2016
Silibinin induces mitochondrial NOX4-mediated endoplasmic reticulum stress response and its subsequent apoptosis
Kim S, Kim K, Yu S, Seo Y, Chun S, Yu H, Ahn S. Silibinin induces mitochondrial NOX4-mediated endoplasmic reticulum stress response and its subsequent apoptosis. BMC Cancer 2016, 16: 452. PMID: 27405931, PMCID: PMC4942927, DOI: 10.1186/s12885-016-2516-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReactive oxygen speciesNOX4 expressionDisruption of Ca2ER stress responseProstate cancer PC-3 cellsCancer PC-3 cellsRegulation of NOX4Inhibited tumor growthCell linesPC-3 cellsProstate cell linesSilibinin-induced apoptosisProduction of ROSEndoplasmic reticulum stress responseExpression of apoptosisCancer cell linesProstate cancerROS-dependent apoptosisChemopreventive effectsMitochondrial Nox4Mitochondrial reactive oxygen speciesReticulum stress responseTumor growthFlow cytometryMethodsThe effects
2015
Autophagy inhibition enhances silibinin-induced apoptosis by regulating reactive oxygen species production in human prostate cancer PC-3 cells
Kim S, Kim K, Yu S, Park S, Choi H, Ji J, Ahn S. Autophagy inhibition enhances silibinin-induced apoptosis by regulating reactive oxygen species production in human prostate cancer PC-3 cells. Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications 2015, 468: 151-156. PMID: 26522224, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2015.10.143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPC-3 cellsProstate cancer PC-3 cellsCancer PC-3 cellsAcidic vesicular organellesSilibinin-induced apoptosisReactive oxygen speciesAnticancer effectsHuman prostate cancer PC-3 cellsMicrotubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3Inhibition of ROSProtein 1 light chain 3Major bioactive componentsInhibition of autophagyReactive oxygen species productionCancer cell linesLight chain 3Supportive therapyLiver conditionsOxygen species productionCancer modelProtective roleSilibininSilibinin-induced autophagyROS inhibitorChain 3