期刊
PLANTA MEDICA
卷 76, 期 16, 页码 1834-1839出版社
GEORG THIEME VERLAG KG
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1250042
关键词
icaritin; Epimedium; Berberidaceae; apoptosis; c-Jun N-terminal kinase; HepG2 cells
资金
- China National Natural Scientific Foundation [30872708]
- Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province [05C0163]
- Post-doctorate Scientific Research Special-purpose Project of Hunan Province [2008RS4012]
Chinese herbs have become a focus in cancer treatment. Icaritin, a prenylflavonoid derivative from Chinese herbs of the Epimedium genus, has selective estrogen receptor (ER) modulating activity. This study evaluates the effects of icaritin on the apoptosis of HepG2 hepatocellular carcinoma cells. Icaritin (at 5-50 mu M) induced apoptosis of HepG2 cells. Few changes in icaritin-induced apoptosis were observed after pretreatment with ICI182780. Consistent with apoptosis induction, icaritin increased the Bax/Bcl-2 ratio and caspase-3 activation in HepG2 cells. Furthermore, icaritin was capable of stimulating the c-Jun N-terminal kinase 1 (JNK1), but not the JNK2, ERK1/2, and p38 subgroups of the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) family. Coincidently, icaritin-induced cell apoptosis was abolished by SP600125, a specific inhibitor for JNK. Collectively, our results suggest a novel pro-apoptotic activity of icaritin mediated via the JNK1 signaling pathway that is not associated with ER in HepG2 cells.
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