Sapodilla Plum (Achras sapota) Induces Apoptosis in Cancer Cell Lines and Inhibits Tumor Progression in Mice
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2014
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Intake of fruits rich in antioxidants in daily diet is suggested to be cancer preventive. Sapota is a tropical fruit grown and consumed extensively in several countries including India and Mexico. Here we show that methanolic extracts of Sapota fruit (MESF) induces cytotoxicity in a dose-dependent manner in cancer cell lines. Cell cycle analysis suggested activation of apoptosis, without arresting cell cycle progression. Annexin V-propidium iodide double-staining demonstrated that Sapota fruit extracts potentiate apoptosis rather than necrosis in cancer cells. Loss of mitochondrial membrane potential, upregulation of proapoptotic proteins, activation of MCL-1, PARP-1, and Caspase 9 suggest that MESF treatment leads to activation of mitochondrial pathway of apoptosis. More importantly, we show that MESF treatment leads to significant inhibition of tumor growth and a 3-fold increase in the life span of tumor bearing animals compared to untreated tumor mice. |
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http://eprints.iisc.ernet.in/49927/1/sci_rep_4_2014.pdf Srivastava, Mrinal and Hegde, Mahesh and Chiruvella, Kishore K and Koroth, Jinsha and Bhattacharya, Souvari and Choudhary, Bibha and Raghavan, Sathees C (2014) Sapodilla Plum (Achras sapota) Induces Apoptosis in Cancer Cell Lines and Inhibits Tumor Progression in Mice. In: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 4 . |
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NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP |
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http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1038/srep06147 http://eprints.iisc.ernet.in/49927/ |
Palavras-Chave | #Biochemistry |
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Journal Article PeerReviewed |