Cranberry proanthocyanidin cause apoptosis and inhibit human breast cancer cell proliferation.

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Abstract Title:

Cranberry phytochemical extracts induce cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in human MCF-7 breast cancer cells.

Abstract Source:

Cancer Lett. 2006 Sep 8;241(1):124-34. Epub 2005 Dec 27. PMID: 16377076

Abstract Author(s):

Jie Sun, Rui Hai Liu

Abstract:

Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women in the US and is one of the leading causes of death due to cancer. Epidemiological studies have consistently suggested the inverse association between cancer risk and intake of fruits and vegetables. These health benefits have been linked to the additive and synergistic combination of phytochemicals in fruits and vegetables. Cranberries have been shown to possess anti-carcinogenic activities such as inhibition of growth of several cancer cell lines, and inhibition of ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) activity in vitro. However, the molecular mechanisms of the anti-cancer properties of cranberry phytochemical extracts have not been completely understood. Our data showed that cranberry phytochemical extracts significantly inhibited human breast cancer MCF-7 cell proliferation at doses of 5 to 30mg/mL (P<0.05). Apoptotic induction in MCF-7 cells was observed in a dose-dependent manner after exposure to cranberry phytochemical extracts for 4h. Cranberry phytochemical extracts at a dose of 50mg/mL resulted in a 25% higher ratio of apoptotic cells to total cells as compared to the control groups (P<0.05). Cranberry phytochemical extracts at doses from 10 to 50mg/mL significantly arrested MCF-7 cells at G0/G1 phase (P<0.05). A constant increasing pattern of the G1/S index was observed in the cranberry extract treatment group while the G1/S ratio of the control group decreased concomitantly between 10 and 24h treatment. After 24-h exposure to cranberry extracts, the G1/S index of MCF-7 cells was approximately 6 times higher than that of the control group (P<0.05). These results suggest that cranberry phytochemical extracts possess the ability to suppress the proliferation of human breast cancer MCF-7 cells and this suppression is at least partly attributed to both the initiation of apoptosis and the G1 phase arrest.

Academic Cite:

Jie Sun, Rui Hai Liu. Cranberry phytochemical extracts induce cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in human MCF-7 breast cancer cells. Cancer Lett. 2006 Sep 8;241(1):124-34. Epub 2005 Dec 27.

Pubmed-Cite:

Jie Sun, Rui Hai Liu. Cranberry phytochemical extracts induce cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in human MCF-7 breast cancer cells. Cancer Lett. 2006 Sep 8;241(1):124-34. Epub 2005 Dec 27. PMID: 16377076

GMI-Cite:

Jie Sun, Rui Hai Liu. Cranberry phytochemical extracts induce cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in human MCF-7 breast cancer cells. Cancer Lett. 2006 Sep 8;241(1):124-34. Epub 2005 Dec 27. PMID: 16377076

Article Published Date : Sep 08, 2006

Study Type : In Vitro Study

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Substances : Cranberry : CK(349) : AC(69)

Diseases : Breast Cancer : CK(3592) : AC(1064)

Pharmacological Actions : Anti-Proliferative : CK(59) : AC(52), Apoptotic : CK(2958) : AC(2075), Cell cycle arrest : CK(810) : AC(612)