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
Salinomycin enhances doxorubicin-induced cytotoxicity in multidrug resistant MCF-7/MDR human breast cancer cells via decreased efflux of doxorubicin
KIM K, KIM S, YU S, PARK S, CHOI H, YU H, JI J, SEO Y, AHN S. Salinomycin enhances doxorubicin-induced cytotoxicity in multidrug resistant MCF-7/MDR human breast cancer cells via decreased efflux of doxorubicin. Molecular Medicine Reports 2015, 12: 1898-1904. PMID: 25892525, PMCID: PMC4464330, DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2015.3633.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEfflux of doxorubicinMCF-7/MDR cellsHuman breast cancer cellsBreast cancer cellsMultidrug resistanceMDR cellsCancer cellsReverses multidrug resistanceDose-dependent mannerMDR cancer therapyResistance of doxorubicinHuman multidrug resistanceNet cellular uptakeMDR-1Chemotherapeutic agentsMRP-1Cytometric analysisProtein levelsCancer therapyDoxorubicinExpression levelsAnticancer propertiesSalinomycinPresent studyEfflux
2012
Pipernonaline from Piper longum Linn. induces ROS-mediated apoptosis in human prostate cancer PC-3 cells
Lee W, Kim K, Yu S, Kim S, Chun S, Ji J, Yu H, Ahn S. Pipernonaline from Piper longum Linn. induces ROS-mediated apoptosis in human prostate cancer PC-3 cells. Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications 2012, 430: 406-412. PMID: 23159637, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2012.11.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPC-3 cellsHuman prostate cancer PC-3 cellsProstate cancer PC-3 cellsCancer PC-3 cellsReactive oxygen speciesAndrogen-independent PC-3LNCaP prostate cellsCaspase-3 assay kitHuman prostate cancerProstate cancer cellsIncrease of intracellularInduces reactive oxygen speciesTime-dependent mannerProstate cancerPiper longum LinnCleavage of PARPProstate cellsN-acetylcysteineAntiproliferation effectCyclin D1Caspase-3 activationAssay KitBcl-2 proteinCandidate agentCancer cells