Anti-proliferative and Apoptotic Effects of Dendrosomal Farnesiferol C on Gastric Cancer Cells

Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2015;16(13):5325-9. doi: 10.7314/apjcp.2015.16.13.5325.

Abstract

Farnesiferol C is a natural compound with various anti-cancer properties that belongs to the class of sesquiterpene coumarins. However, the low bioavailability of farnesiferol C limits its therapeutic potential. Here, we overcame this problem utilizing dendrosome nano-particles and evaluated the anti-cancer effect of dendrosomal farnesiferol C (DFC) on the AGS gastric cancer cell line. The 3-(4,5-dimethyl-thiazol-2yl)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay and reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) were respectively used to detect the anti-proliferative properties of DFC and expression ratio of Bax/Bcl-2 as a hallmark of apoptosis. Compared to the void farnesiferol C (FC), our data showed that DFC significantly suppresses the proliferation of AGS cells in a time- and dose-dependent manner (P<0.01). Also, DFC meaningfully increased the expression ratio of Bax/Bcl-2 in AGS cells (P<0.01). The findings demonstrate that our nano-based formulation of farnesiferol C could be considered as a potential therapeutic agent in cancer targeting.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Apoptosis / drug effects*
  • Cell Proliferation / drug effects*
  • Coumarins / pharmacology*
  • Dendrimers / chemistry*
  • Drug Delivery Systems*
  • Humans
  • Nanoparticles / administration & dosage
  • RNA, Messenger / genetics
  • Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Receptors, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Stomach Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Stomach Neoplasms / genetics
  • Stomach Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Tumor Cells, Cultured

Substances

  • Coumarins
  • Dendrimers
  • RNA, Messenger
  • farnesiferol C
  • Receptors, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor