Effects and action mechanism of Diospyros kaki on the differentiation of human leukemia HL-60 cells
- Authors
- Kim, Seung Hyun; Cho, Seung Sik; Simkhada, Jaya Ram; Park, Sung Ju; Lee, Hyo Jeong; Kim, Tae Sung; Yoo, Jin Cheol
- Issue Date
- 1월-2010
- Publisher
- SPANDIDOS PUBL LTD
- Keywords
- cell differentiation; Diospyros kaki; HL-60 cells; 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D-3; all-trans retinoic acid; protein kinase C
- Citation
- ONCOLOGY REPORTS, v.23, no.1, pp.89 - 95
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- ONCOLOGY REPORTS
- Volume
- 23
- Number
- 1
- Start Page
- 89
- End Page
- 95
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/117303
- DOI
- 10.3892/or_00000609
- ISSN
- 1021-335X
- Abstract
- Diospyros kaki Thunb. (Ebenaceae) is widely distributed in North-East Asian countries. Almost all parts of this plant have been traditionally used as medicine. Human promyelocytic leukemia cells differentiate into monocytes or granulocytes when treated with 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D-3 [1,25-(OH)(2)D-3] or all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA). Combination of low doses of ATRA or 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D-3 that do not induce toxicity with another drug is a useful strategy for acute promyelocytic leukemia therapy. Our main aim was to investigate the effect of an acetone extract of D. kaki leaves (KV-1) on HL-60 cell differentiation in combination of ATRA or 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D-3 Treatment of HL-60 cells with zero to 100 mu g/ml of KV-1 for 72 h induced a small increase in cell differentiation. Surprisingly, a synergistic induction of differentiation was observed when the HL-60 cells were treated with ATRA or 1,25-(OH)(2)D-3 and the extract. The inhibitors of protein kinase C (PKC) (alpha and beta I) and extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK), but not of phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3-K) and c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) inhibited the HL-60 differentiation induced by the extract in combination of ATRA or 1,25-(OH)(2)D-3, suggesting that PKC and ERK were involved in the cell differentiation enhancement by the extract. The results indicate that the acetone extract of D. kaki leaves has the ability to enhance HL-60 cell differentiation and suggest that it may be useful in acute promyelocytic leukemia therapy.
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