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[Effects of Ganoderma lucidum spores on HepG2 cells proliferation and growth cycle].
Zhong Yao Cai. 2008 Oct;31(10):1514-8. PMID: 19230404
OBJECTIVE: To observe the effects of Ganoderma lucidum Spores (GLS) on proliferation and growth cycle in the human hepatoma cell line (HepG2 cells), and study its possible mechanism of activities. METHODS: The growth inhibition of GLS on HepG2 cells was detected by MTT assay. The DNA contents and the distribution of cell cycle were analyzed by flow cytometry. RESULTS: The results of MTT assays showed that GLS could inhibit the HepG2 cells growth at a dose and time-dependent manner directly; the inhibition rate of GLS (2500 microg/ml) on HepG2 cells after 72 h was a maximum up 51.4%. The results of flow cytometry experiments showed that GLS (3 mg/ml) could reduce the G2 phase of HepG2 cells and a clear apoptosis peak would be observed when GLS was 6 mg/ml. CONCLUSION: GLS has a direct inhibitory effect on tumor cell proliferation and its growth cycle, it can reduce the G2 phase; and high doses of GLS can also make tumor cells apoptosised.