Abstract
Aims: This work aims to study the in vitro and in vivo antitumor activities of tetracyclic triterpenoids compounds actein and 26-deoxyactein. Further, the mechanism is investigated. Methods: In vitro, a modified MTT method was used to assay the cytotoxicities of actein and 26-deoxyactein in 12 human tumor cell lines. In vivo, mouse sarcoma S180 and human lung cancer A549 cells were respectively implanted subcutaneously in ICR mice and nude mice to establish implanted tumor models. Flow cytometry (FCM) was used to assay the cycle distribution of the tumor cells. Immunohistochemistry was used to measure CD31-positive expression in the xenogrft tumor by analyzing microvessel density (MVD). In addition, acute toxicities of actein and 26-deoxyactein were also evaluated. Results: Actein and 26-deoxyactein inhibited the proliferation of the 12 human cancer cell lines tested with the values of 50% inhibitory concentrations (IC50) between 12.29 and 88.39 μg/mL. In vivo, both actein (3–27 mg/kg) and 26-deoxyactein (3–27 mg/kg) significantly inhibited the growth of the implanted sarcoma S180 in a dose-dependent manner. Actein (10, 30 mg/kg) and 26-deoxyactein (10, 30 mg/kg) markedly inhibited the xenograft growth with T/C (%) values of 38%, 55% for actein, and 35%, 49% for 26-deoxyactein. Compared with the vehicle control, actein (10, 30 mg/kg) and 26-deoxyactein (10, 30 mg/kg) significantly reduced the MVD in the xenograft tumor. The FCM result showed that human leukemia HL-60 cells were arrested at G1 phase after treated with either actein (6.25–25 μg/mL) or 26-deoxyactein (6.25–25 μg/mL) for 48 h. A limited trial in mice showed that both of the minimal lethal doses (MLDs) of actein and 26-deoxyactein were over 5 g/kg. Conclusions: Both actein and 26-deoxyactein have low toxicities. Importantly, both these two tetracyclic triterpenoids compounds isolated from rhizome of Cimicifuga foetida L. have significant antitumor activities in vitro and in vivo, which is associated with cell cycle arrest and angiogenesis inhibition.
Highlights
Cancer is a disease seriously threatening human life and health [1]
Actein and 26-deoxyactein are tetracyclic triterpenoids compounds isolated from rhizome of the cimicifuga herbs with a wide range of biological activities including antitumor activity [8,9], but no further systematic and comprehensive study of their antitumor activities has been documented
In our previous preliminary study, we found that actein and 26-deoxyactein significantly inhibited the growth of the implanted S180 sarcoma in the mice
Summary
A modified MTT method was used to assay the cytotoxicities of actein and. 26-deoxyactein in 12 human tumor cell lines. 26-deoxyactein in 12 human tumor cell lines. Results: Actein and 26-deoxyactein inhibited the proliferation of the 12 human cancer cell lines tested with the values of 50% inhibitory concentrations (IC50 ). In vivo, both actein (3–27 mg/kg) and 26-deoxyactein (3–27 mg/kg) significantly inhibited the growth of the implanted sarcoma S180 in a dose-dependent manner. The FCM result showed that human leukemia HL-60 cells were arrested at G1 phase after treated with either actein (6.25–25 μg/mL) or 26-deoxyactein (6.25–25 μg/mL). Conclusions: Both actein and 26-deoxyactein have low toxicities Both these two tetracyclic triterpenoids compounds isolated from rhizome of Cimicifuga foetida L. have significant antitumor activities in vitro and in vivo, which is associated with cell cycle arrest and angiogenesis inhibition.
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