Sung-Dae Cho

Cruciferous vegetables have been shown to have the possibility to protect against multistep carcinogenesis. β-Phenylethyl isothiocyanate (PEITC) is one component of these vegetables demonstrated to help fight many types of cancer. The present study examined the apoptotic effects of PEITC and its molecular mechanism in human cervical cancer cell lines (HEp-2 and KB). PEITC induced apoptosis to inhibit cell proliferation. According to the protein chip assay, PEITC increased the expression of the d

Tolfenamic acid (Tol) is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug that was reported to exhibit anticancer activity in pancreatic and colorectal cancer models. This study examined the role of Tol in the death regulation of PC-3 and DU145 human androgen-independent prostate cancer cells. The results showed that Tol inhibited cell growth and induced apoptosis, as evidenced by nuclear fragmentation and cleaved caspase 3 and poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase. Tol suppressed the specificity protein 1 (Sp1) pr

Evodiamine, a bioactive alkaloid, has been regarded as having antioxidant, antiinflammatory, and anticancer properties. In the present study, we explored the effects of evodiamine on cell growth and apoptosis in human oral cancer cell lines. Our data revealed that evodiamine significantly inhibited the proliferation of human oral cancer cells and resulted in the cleavages of PARP (poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase) and caspase-3, in addition to causing the typical characteristics of apoptosis. Evodia

Earlier studies have shown that tolfenamic acid (Tol) exhibits anticancer activity in several cancer models by inhibiting tumor growth and angiogenesis. However, the chemopreventive effect of Tol on a cervical cancer model and the underlying mechanism of action are unknown. In this study, Tol was found to inhibit cell proliferation by inducing apoptosis without affecting cyclo-oxygenase 2 expression, but ampiroxicam did not. Tol decreases the specificity protein 1 (Sp1) mRNA and its promoter act

Sodium butyrate (NaBu) is known to exhibit anti-cancer effects via the differentiation and apoptosis of various carcinoma cells. However, the mechanism by which NaBu induces apoptosis and the involvement of protein kinases during apoptosis is not completely understood. To investigate the underlying pathways, we performed cell culture experiments in androgen-independent human prostate cancer (DU145 cells) focusing on various protein kinases. NaBu causes concentration-dependent cell detachment and

In the present study, we examined the effects of methanol extracts of Picrasma quassioides (MEPQ) on apoptosis in human cervical cancer cells. The results showed that MEPQ decreased the viability and induced caspase-dependent apoptosis in HEp-2 cells. MEPQ decreased specificity protein 1 (Sp1) in HEp-2 cells, whereas Sp1 mRNA was not changed. We found that MEPQ reduced Sp1 protein through proteasome-dependent protein degradation, but not the inhibition of protein synthesis. Also, MEPQ increased

Norcantharidin (NCTD), a demethylated analog of cantharidin isolated from blister beetles, has been used as a promising anticancer agent; however, the underlying function of NCTD against human oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) has not been fully understood. Here, this study was aimed to investigate the apoptotic effect and molecular targets of NCTD in human OSCC in vitro and in vivo. The anticancer effects of NCTD and its related molecular mechanisms were evaluated by trypan blue exclusion ass