Cell Biology International 2007-09-01

The apoptotic effect of sarsasapogenin from Anemarrhena asphodeloides on HepG2 human hepatoma cells.

Wenna Bao, Haifeng Pan, Min Lu, Yuan Ni, Rui Zhang, Xingguo Gong

Index: Cell Biol. Int. 31(9) , 887-92, (2007)

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Abstract

Sarsasapogenin, a kind of mainly effective components of Anemarrhena asphodeloides Bunge (Liliaceae) has the effects of being anti-diabetes and improving memory. However, there are few reports focusing on its anti-tumor effects. In this study, the sarsasapogenin was extracted from rhizomes of A. asphodeloides Bunge and applied to inhibit HepG2 human hepatoma cells. MTT assay showed that sarsasapogenin induced a distinct dose- and time-dependent diminution of cell viability with IC(50) of 42.4+/-1.0microg/ml for 48h. Furthermore, sarsasapogenin-induced apoptosis of HepG2 cells was verified by Hoechst 33258 staining, electron microscopy, DNA fragmentation and PI staining. Flow cytometry analysis showed that sarsasapogenin-induced cell apoptosis was through arrest of cell cycle in G(2)/M phase. Hence we proposed that sarsasapogenin could be used as an anti-liver cancer drug for future studies.

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