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MOLECULAR MEDICINE REPORTS
Volume 6, Issue 2, Pages 429-433Publisher
SPANDIDOS PUBL LTD
DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2012.906
Keywords
hepatocarcinoma; dihydroartemisinin; mitochondria; proteomics; energy metabolism
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- Zhejiang Provincial Education Department [Y201016139]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81001450]
- Zhejiang Chinese Medicine University [2009ZZ04]
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Artemisinin, the active ingredient of the Chinese medicinal herb Artemisia annua L., and its derivatives (ARTs) are currently widely used as anti-malarial drugs around the world. In this study, we found that dihydroartemisinin (DHA), one of the main active metabolites of ARTs, inhibited the proliferation of human hepatocarcinoma BEL-7402 cells in a concentration-dependent manner. To interpret the mechanisms involved, an analysis of the mitochondrial proteome was performed employing two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Seven mitochondrial proteins including fumarate hydratase, 60 kDa heat shock protein, enoyl-CoA hydratase, 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase, two subunits of ATP synthase and NADPH:adrenodoxin oxidoreductase were identified to be differentially expressed between the control and DHA-treated groups. Our results indicate that the imbalance of energy metabolism induced by DHA may contribute, at least in part, to its anti-cancer potential in BEL-7402 cells.
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