Abstract Title:

(3S)-1,2,3,4-Tetrahydro-β-carboline-3-carboxylic acid from Cichorium endivia. L induces apoptosis of human colorectal cancer HCT-8 cells.

Abstract Source:

Molecules. 2012 ;18(1):418-29. Epub 2012 Dec 28. PMID: 23275050

Abstract Author(s):

Fu-Xin Wang, An-Jun Deng, Ming Li, Jin-Feng Wei, Hai-Lin Qin, Ai-Ping Wang

Article Affiliation:

New Drug Safety Evaluation Center, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, No.1 Xiannongtan Street, Beijing 100050, China.

Abstract:

Cichorium endivia. L, consumed either cooked or eaten raw in salads, is a popular kind of vegetable cultivated all around the World. Its components have been widely used in folk medicine in anti-inflammatory therapy. However, the anti-cancer activity of the components has never been reported. In this study, (3S)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-β-carboline-3-carboxylic acid (1), an amino acid isolated from C. endivia. L, was found for the first time to show cytotoxic activity in colorectal cancer cell line HCT-8. Compound 1 at concentrations of 0.5-4 μM induced apoptosis of HCT-8 cells in a dose-dependent manner. The compound 1-induced apoptosis in HCT-8 cells was accompanied by the loss of mitochondrial membrane potential, the activation of caspase-3, caspase-8 and caspase-9, the up-regulation of Bax and the down-regulation of Bcl-2. In addition, compound 1 suppressed the activation of NF-κB, which acts as an inhibitor of apoptosis. Taken together, these results suggested that compound 1 could significantly induce apoptosis of HCT-8 cells through the suppression of NF-κB signaling pathway, and thus can be considered as a potential candidate for developing chemotherapeutic drugs against cancer.

Study Type : In Vitro Study

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