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Anti-tumor and anti-inflammatory properties of ankaflavin and monaphilone A from monascus purpureus NTU 568.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Hsu, Li-Chuan Liang, Yu-Han Kuo, Yao-Haur Pan, Tzu-Ming |
| Copyright Year | 2011 |
| Abstract | An azaphilonidal derivative monaphilone A (MA) was recently isolated from the fermented products of Monascus purpureus NTU 568 by our laboratory. We report here the exploration of apoptosis-related and anti-inflammatory properties of MA and ankaflavin (AK) by some experiments about inducing death of human laryngeal carcinoma cell line HEp-2 and reducing inflammatory responses on murine macrophage RAW 264.7 cells. We employed a ssDNA enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) kit to investigate the nuclear changes of early apoptosis induced by AK and MA on HEp-2 cells and used a western blot and an enzyme activity assay to demonstrate the activation of caspase-3, caspase-8, and caspase-9 by MA and AK. Our studies revealed that AK and MA may decrease lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammatory responses, including nitrite productions and expressions of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2) in RAW 264.7 cells. All evidence support that azaphilonidal derivatives from M. purpureus NTU 568, such as AK and MA, are suitable for the development of chemotherapy or chemopreventive agents. |
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| DOI | 10.1021/jf103652n |
| PubMed reference number | 21261255 |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 59 |
| Issue Number | 4 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://ir.cmu.edu.tw/ir/bitstream/310903500/40216/1/20110502160450.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1021/jf103652n |
| Journal | Journal of agricultural and food chemistry |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |