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19 february 2020 01:04:49

 
Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 901: Moscatilin Induces Apoptosis in Human Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cells via JNK Signaling Pathway (Molecules)
 


Dendrobii Herba is an herbal medicine that uses the stems of Dendrobium species (Orchidacea). It has been traditionally used to treat fever, hydrodipsomania, stomach disorders, and amyotrophia. In our previous study, a bibenzyl compound, moscatilin, which is isolated from Dendrobii Herba, showed potent cytotoxicity against a FaDu human pharyngeal squamous carcinoma cell line. Prompted by this finding, we performed additional studies in FaDu cells to investigate the mechanism of action. Moscatilin induced FaDu cell death by using 5 μM of concentration and by mediating apoptosis, whereas cell proliferation following treatment with 1 μM of moscatilin was not suppressed to the same levels as by the anti-cancer agent, cisplatin. Apoptosis-related protein expression (cleaved caspase-8, cleaved caspase-7, cytochrome c, cleaved caspase-9, cleaved caspase-3, and poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) was increased by treating with 5 μM of moscatilin. This suggests that moscatilin-mediated apoptosis is associated with the extrinsic and intrinsic apoptotic signaling pathways. In addition, moscatilin-induced apoptosis was mediated by the c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) signaling pathway. Overall, this study identified additional biological activity of moscatilin derived from natural products and suggested its potential application as a chemotherapeutic agent for the management of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.


 
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