RRC ID 45334
Author Eitsuka T, Tatewaki N, Nishida H, Kurata T, Nakagawa K, Miyazawa T.
Title Synergistic inhibition of cancer cell proliferation with a combination of δ-tocotrienol and ferulic acid.
Journal Biochem Biophys Res Commun
Abstract Rice bran consists of many functional compounds and thus much attention has been focused on the health benefits of its components. Here, we investigated the synergistic inhibitory effects of its components, particularly δ-tocotrienol (δ-T3) and ferulic acid (FA), against the proliferation of an array of cancer cells, including DU-145 (prostate cancer), MCF-7 (breast cancer), and PANC-1 (pancreatic cancer) cells. The combination of δ-T3 and FA markedly reduced cell proliferation relative to δ-T3 alone, and FA had no effect when used alone. Although δ-T3 induced G1 arrest by up-regulating p21 in PANC-1 cells, more cells accumulated in G1 phase with the combination of δ-T3 and FA. This synergistic effect was attributed to an increase in the cellular concentration of δ-T3 by FA. Our results suggest that the combination of δ-T3 and FA may present a new strategy for cancer prevention and therapy.
Volume 453(3)
Pages 606-11
Published 2014-10-24
DOI 10.1016/j.bbrc.2014.09.126
PII S0006-291X(14)01763-X
PMID 25285637
MeSH Cell Line, Tumor Cell Proliferation / drug effects* Coumaric Acids / pharmacology* Drug Synergism Humans Neoplasms / pathology* Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction Vitamin E / analogs & derivatives* Vitamin E / pharmacology
IF 2.985
Times Cited 27
WOS Category BIOPHYSICS BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Resource
Human and Animal Cells DU145(RCB2143) MCF7(RCB1904) PANC-1(RCB2095)