Aloe-emodin induced DNA damage through generation of reactive oxygen species in human lung carcinoma cells

Cancer Lett. 2006 Jul 28;239(1):55-63. doi: 10.1016/j.canlet.2005.07.036. Epub 2005 Nov 21.

Abstract

The DNA aggregation was found in aloe-emodin-induced H460 cell apoptosis in this study. Aloe-emodin (40microM)-induced DNA single strand breaks were observed by comet assay. Aloe-emodin induced decreases in the mRNA of DNA repair enzymes such as hMTH1, hOGG1 and APE. Although the activity of the radical-scavenging enzyme SOD was enhanced by aloe-emodin, the effects of aloe-emodin on H460 cell apoptosis were suspected to result from the prooxidant. These results suggest that aloe-emodin induced DNA damage through generation of reactive oxygen species in human lung carcinoma cells.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anthraquinones
  • Apoptosis / drug effects
  • Comet Assay
  • DNA Damage / drug effects*
  • DNA Glycosylases / genetics
  • DNA Glycosylases / metabolism
  • DNA Repair / drug effects
  • DNA Repair Enzymes / genetics
  • DNA Repair Enzymes / metabolism
  • DNA, Neoplasm / drug effects*
  • DNA-(Apurinic or Apyrimidinic Site) Lyase / genetics
  • DNA-(Apurinic or Apyrimidinic Site) Lyase / metabolism
  • Emodin / therapeutic use*
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / therapeutic use*
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Lung Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases / genetics
  • Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases / metabolism
  • RNA, Messenger / genetics
  • RNA, Messenger / metabolism
  • Reactive Oxygen Species / metabolism*
  • Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Tumor Cells, Cultured

Substances

  • Anthraquinones
  • DNA, Neoplasm
  • Enzyme Inhibitors
  • RNA, Messenger
  • Reactive Oxygen Species
  • aloe emodin
  • Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases
  • DNA Glycosylases
  • oxoguanine glycosylase 1, human
  • 8-oxodGTPase
  • APEX1 protein, human
  • DNA-(Apurinic or Apyrimidinic Site) Lyase
  • DNA Repair Enzymes
  • Emodin