Tubeimoside-1 up-regulates p21 expression and induces apoptosis and G2/M phase cell cycle arrest in human bladder cancer T24 cells

Authors

  • Azhar Rasul State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China; The Key Laboratory of Molecular Epigenetics of MOE, Institute of Genetics and Cytology, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
  • Xiaoyan Shen The Key Laboratory of Molecular Epigenetics of MOE, Institute of Genetics and Cytology, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
  • Bingyu Wang The Key Laboratory of Molecular Epigenetics of MOE, Institute of Genetics and Cytology, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
  • Bao Liu The Key Laboratory of Molecular Epigenetics of MOE, Institute of Genetics and Cytology, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
  • Xiaomeng Li The Key Laboratory of Molecular Epigenetics of MOE, Institute of Genetics and Cytology, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
  • Jilin Tang State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjp.v9i4.19989

Keywords:

Apoptosis, Bladder cancer, Cell cycle arrest, Tubeimoside-1

Abstract

Tubeimoside-1 (TBMS1) is a triterpenoid saponin with potent anticancer properties. In this study, for the first, we examined the anti-proliferative effects of TBMS1 in human bladder cancer T24 cells and its ability to induce apoptosis and cell cycle arrest. Our results demonstrated that TBMS1 decreased the cell viability of bladder cancer T24 cells in a dose-dependent manner. Flow cytometric analysis showed that TBMS1 significantly triggered apoptosis in T24 cells and arrested cell cycle at G2/M phase in a dose-dependent manner. Further characterization demonstrated that TBMS1-induced apoptosis is associated with dissipation in mitochondrial membrane potential (??m), down-regulation of Bcl-2, and up-regulation of Bax and p21 in TBMS1-treated T24 cells. These in vitro results suggested that TBMS1 is an effective anti-bladder cancer natural compound that worth further mechanistic and therapeutic studies in human bladder cancer.

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Author Biography

Jilin Tang, State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China

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Published

2014-11-18

How to Cite

Rasul, A., X. Shen, B. Wang, B. Liu, X. Li, and J. Tang. “Tubeimoside-1 up-Regulates p21 Expression and Induces Apoptosis and G2/M Phase Cell Cycle Arrest in Human Bladder Cancer T24 Cells”. Bangladesh Journal of Pharmacology, vol. 9, no. 4, Nov. 2014, pp. 595-03, doi:10.3329/bjp.v9i4.19989.

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