Ethanol extract from Cnidium monnieri (L.) Cusson induces cell cycle arrest and apoptosis via regulation of the p53‑independent pathway in HepG2 and Hep3B hepatocellular carcinoma cells.

Abstract:

:Cnidium monnieri (L.) Cusson is a frequently used traditional Chinese medicine that treats gynecological diseases and carbuncles. However, the mechanism of action of C. monnieri remains to be fully elucidated. The present study examined the cell cycle arrest and apoptotic effects resulting from ethanol extract of C. monnieri (CME) in HepG2 (wild‑type p53) and Hep3B (p53‑null) hepatocellular carcinoma cells. An MTT assay was used to confirm the anti‑proliferative effect of CME. The cells were stained with Hoechst 33342 or propidium iodide. It was demonstrated that proliferation of HepG2 cells was suppressed by CME. Cell cycle arrest occurred in the G1 phase following treatment with CME and the number of apoptotic bodies was increased. The expression levels of cell cycle‑associated proteins, including protein kinase B (Akt), glycogen synthase kinase‑3β (GSK‑3β), p53, cyclin E and cyclin‑dependent kinase 2 (CDK2) were determined by western blot analysis. The protein levels of phosphorylated (p)‑Akt, p‑GSK‑3β, p‑MDM2 and cyclin E were decreased, whereas the protein levels of p53, p21 and p‑CDK2 (Thr14/Tyr15) were increased following treatment with CME. Furthermore, treatment or co‑treatment with LY294002 (phosphoinositide‑3‑kinase/Akt inhibitor) or Pifithrin‑α (p53 inhibitor) with CME resulted in CME‑induced G1 arrest which occurred through the p53‑independent signaling pathway in hepatocellular carcinoma cells. In conclusion, CME induces G1 arrest and apoptosis via the Akt/GSK‑3β signaling pathway which is regulated by MDM2‑induced degradation of p21, rather than p53.

journal_name

Mol Med Rep

authors

Lim EG,Kim GT,Kim BM,Kim EJ,Kim SY,Kim YM

doi

10.3892/mmr.2017.8183

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2018-02-01 00:00:00

pages

2572-2580

issue

2

eissn

1791-2997

issn

1791-3004

journal_volume

17

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