β-sitosterol induces reactive oxygen species-mediated apoptosis in human hepatocellular carcinoma cell line | ||
| Avicenna Journal of Phytomedicine | ||
| دوره 11، شماره 6، بهمن و اسفند 2021، صفحه 541-550 اصل مقاله (577.89 K) | ||
| نوع مقاله: Short communication | ||
| شناسه دیجیتال (DOI): 10.22038/ajp.2021.17746 | ||
| نویسندگان | ||
| Devaraj Ezhilarasan* ؛ Mary J Ditty | ||
| Department of Pharmacology, The Blue Lab, Molecular Medicine and Toxicology Division, Saveetha Dental College, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India | ||
| چکیده | ||
| Objective: It is of interest to investigate the anti-proliferative effect of β-sitosterol (BS) on human hepatocellular carcinoma (HepG2) cell line. Materials and Methods: β-sitosterol treatments (0.6 and 1.2 mM/ml) were done in HepG2 and after 24 hr, cell viability was evaluated by MTT assay. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulating potential of BS was assessed by dichloro-dihydro-fluorescein diacetate staining. Morphology related to apoptosis was investigated by acridine orange and ethidium bromide dual staining. Cytochrome c and caspase 3 expressions were evaluated by immunofluorescence and western blot analyses. Results: β-sitosterol induced cytotoxicity (p<0.001) and intracellular ROS in HepG2 cells in a dose-dependent manner.BS treatments accumulated induced intracellular ROS accumulation which led to membrane damage and mitochondrial toxicity. At the molecular level, BS treatments induced cytochrome c release from mitochondria and enhanced the protein expressions (p<0.05 vs 0.6 mM/ml and p<0.001 vs 1.2 mM/ml) of both caspase 3 and cleaved caspase 3. Conclusion: β-sitosterol induced ROS accumulation which plays a critical role in apoptosis via the intrinsic pathway in HepG2 cells. The present investigation paves the way for further in vivo studies. | ||
| کلیدواژهها | ||
| Liver cancer؛ β-sitosterol؛ Reactive oxygen species؛ Apoptosis؛ Caspase | ||
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