RRC ID 38720
Author Motoo Y, Sawabu N.
Title Antitumor effects of saikosaponins, baicalin and baicalein on human hepatoma cell lines.
Journal Cancer Lett
Abstract Antitumor effects of nine components of a herbal medicine, 'Sho-saiko-to', were investigated on human hepatoma cell lines (PLC/PRF/5, Hep-G2), human liver cells (Chang) and a human pancreatic cancer cell line (BxPC-3). The concentration of each component required for 50% inhibition of cell growth of PLC/PRF/5 cells was as follows: saikosaponin-d, baicalin, 20 micrograms/ml; saikosaponin-a, baicalein, 50 micrograms/ml; saikosaponin-b2, -c, ginsenoside-Rb1, -Rg1, glycyrrhizin, > 1000 micrograms/ml. Saikosaponin-a in 50-micrograms/ml quantities inhibited the cell growth and DNA synthesis of all the cell lines tested. These results indicate that 'Sho-saiko-to' includes potent antitumor components such as saikosaponin-a, -d, baicalin against human hepatoma cells as well as other human cell lines.
Volume 86(1)
Pages 91-5
Published 1994-10-28
DOI 10.1016/0304-3835(94)90184-8
PII 0304-3835(94)90184-8
PMID 7954360
MeSH Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology* Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / drug therapy* Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / metabolism Cell Division / drug effects Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor Drugs, Chinese Herbal / analysis* Drugs, Chinese Herbal / pharmacology* Flavanones* Flavonoids / pharmacology* Humans Liver Neoplasms / drug therapy* Liver Neoplasms / metabolism Pancreatic Neoplasms / drug therapy Pancreatic Neoplasms / metabolism Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen / metabolism Tumor Cells, Cultured / drug effects
IF 7.36
Times Cited 162
WOS Category ONCOLOGY
Resource
Human and Animal Cells Hep G2(RCB0459)