondrialMiceMice, NudeMitochondriaOleanolic AcidResting Phase, Cell CycleTetrazolium SaltsAntineoplastic AgentsOleanolic AcidTetrazolium SaltsThiazolesthiazolyl blueapoptosiscell cycle arrestgallbladder carcinomamitochondrial pathwayoleanolic acid

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