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ArticleIn vivo (Athens, Greece)

Anticancer Effect of ERM210 on Liver Cancer Cells Through ROS/Mitochondria-dependent Apoptosis Signaling Pathways.

Jaihyung Lee, Yi-Xi Gong, Dan-Ping Xie, Hyunjeong Jeong, Hoyoung Seo, Jihwan Kim, Yang Ho Park, Hu-Nan Sun, Taeho Kwon

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Jaihyung LeeEpigenetics Drug Discovery Center, Haeam Convalescence Hospital, Gyeonggi, Republic of Korea.
Yi-Xi GongCollege of Life Science & Biotechnology, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing, P.R. China.
Dan-Ping XieCollege of Life Science & Biotechnology, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing, P.R. China.
Hyunjeong JeongEpigenetics Drug Discovery Center, Haeam Convalescence Hospital, Gyeonggi, Republic of Korea.
Hoyoung SeoEpigenetics Drug Discovery Center, Haeam Convalescence Hospital, Gyeonggi, Republic of Korea.
Jihwan KimKorean Convergence Medicine Center, 100 years Oriental Medical Clinic, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Yang Ho ParkEvidence-based Medicine Center, Park Yang Ho BRM Institute, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Hu-Nan SunCollege of Life Science & Biotechnology, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing, P.R. China; kwon@kribb.re.kr sunhunan76@163.com.
Taeho KwonPrimate Resources Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Jeonbuk, Republic of Korea kwon@kribb.re.kr sunhunan76@163.com.
Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University · CNKorea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND/

aimAsian Traditional medicines are renowned for their antitumor properties and are efficacious in the clinical treatment of various cancer types. ERM210 is a Korean traditional medicine comprising nine types of medicinal plants. In the present study, we examined the pro-apoptotic effect and molecular mechanisms of the effects of ERM210 on HepG2 liver cancer cells. MATERIALS AND

methodsThe cytotoxicity of ERM210 on HepG2 cells was investigated using 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide and wound-healing assays, and apoptosis and signaling pathways by fluorescence microscopy flow cytometry and western blotting.

resultsERM210 significantly impaired HepG2 cell viability and enhanced mitochondria-dependent cellular apoptosis in a time- and dose-dependent manner by up-regulating the expression of caspases 3, 7 and 9, and of BCL2 apoptosis regulator (BCL2)-associated X, apoptosis regulator (BAX) proteins, whilst down-regulating that of BCL2 protein. Furthermore, ERM210 treatment increased accumulation of cellular and mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS) and significantly inhibited cell migration. Additionally, all these phenomena were reversed by treating with the ROS scavenger N-acetylcysteine. The analysis of signaling proteins revealed that ERM210 significantly up-regulated the phosphorylation of ROS-dependent mitogen-activated protein kinases (p38, extracellular-regulated kinase, and c-Jun N-terminal kinase in HepG2 liver cancer cells.

conclusionERM210 exerts anticancer effects in HepG2 liver cancer cells by up-regulating ROS/mitochondria-dependent apoptosis signaling, providing new insight into the possibility of employing this traditional medicine for the clinical treatment of liver cancer.

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ApoptosisLiver NeoplasmsHep G2 CellsHumansMembrane Potential, MitochondrialMitochondriaReactive Oxygen SpeciesReactive Oxygen SpeciesAnticancerapoptosisERM210mitochondriareactive oxygen species

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PMCPMC8408685
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