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EXPERIMENTAL AND TOXICOLOGIC PATHOLOGY
Volume 63, Issue 1-2, Pages 69-78Publisher
ELSEVIER GMBH, URBAN & FISCHER VERLAG
DOI: 10.1016/j.etp.2009.09.010
Keywords
Juglone; SGC-7901 cells; Apoptosis; Mitochondrial pathway; ROS
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [306008161]
- Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China [20060240001]
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This study was designed to investigate the effect of juglone on the apoptosis of human gastric cancer SGC-7901 cells. The cytotoxic activity of juglone on SGC-7901 cells was tested by the sulforhodamine B (SRB) assay. The morphological changes in the cells were observed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The apoptotic rate, the level of reactive oxygen species (ROS), mitochondrial transmembrane potential and the expression of cytochrome c protein were detected by flow cytometry (FCM). The expression of Bcl-2 and Bax proteins were examined by Western blot. Caspase 3 activity was determined with a microplate reader. Our results were as follows: the Gl(50) values for SGC-7901 cells were 36.51 +/- 1.05 mu mol/L (24 h) and 25.37 +/- 1.19 mu mol/L (48 h). After 24 h of exposure to juglone (5, 10, 15 and 20 mu mol/L), the cells presented the typical morphological changes of apoptosis, and the rate of apoptosis was found to increase in a dose-dependent manner. After cells were treated with juglone at the same dose for 24h. the level of ROS was significantly higher, the expression of Bcl-2 was significantly down-regulated and the expression of Bax was significantly up-regulated compared to the control. The mitochondrial transmembrane potential was significantly lower, and the expression of the cytochrome c protein was significantly higher relative to the control. Caspase 3 was activated in a concentration-dependent manner. In conclusion, juglone can induce apoptosis in SGC-7901 cells through a mitochondrial pathway that seems to be mediated by the generation of ROS and a reduction in the Bcl-2/Bax ratio. Crown Copyright (C) 2009 Published by Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.
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