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  • Title: Inhibitory effect of baicalein on IL-6-mediated signaling cascades in human myeloma cells.
    Author: Liu S, Ma Z, Cai H, Li Q, Rong W, Kawano M.
    Journal: Eur J Haematol; 2010 Feb 01; 84(2):137-44. PubMed ID: 19878271.
    Abstract:
    Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is an important growth factor for myeloma cells. IL-6 promotes the survival and proliferation of multiple myeloma (MM) cells through the phosphorylated proteins, including STAT3, MAPK, and Akt. Chemical components that suppress the signaling proteins' phosphorylation have a potential role for MM therapy. We recently identified that baicalein, a component of Scutellaria radix, suppressed proliferation and induced apoptosis of myeloma cells by blocking IkappaB-alpha degradation followed by down-regulating IL-6 and XIAP gene expression. In the present study of four myeloma cell lines, namely U266, NOP2, AMO1, and ILKM2, we demonstrated that baicalein not only inhibited IL-6-mediated phosphorylation of signaling proteins, such as Jak, STAT3, MAPK, and Akt, but also inhibited the expression of their target genes, such as bcl-xl. Finally, baicalein facilitated myeloma cell proliferation inhibited by dexamethasone. In contrast, baicalin, another major flavonoid derived from Scutellaria radix, had no significant effect on IL-6-mediated protein phosphorylation. Baicalein had no effect on Akt phosphorylation induced by the insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) in NOP2 cells. Compared with PD98059, an MAPK inhibitor, baicalein exhibited a stronger inhibitory effect on Erk(1/2) phosphorylation. Our results demonstrate that baicalein is a potent inhibitor of protein phosphorylation induced by IL-6, and thus may be a useful agent for the treatment of MM.
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