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  • Title: Cell death induced by Pteris semipinnata L. is associated with p53 and oxidant stress in gastric cancer cells.
    Author: Liu Z, Ng EK, Liang NC, Deng YF, Leung BC, Chen GG.
    Journal: FEBS Lett; 2005 Feb 28; 579(6):1477-87. PubMed ID: 15733860.
    Abstract:
    In this study, we demonstrated that Ent-11alpha-hydroxy-15-oxo-kaur-16-en-19-oic-acid (5F) had stronger cytotoxicity against MKN-45, a gastric cancer cell line bearing wild-type p53 than MKN-28, another gastric cancer cell line containing missense mutation in p53. The rapid increase of ROS level was involved in the mechanism of cytotoxicity. Classical features of apoptosis induced by 5F were observed in MKN-45 cells only or more significant in MKN-45 cells than MKN-28 cells. Translocation of Bax from cytosol to mitochondria, reduction of delta psi m and DNA fragmentation were induced by 5F in the p53-dependent manner. We conclude that the expression of Bax and its downstream molecules requires the presentation of a wild-type p53 in the cells treated by 5F.
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