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Dracorhodin perchlorate suppresses proliferation and induces apoptosis in human prostate cancer cell line PC-3.

Abstract
The growth inhibition and pro-apoptosis effects of dracorhodin perchlorate on human prostate cancer PC-3 cell line were examined. After administration of 10-80 μmol/L dracorhodin perchlorate for 12-48 h, cell viability of PC-3 cells was measured by MTT colorimetry. Cell proliferation ability was detected by colony formation assay. Cellular apoptosis was inspected by acridine orange-ethidium bromide fluorescent staining, Hoechst 33258 fluorescent staining, and flow cytometry (FCM) with annexin V-FITC/propidium iodide dual staining. The results showed that dracorhodin perchlorate inhibited the growth of PC-3 in a dose- and time-dependent manner. IC50 of dracorhodin perchlorate on PC-3 cells at 24 h was 40.18 μmol/L. Cell clone formation rate was decreased by 86% after treatment with 20 μmol/L of dracorhodin perchlorate. Some cells presented the characteristic apoptotic changes. The cellular apoptotic rates induced by 10-40 μmol/L dracorhodin perchlorate for 24 h were 8.43% to 47.71% respectively. It was concluded that dracorhodin perchlorate significantly inhibited the growth of PC-3 cells by suppressing proliferation and inducing apoptosis of the cells.
AuthorsYuanqiao He, Wen Ju, Hua Hao, Qing Liu, Lei Lv, Fuqing Zeng
JournalJournal 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 (J Huazhong Univ Sci Technolog Med Sci) Vol. 31 Issue 2 Pg. 215 (Apr 2011) ISSN: 1672-0733 [Print] China
PMID21505988 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
  • Benzopyrans
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal
  • dracorhodin
Topics
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic (pharmacology)
  • Apoptosis (drug effects)
  • Benzopyrans (pharmacology)
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Proliferation (drug effects)
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal (pharmacology)
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Prostatic Neoplasms (pathology)

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