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KMID : 1161420150180030332
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Journal of Medicinal Food
2015 Volume.18 No. 3 p.332 ~ p.336
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Khz (Fusion Product of Ganoderma lucidum and Polyporus umbellatus Mycelia) Induces Apoptosis in Human Colon Carcinoma HCT116 Cells, Accompanied by an Increase in Reactive Oxygen Species, Activation of Caspase 3, and Increased Intracellular Ca2+
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Kim Tae-Hwan
Kim Ju-Sung
Kim Zoo-Haye
Huang Ren Bin
Chae Young-Lye
Wang Ren Sheng
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Abstract
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Khz (a fusion mycelium of Ganoderma lucidum and Polyporus umbellatus mycelia) is isolated from ganoderic acid and P. umbellatus and it exerts antiproliferative effects against malignant cells. However, no previous study has reported the inhibitory effects of Khz on the growth of human colon cancer cells. In the present study, we found that Khz suppressed cell division and induced apoptosis in HCT116 cells. Khz cytotoxicity was measured using the 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay. Khz reduced cell viability and mitochondrial membrane potential levels and it also induced disruption of the mitochondrial membrane potential and increased calcium concentration and reactive oxygen species generation. Khz increased caspase 3, PARP, caspase 7, and caspase 9 levels, but reduced Bcl-2 protein levels. Flow cytometry showed that the percentage of HCT116 cells in the sub-G1 phase of the cell cycle increased in response to Khz treatment.
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KEYWORD
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apoptosis, fusion, Ganoderma lucidum, Khz, mitochondrial membrane potential, reactive oxygen species
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