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G1 phase arrest of the cell cycle by a ginseng metabolite, compound K, in U937 human monocytic leukamia cells
- Title
- G1 phase arrest of the cell cycle by a ginseng metabolite, compound K, in U937 human monocytic leukamia cells
- Authors
- Kyoung A.K.; Yeong W.K.; Seung U.K.; Chae S.; Young S.K.; Hee S.K.; Min K.C.; Dong H.K.; Jin W.H.
- Ewha Authors
- 김희선
- SCOPUS Author ID
- 김희선
- Issue Date
- 2005
- Journal Title
- Archives of Pharmacal Research
- ISSN
- 0253-6269
- Citation
- Archives of Pharmacal Research vol. 28, no. 6, pp. 685 - 690
- Indexed
- SCIE; SCOPUS; KCI
- Document Type
- Article
- Abstract
- We recently reported that the ginseng saponin metabolite, compound K (20-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-20(S)-protopanaxadiol, IH901), inhibits the growth of U937 cells through caspase-dependent apoptosis pathway. In this study, we further characterized the effects of compound K on U937 cells and found that, in addition to apoptosis, compound K induced the arrest of the G1 phase. The compound K treated U937 cells showed increased p21 expression; an inhibitory protein of cyclin-cdk complex. The up-regulation of p21 was followed by the inactivation of cyclin D and the cdk4 protein, which act at the early G1 phase, and cyclin E, which acts at the late G1 phase. Furthermore, compound K induced the activation of JNK and the transcription factor AP-1, which is a downstream target of JNK. These findings suggest that the up-regulation of p21 and activation of JNK in the compound K treated cells contribute to the arrest of the G1 phase.
- DOI
- 10.1007/BF02969359
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- 의과대학 > 의학과 > Journal papers
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