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Cortex Mori Extract Induces Cancer Cell Apoptosis Through Inhibition of Microtubule Assembly

  • Hwang, Pyoung-Han (Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine and Institute for Medical Sciences, Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Nam, Sang-Yun (Department of Microbiology, School of Natural Science, Jeonju University) ;
  • Yi, Ho-Keun (Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine and Institute for Medical Sciences, Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Lee, Jung-Chang (Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine and Institute for Medical Sciences, Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Kim, Jae-Cheol (Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine and Institute for Medical Sciences, Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Song, Chang-Ho (Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine and Institute for Medical Sciences, Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Park, Jin-Woo (Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine and Institute for Medical Sciences, Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Lee, Dae-Yeol (Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine and Institute for Medical Sciences, Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Kim, Jung-Soo (Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine and Institute for Medical Sciences, Chonbuk National University)
  • Published : 2002.04.01
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Abstract

The water extract from the root bark of Cortex Mori (CM, Morus alba L.: Sangbaikpi), a mulberry tree, has been known in Chinese traditional medicine to have antiphlogistic, diuretic, and expectorant properties. In this study, the cytotoxicity of CM against tumor cells and its mechanism was examined . CM exhibited cytotoxic activity on K-562, B38O human leukemia cells and B16 mouse melanoma cells at concentrations of > 1 mg/ml. A DNA fragmentation, PARP cleavage, and nuclear condensation assay showed that those cells exposed to CM underwent apoptosis. The water extract of Scutellarie Radix (SR) was used as a negative control and showed no cytotoxicity in those cells. The flow cytometric profiles of the CM-treated cells were also indicative of apoptosis. However, they did not appear to exert the G1 arrest, which is observed in other tubulin inhibitor agents such as vincristine, taxol. The protein-binding test using Biacore and a microtubule assembly-disassembly assay provided evidence showing that CM bound to the tubulins resulting in 3 markets inhibition of the assembly, but not the disassembly of microtubules. The possible nonspecific effect of the CM extract could be excluded due to the results using SR, which did not affect the assembly process. Overall, the water extract of CM induces apoptosis of tumor cells by inhibiting microtubule assembly.

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