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Journal of Korean Medical Science ; : S54-S60, 2001.
Artículo en Inglés | WPRIM | ID: wpr-147186

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American ginseng (AG) has been demonstrated to inhibit breast cancer cell growth in vitro. p21 protein, a universal cell cycle inhibitor, binds cyclin-CDK complexes, an important mechanism in cell cycle regulation. The purpose of this investigation was to determine if AG induces p21 gene expression in hormone sensitive (MCF-7) and insensitive (MDA-MB-231) breast cancer cell lines. Cells grown in steroid stripped medium (SSM) were treated with AG, 17-beta-estradiol (E2), genistein or cycloheximide (CHX). Northern blot analyses were performed using human p21Cip1 and 36B4 cDNA probes. Cell lines were transiently transfected with select mouse p21 CAT reporter constructs, including those lacking a p53 binding site. Cell cycle analyses was performed by FACScan. The results revealed that AG induced p21 mRNA expression in MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 cells (p=0.0004; p< or =0.0001, respectively). Neither E2 nor genistein alter p21 mRNA expression. CHX, a protein synthesis inhibitor, did not block p21 mRNA expression induced by AG, indicating that p21 is induced as an immediate early gene. AG activated p21 reporter constructs in transfected cells, independent of p53 binding sites. The cell cycle proliferative phase was significantly decreased by AG and increased by E2 (p< or =0.0001). AG may inhibit breast cancer cell growth by transcriptional activation of the p21 gene, independent of p53.


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Femenino , Humanos , Ratones , Animales , Sitios de Unión , Neoplasias de la Mama , División Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Cloranfenicol O-Acetiltransferasa/genética , Ciclinas/genética , Genes Reporteros , Células HT29 , Panax , Extractos Vegetales/farmacología , Proteína p53 Supresora de Tumor/metabolismo , ARN Mensajero , Activación Transcripcional , Células Tumorales Cultivadas
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