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CANCER DETECTION AND PREVENTION
Volume 27, Issue 2, Pages 147-154Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/S0361-090X(03)00026-6
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herbal medicine; apoptosis; bcl-2; c-myc; hTERT; endocrine resistant
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We previously reported the special herbal complex (Hoelen, Angelicae radix, Scutellariae radix and Glycyrrhizae radix) suppressed telomerase activity in chemo-endocrine-resistant cancer cell lines. The present study attempted to determine whether the above herbal complex induces apoptosis in endocrine-resistant AN3CA and adriamycin-resistant MCF7/ADR carcinoma cells. Exposure to the herbal complex decreased cell viability in a time- and dose-dependent manner in the 3-(4,5-dimethyl thiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide assay. The agent induced cellular apoptosis was determined by DNA fragmentation and a nuclear staining assay. Semi-quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) showed the decreased expression of apoptosis-related genes, bcl-2, c-myc and human telomerase catalytic subunit (hTERT). A decreased protein level of bcl-2 and c-myc was also determined by Western blot analysis. The data imply that the decreased expression of the genes via suppressing telomerase activity is involved in cellular apoptosis in endocrine-resistant AN3CA cells. Thus, it is suggested that the special herbal complex may be a promising candidate for the treatment of endocrine-resistant gynecologic carcinomas. (C) 2003 International Society for Preventive Oncology. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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