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Apoptotic Effect of Rubia cordifolia Dichloromethane Extracts on Human Acute Jurkat T Cells

천초근 dichloromethane 추출물의 Jurkat T 세포에서 세포사멸 효과

  • Kim, Ji-Hye (Department of Life Science and Biotechnology, College of Natural Science, Dong-eui University) ;
  • Lee, Jong-Hwan (Department of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, College of Engineering, Dong-eui University) ;
  • Kim, Young-Ho (School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, College of Natural Sciences, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Kim, Kwang-Hyeon (Department of Life Science and Biotechnology, College of Natural Science, Dong-eui University)
  • Published : 2009.02.28

Abstract

To understand cytotoxic activity of Rubia cordifolia L. (Rubiaceae), which has been used as a traditional oriental medicine, the mechanism underlying cytotoxic effect of its extract on human acute Jurkat T cells was investigated. The methanol extract of roots (3 kg) of R. codifolia was evaporated, dissolved in water, and then extracted by dichloromethane. The substances in the chloroform extract showing the most cytotoxic activity were further purified by a series of preparative HPLC. The extracted active substance (65 mg) was designated as CCH1. When Jurkat T cells were treated with CCH1 at concentration ranging from 0.5 to 2.0 ${\mu}g$/ml, apoptotic phenomena of cells companying several subsequent biochemical reactions such as mitochondria cytochrome c release, activation of casapase-8, -9, and caspase- 3, degradation of PARP and DNA fragmentation occurred via mitochondria-dependent pathway. However, abrogation of apoptosis was observed in an ectopic expression of Bcl-xL, which is a suppressor for mitochondrial cytochrome c release. These results demonstrate that the cytotoxicity of CCH1 against Jurkat T cells is attributable to apoptosis mediated by mitochodria-dependent death-signaling regulated by Bcl-xL. In addition, the CCH1 is more potent to leukemia Jurkat T cell than to human peripheral blood monocyte cells (PBMC).

천초근은 전통적으로 동양의학에서 항암제로 사용되어왔는데 인간 급성 백혈병 세포주인 Jurkat T 세포를 사용하여 천초근의 세포독성기작을 알아보았다. 천초근 뿌리(3 kg)를 메탄올로 추출, 증류한 후 물에 녹여 다시 dichloromethane으로 추출분획 하였다. 세포독성 활성을 보이는 dichloromethane 추출물을 연속적으로 HPLC를 통해 분리하였고 그 활성물질(65 mg)을 CCH1이라 명명하였다. CCH1을 0.5 ${\mu}g$/ml에서 2.0 ${\mu}g$/ml의 농도로 처리하고 세포사멸 과정을 보았다. 즉, mitochondria cytochrome c 방출, casapase-8, -9 및 caspase-3의 활성화, PARP 분해, DNA 단편화 현상들이 일어나는 것을 관찰하였다. 하지만, mitochondria cytochrome c 방출 억제자인 Bcl-xL이 과발현되는 Jurkat T 세포에서는 세포사멸현상이 일어나지 않았다. 이러한 결과는 CCH1이 mitochondria 의존적인 신호전달 과정을 통해서 세포사멸을 유도 한다고 할 수 있다. 그리고 CCH1에 의한 세포독성은 혈액에서 분리한 단핵구 세포보다 Jurkat T 세포에서 보다 강한 활성을 보였다.

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