11, 13-Dehydro Lactone Moiety in Gynecologic Cancer Cells
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Yibing LIU
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Qingju MENG
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Li JING
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Li FENG
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Zhiguo ZHOU
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Zhiyu NI
Abstract
Background: To study the anti-cancer effect of isoalantolactone, a sesquiterpene lactoneisolated from the roots of Inula heleniumon human gynecologic cancer cells.
Methods: A structure-activity relationship experiment was designed to identify the functional moiety of isoalantolactone for its significant anti-cancer activity. Five gynecologic cancer cell lines were treated with isoalantolactone. Cell proliferation was determined by MTT assay in vitro and cell apoptosis by flow cytometry.
Results: We found isoalantolactone strongly inhibited the cell proliferationofHEC-1, HAC-2, HOC-21, and HeLa cells. Its inhibitory effect was comparable to that of well-known chemotherapeutic agents, cisplatin and taxol. Furthermore, isoalantolactone induced apoptosis in HeLa cells via caspase. On the contrary, its 11, 13-dihydro derivatives had much weaker anti-proliferative activities than the parent compound.
Conclusion: Isoalantolactone exhibited strong anti-proliferative activities and apoptosis-inducing effects on gynecologic cancer cells. The 11, 13-dehydro lactone moiety was critical for its anti-proliferative activity.
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| Issue | Vol 49 No 11 (2020) | |
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| DOI | https://doi.org/10.18502/ijph.v49i11.4726 | |
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| PMID | 33680997 | |
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| Apoptosis; Gynecologic cancer Inulahelenium Isoalantolactone Proliferation | ||
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