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ArticleJournal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology. Medical sciences = Hua zhong ke ji da xue xue bao. Yi xue Ying De wen ban = Huazhong keji daxue xuebao. Yixue Yingdewen ban2017

Essential oil from Siegesbeckia pubescens induces apoptosis through the mitochondrial pathway in human HepG2 cells.

Dan Lv, Kai-Wen Guo, Chan Xu, Mi Huang, Si-Jian Zheng, Xin-Hua Ma, Li-Hong Pan, Qiang Wang, Xin-Zhou Yang

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Article in Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology. Medical sciences = Hua zhong ke ji da xue xue bao. Yi xue Ying De wen ban = Huazhong keji daxue xuebao. Yixue Yingdewen ban, 2017. 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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Dan LvSchool of Medicine, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430065, China.
Kai-Wen GuoSchool of Medicine, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430065, China.
Chan XuSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan, 430074, China.
Mi HuangSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan, 430074, China.
Si-Jian ZhengSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan, 430074, China.
Xin-Hua MaSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan, 430074, China.
Li-Hong PanDepartment of Pathogenic Biology and Immunology, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, 310000, China.
Qiang WangSchool of Medicine, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430065, China. wangqiang@wust.edu.cn.
Xin-Zhou YangSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan, 430074, China. xzyang@mail.scuec.edu.cn.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Siegesbeckia pubescens (SP) has been used as a traditional medicine for the treatment of and inflammatory diseases. However, the activities of SP against hepatocellular carcinoma and the related mechanisms remain unclear. The present study aimed to examine the effects of the essential oil of SP (SPEO) on the proliferation of hepatocellular carcinoma cells and the possible mechanisms. The growth inhibition of HepG2 cells was analyzed by MTT assay. Hoechst 33258 and fluorescence microscopy were utilized to observe the nuclear morphological changes of apoptotic cells. Flow cytometry was used to detect cell apoptosis and cell cycle. The expressions of the target proteins were detected by Western blotting. The results showed that SPEO obviously inhibited the proliferation of HepG2 cells in a dose-dependent manner. SPEO activated a series of apoptotic proteins in HepG2 cells, increasing expression levels of Bax, caspase-3 and caspase-9, and decreasing the bcl-2 expression level. SPEO displayed promising anti-hepatocellular carcinoma activities in vitro, partly by inducing apoptosis in HepG2 cells through activating the mitochondrial pathway.

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ApoptosisApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsCarcinoma, HepatocellularCell ProliferationCell SurvivalDrugs, Chinese HerbalGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHep G2 CellsHumansLiver NeoplasmsMitochondriaOils, VolatilePlant OilsSignal TransductionApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsDrugs, Chinese HerbalOils, VolatilePlant Oilsapoptosisessential oilhepatocellular carcinomamitochondrial pathwaySiegesbeckia pubescens

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