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African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines
African Ethnomedicines Network
ISSN: 0189-6016
Vol. 13, No. 1, 2016, pp. 25-32
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Bioline Code: tc16004
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
Document available free of charge
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African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines, Vol. 13, No. 1, 2016, pp. 25-32
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ANTI-TUMOR EFFECTS OF EPHEDRINE AND ANISODAMINE ON SKBR3 HUMAN BREAST CANCER CELL LINE
Chen, Dan; Ma, Feng; Liu, Xiao-hui; Cao, Rui & Wu, Xiong-zhi
Abstract
Background: To investigate the effects of ephedrine and anisodamine on the proliferation of human breast cancer.
Materials and Methods: SKBR3 cell was treated with or without ephedrine and / or anisodamine, respectively. The trypan blue exclusion assay was
used to determine cell numbers. Flow cytometry was used to assess cell cycle distribution and apoptosis. The concentration of cAMP and cyclin D1
was analyzed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Western blot was used to measure PKA.
Results: Ephedrine and anisodamine inhibited cell proliferation and arrested SKBR3 cells at G0/G1 phases. Ephedrine and anisodamine increased the
level of CD1 in SKBR3 cells. Furthermore, significant change in intracellular cAMP concentration was found in SKBR3 cells treated with ephedrine
and anisodamine. The phosphorylation of PKA substrate was not activated after 48 hours of treatment with ephedrine and anisodamine.
Conclusion: Ephedrine and anisodamine inhibit the proliferation of SKBR3 cells via a significantly change of intracellular cAMP concentration.
Keywords
anisodamine; breast cancer; cyclic adenosine monophosphate; ephedrine; proliferation
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