Article ; Online: Exploration of anti-cancer effects and mechanisms of Zuo-Jin-Wan and its alkaloid components in vitro and in orthotopic HepG2 xenograft immunocompetent mice.
BMC complementary and alternative medicine
2017 Volume 17, Issue 1, Page(s) 121
Abstract: Background: Zuo-Jin-Wan (ZJW), a two-herb formula consisting of Coptis chinensis (CC) and Evodia rutaecarpa (ER), is commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine for the treatment of cancers. However, the efficacies and mechanisms of ZJW and its ... ...
| Abstract | Background: Zuo-Jin-Wan (ZJW), a two-herb formula consisting of Coptis chinensis (CC) and Evodia rutaecarpa (ER), is commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine for the treatment of cancers. However, the efficacies and mechanisms of ZJW and its alkaloid components on cancers are still unclear. Methods: Here we investigated the anti-cancer effects and mechanisms of ZJW, CC, ER, berberine, and evodiamine in cells and in intrahepatic xenograft mice. Results: Treatment of HepG2 cells with ZJW, CC, ER, berberine, and evodiamine significantly displayed cytotoxic effects in a dose- and time-dependent manner. Hierarchical cluster analysis of gene expression profiles showed that CC and ZJW shared a similar mechanism for the cytotoxic effects, suggesting that CC was the active ingredient of ZJW for anti-cancer activity. Network analysis further showed that c-myc was the likely key molecule involved in the regulation of ZJW-affected gene expression. A human hepatoma xenograft model was established by intrahepatic injection of HepG2 cells containing nuclear factor-κB-driven luciferase genes in immunocompetent mice. In vivo bioluminescence imaging showed that cells had been successfully transplanted in mouse liver. Oral administration of ZJW for 28 consecutive days led to a significant decrease in the accumulation of ascites, the ratio of tumor-to-liver, and the number of transplanted cells in livers. Conclusions: In conclusion, our findings suggested for the first time that ZJW significantly suppressed human cancer cell growth in orthotopic HepG2 xenograft-bearing immunocompetent mice. Moreover, c-myc might play a potent role in the cytotoxic mechanisms of ZJW, CC, ER, berberine, and evodiamine. |
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| MeSH term(s) | Alkaloids/pharmacology ; Alkaloids/therapeutic use ; Animals ; Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic/pharmacology ; Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic/therapeutic use ; Berberine/pharmacology ; Berberine/therapeutic use ; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/drug therapy ; Coptis/chemistry ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal/chemistry ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal/pharmacology ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal/therapeutic use ; Evodia/chemistry ; Female ; Hep G2 Cells ; Heterografts ; Humans ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; Mice, Inbred ICR ; Phytotherapy ; Quinazolines/pharmacology ; Quinazolines/therapeutic use |
| Chemical Substances | Alkaloids ; Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; Quinazolines ; Zuo-Jin-Wan ; Berberine (0I8Y3P32UF) ; evodiamine (C01825BVNL) |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2017-02-20 |
| Publishing country | England |
| Document type | Journal Article |
| ZDB-ID | 2050429-9 |
| ISSN | 1472-6882 ; 1472-6882 |
| ISSN (online) | 1472-6882 |
| ISSN | 1472-6882 |
| DOI | 10.1186/s12906-017-1586-6 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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