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ArticlePreventive nutrition and food science2016

Extracts of Opuntia humifusa Fruits Inhibit the Growth of AGS Human Gastric Adenocarcinoma Cells.

Sahng-Wook Hahm, Jieun Park, Kun-Young Park, Yong-Suk Son, Hyungchul Han

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Article in Preventive nutrition and food science, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Sahng-Wook HahmDepartment of Animal Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA; Division of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea.
Jieun ParkIntegrative Research Support Center, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 06591, Korea.
Kun-Young ParkDepartment of Food Science and Nutrition, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Korea.
Yong-Suk SonDivision of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea.
Hyungchul HanDepartment of Animal Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Opuntia humifusa (OHF) has been used as a nutraceutical source for the prevention of chronic diseases. In the present study, the inhibitory effects of ethyl acetate extracts of OHF on the proliferation of AGS human gastric cancer cells and the mode of action were investigated. To elucidate the antiproliferative mechanisms of OHF in cancer cells, the expression of genes related to apoptosis and cell cycle arrest were determined with real-time PCR and western blot. The cytotoxic effect of OHF on AGS cells was observed in a dose-dependent manner. Exposure to OHF (100 μg/mL) significantly induced (P<0.05) the G1 phase cell cycle arrest. Additionally, the apoptotic cell population was greater (P<0.05) in OHF (200 μg/mL) treated AGS cells when compared to the control. The expression of genes associated with cell cycle progression (Cdk4, Cdk2, and cyclin E) was significantly downregulated (P<0.05) by the OHF treatment. Moreover, the expression of Bax and caspase-3 in OHF treated cells was higher (P<0.05) than in the control. These findings suggest that OHF induces the G1 phase cell cycle arrest and activation of mitochondria-mediated apoptosis pathway in AGS human gastric cancer cells.

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anticancer activitiesgastric cancer cellOpuntia humifusa

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