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JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY
Volume 130, Issue 3, Pages 536-544Publisher
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2010.05.051
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Tea; Ardisia; Polyphenols; Liver cancer; HepG2; Apoptosis
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- University of Illinois Research Board
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Aim of the study: Ardisia species, notably A. compressa, are used in some regions of the world as food or in traditional medicine for prevention and treatment of certain health conditions including liver disease. We investigated the chemical composition and relative anticancer potential of six Ardisia species [A. japonica (AJ), A. escallonioides (AES), A. mamillata (AM), A. compressa (AC). A. crenata (ACR), and A. elliptica (AE)]. Materials and methods: Antioxidant capacity, DNA human topoisomerase II catalytic inhibition, and cytotoxicity on human liver cancer cells (HepG2) were determined in vitro in tea extracts of the 6 Ardisia species evaluated. Selected pure phenolic compounds present in Ardisia species were also evaluated. Results: AC showed the highest topoisomerase II catalytic inhibition (IC50 = 12 mu g/ml) and cytotoxicity (IC50 = 117 mu g/ml) against HepG2 cells, followed by ACR and AJ. Total polyphenols ranged from 21 to 72 mg equivalents of gallic acid (GA)/g solid extract (SE). LC-MS analysis revealed the presence of GA, quercetin derivatives, ardisenone, ardisiaquinone, ardisianone, bergenin, norbergenin, and embelin. However, neither total polyphenol concentration nor antioxidant capacity correlated with anticancer capacity. Significant HepG2 cytotoxicity was also achieved by bergenin (IC50 = 18 mu M) and embelin (IC50 = 120 mu M). AC, bergenin, embelin, and quercetin showed a tendency to accumulate cells in the G1 phase and reduced G2/M leading to apoptosis. Conclusions: Although the mechanism is not entirely clear, AC, ACR, and AJ are the Ardisia species with the greatest anticancer potential against liver cancer cells in vitro and deserve further investigation. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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