Mechanism of damnacanthal induced apoptosis in CEM-SS cell line

Leukaemia, is cancer of organs that is responsible to produce blood specifically the lymphatic system and bone marrow. Due to the harsh effects of currently used cancer drugs, damnacanthal, an anthraquinone obtained from the roots of Morinda elliptica is tested as a potential anticancer agent. This...

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Main Authors: Banulata Gopalsamy, Saiful Yazan Latifah, Hisyam Abdul Hamid
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Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2024
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author Banulata Gopalsamy,
Saiful Yazan Latifah,
Hisyam Abdul Hamid,
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Saiful Yazan Latifah,
Hisyam Abdul Hamid,
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description Leukaemia, is cancer of organs that is responsible to produce blood specifically the lymphatic system and bone marrow. Due to the harsh effects of currently used cancer drugs, damnacanthal, an anthraquinone obtained from the roots of Morinda elliptica is tested as a potential anticancer agent. This study reports on the participation of the p53, Bcl-2 and Bax in the apoptosis induced by of damnacanthal, on T-lymphoblastic leukaemia (CEM-SS) cell. Cell viability and morphology was tested with trypan blue assay, flow cytometry analysis detected the apoptotic activity of damnacanthal, caspase colorimetric protease assay tested the Caspase 2, 3, 6, 8, and 9’s involvement and Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) was carried out to quantify the Human p53, Bcl-2, and Bax expression levels. Damnacanthal exhibited cytotoxicity at doses 10 and 30 μg/mL after 72 h of incubation. This study reports that damnacanthal arrested the cell at G2/M phase and initiates the apoptotic activity in the cells treated with 30 μg/mL of damnacanthal for 72 h through caspase 2 and 6 activation and not caspases 3, 8, and 9. Furthermore, this anthraquinone induces apoptosis via p53-independent pathway. Damnacanthal also lowered Bcl-2 and increased Bax activity in CEM-SS cell lines. These anticancer properties of damnacanthal makes it a potential agent to treat T-lymphoblastic leukaemia.
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spelling oai:generic.eprints.org:245022024-11-12T07:02:28Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/24502/ Mechanism of damnacanthal induced apoptosis in CEM-SS cell line Banulata Gopalsamy, Saiful Yazan Latifah, Hisyam Abdul Hamid, Leukaemia, is cancer of organs that is responsible to produce blood specifically the lymphatic system and bone marrow. Due to the harsh effects of currently used cancer drugs, damnacanthal, an anthraquinone obtained from the roots of Morinda elliptica is tested as a potential anticancer agent. This study reports on the participation of the p53, Bcl-2 and Bax in the apoptosis induced by of damnacanthal, on T-lymphoblastic leukaemia (CEM-SS) cell. Cell viability and morphology was tested with trypan blue assay, flow cytometry analysis detected the apoptotic activity of damnacanthal, caspase colorimetric protease assay tested the Caspase 2, 3, 6, 8, and 9’s involvement and Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) was carried out to quantify the Human p53, Bcl-2, and Bax expression levels. Damnacanthal exhibited cytotoxicity at doses 10 and 30 μg/mL after 72 h of incubation. This study reports that damnacanthal arrested the cell at G2/M phase and initiates the apoptotic activity in the cells treated with 30 μg/mL of damnacanthal for 72 h through caspase 2 and 6 activation and not caspases 3, 8, and 9. Furthermore, this anthraquinone induces apoptosis via p53-independent pathway. Damnacanthal also lowered Bcl-2 and increased Bax activity in CEM-SS cell lines. These anticancer properties of damnacanthal makes it a potential agent to treat T-lymphoblastic leukaemia. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2024 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/24502/1/SS%2020.pdf Banulata Gopalsamy, and Saiful Yazan Latifah, and Hisyam Abdul Hamid, (2024) Mechanism of damnacanthal induced apoptosis in CEM-SS cell line. Sains Malaysiana, 53 (9). pp. 3159-3171. ISSN 0126-6039 https://www.ukm.my/jsm/english_journals/vol53num9_2024/contentsVol53num9_2024.html
spellingShingle Banulata Gopalsamy,
Saiful Yazan Latifah,
Hisyam Abdul Hamid,
Mechanism of damnacanthal induced apoptosis in CEM-SS cell line
title Mechanism of damnacanthal induced apoptosis in CEM-SS cell line
title_full Mechanism of damnacanthal induced apoptosis in CEM-SS cell line
title_fullStr Mechanism of damnacanthal induced apoptosis in CEM-SS cell line
title_full_unstemmed Mechanism of damnacanthal induced apoptosis in CEM-SS cell line
title_short Mechanism of damnacanthal induced apoptosis in CEM-SS cell line
title_sort mechanism of damnacanthal induced apoptosis in cem-ss cell line
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/24502/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/24502/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/24502/1/SS%2020.pdf