PRACTICAL ONCOLOGY JOURNAL ›› 2017, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (5): 390-395.doi: 10.11904/j.issn.1002-3070.2017.05.002

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Active part of Glycyrrhiza extract induces apoptosis in human cervical cancer HeLa cells and its related protein caspase-3 and caspase-9 expression

WANG Jixi, DENG Weisheng, WANG Fengru, SHI Zhimao, MENG Dan, XU Qiang, ZHANG Yuyao   

  1. Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine,Harbin 150040,China
  • Received:2017-02-09 Online:2017-10-28 Published:2017-10-24

Abstract: Objective The aim of this study was to determine whether active part of Glycyrrhiza extract(GL)induced apoptosis in Hela cells and its inhibitory mechanism.Methods HeLa cells were treated with 25 g/mL of GL for 24hs.Cell viability and apoptosis in HeLa cells were determined by MTT,AO/EB fluorescent double staining,transmission electron microscope(TEM),and Western blot.Results The MTT results showed that GL significantly inhibited the proliferation of HeLa cells in a dose-response.After treatment for 24 hrs,large number of early apoptotitc cell were observed using AO/EB fluorescent double staining and TEM.The expression of Pro-caspase-9 and Cleaved-caspase-3 protein was higher in GL-treated cells them those of the control cells(P<0.05).Conclusion GL can activate Caspase-3 and Caspase-9 genes to induce apoptosis in HeLa cells.

Key words: Licorice, Anti-tumor effect, Apoptosis, HeLa cells, Apoptosis protein

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