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Gigliarelli G, Zadra C, Cossignani L, Robles Zepeda RE, Rascón-Valenzuela LA, Velázquez-Contreras CA, Marcotullio MC. Two new lignans from the resin of Bursera microphylla A. gray and their cytotoxic activity. Nat Prod Res 2017; 32:2646-2651. [DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2017.1375922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Giulia Gigliarelli
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Departamento de Ciencias Químico Biológicas, División de Ciencias Biológicas y de la Salud, Universidad de Sonora, Hermosillo, Mexico
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- Departamento de Ciencias Químico Biológicas, División de Ciencias Biológicas y de la Salud, Universidad de Sonora, Hermosillo, Mexico
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- Departamento de Ciencias Químico Biológicas, División de Ciencias Biológicas y de la Salud, Universidad de Sonora, Hermosillo, Mexico
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Adorisio S, Fierabracci A, Gigliarelli G, Muscari I, Cannarile L, Liberati AM, Marcotullio MC, Riccardi C, Curini M, Robles Zepeda RE, Delfino DV. The Hexane Fraction of Bursera microphylla A. Gray Induces p21-Mediated Anti-Proliferative and Pro-Apoptotic Effects in Human Cancer-Derived Cell Lines. Integr Cancer Ther 2017; 17:138-147. [PMID: 29235378 PMCID: PMC5950952 DOI: 10.1177/1534735417696721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Bursera microphylla (BM), one of the common elephant trees, is widely
distributed in the Sonoran Desert in Mexico. The Seri ethnic group in the Sonoran Desert
uses BM as an anti-inflammatory and painkiller drug for the treatment of sore throat,
herpes labialis, abscessed tooth, and wound healing. Dried stems and leaves of BM are used
in a tea to relieve painful urination and to stimulate bronchial secretion. Furthermore,
BM is used for fighting venereal diseases. To investigate the effects of the hexane
fraction of resin methanol extract (BM-H) on cell growth, the acute myeloid cell line
(OCI-AML3) was treated with 250, 25, or 2.5 µg/mL of BM-H. The first 2 concentrations were
able to significantly decrease OCI-AML3 cell number. This reduced cell number was
associated with decreased S-phase, blockade of the G2/M phase of the cell
cycle, and increased cell death. Similar results were obtained on all tested tumor cell
lines of different origins. We found that blockade of the cell cycle was due to
upregulation of p21 protein in a p53-independent way. Increase of p21 was possibly due to
upstream upregulation of p-ERK (which stabilizes p21 protein) and downregulation of p-38
(which promotes its degradation). Regarding cell death, activation of caspase-3, but not
of caspase-8 or -9, was detectable after BM-H treatment. In conclusion, these data suggest
that the BM’s hexane fraction inhibited proliferation of cell lines mainly by a
p21-dependent, p53-independent mechanism and promoted apoptosis through activation of
caspase-3, but not caspase-8 or -9.
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Affiliation(s)
- Sabrina Adorisio
- Section of Pharmacology, Department of
Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Infettivology and Clinical Trials Area,
Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences,
University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Section of Onco-hematology, S. Maria Terni
Hospital, Department of Surgery and Medical Sciences, University of Perugia, Perugia,
Italy
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- Section of Pharmacology, Department of
Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Section of Onco-hematology, S. Maria Terni
Hospital, Department of Surgery and Medical Sciences, University of Perugia, Perugia,
Italy
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- Section of Pharmacology, Department of
Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences,
University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Section of Pharmacology, Department of
Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
- Foligno Nursing School, Department of
Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
- Domenico V. Delfino, Section of Pharmacology,
Foligno Nursing School, Department of Medicine, University of Perugia, Piazzale Severi, S.
Andrea delle Fratte, Perugia 06132, Italy.
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Adorisio S, Fierabracci A, Gigliarelli G, Muscari I, Cannarile L, Liberati AM, Marcotullio MC, Riccardi C, Curini M, Robles Zepeda RE, Delfino DV. The Hexane Fraction of Bursera microphylla A Gray Induces p21-Mediated Antiproliferative and Proapoptotic Effects in Human Cancer-Derived Cell Lines. Integr Cancer Ther 2017; 16:426-435. [PMID: 28110563 PMCID: PMC5759934 DOI: 10.1177/1534735416688413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Bursera microphylla (BM), one of the common elephant trees, is widely distributed in the Sonoran desert in Mexico. The Seri ethnic group in the Sonoran desert uses BM as an anti-inflammatory and painkiller drug for the treatment of sore throat, herpes labialis, abscessed tooth, and wound healing. Dried stems and leaves of BM are used in a tea to relieve painful urination and to stimulate bronchial secretion. Furthermore, BM is used for fighting venereal diseases. To investigate the effects of the hexane fraction of resin methanol extract (BM-H) on cell growth, the acute myeloid cell line (OCI-AML3) was treated with 250, 25, or 2.5 µg/mL of BM-H. The first 2 concentrations were able to significantly decrease OCI-AML3 cell number. This reduced cell number was associated with decreased S-phase, blockade of G2/M phase of the cell cycle, and increased cell death. Similar results were obtained on all tested tumor cell lines of different origins. We found that blockade of the cell cycle was a result of upregulation of p21 protein in a p53-independent way. Increase of p21 was possibly a result of upstream upregulation of p-ERK (which stabilizes p21 protein) and downregulation of p-38 (which promotes its degradation). Regarding cell death, activation of caspase-3, but not of caspase-8 or -9, was detectable after BM-H treatment. In conclusion, these data suggest that BM-H inhibited proliferation of cell lines mainly by a p21-dependent, p53-independent mechanism and promoted apoptosis through activation of caspase-3 but not caspase-8 or -9.
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Affiliation(s)
- Sabrina Adorisio
- 1 Section of Pharmacology, Department of Medicine, University of Perugia, Italy
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- 2 Infectivology and Clinical Trials Area, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- 4 Section of Onco-hematology, S. Maria Terni Hospital, Department of Surgery and Medical Sciences, University of Perugia, Italy
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- 1 Section of Pharmacology, Department of Medicine, University of Perugia, Italy
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- 4 Section of Onco-hematology, S. Maria Terni Hospital, Department of Surgery and Medical Sciences, University of Perugia, Italy
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- 1 Section of Pharmacology, Department of Medicine, University of Perugia, Italy
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- 3 Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Perugia, Italy
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- 1 Section of Pharmacology, Department of Medicine, University of Perugia, Italy.,6 Foligno Nursing School, Department of Medicine, University of Perugia, Italy
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