Steroidal Saponins Isolated from the Rhizome of Dioscorea tokoro Inhibit Cell Growth and Autophagy in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. General Procedures
2.2. Extraction and Isolation
2.3. Acid Hydrolyses
2.4. Reagents for Bioassays
2.5. Cell Culture and Treatment
2.6. Determination of Cell Viability
2.7. Western Blot Analysis
2.8. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Comparison of Antiproliferative Effects of Each Fraction
3.2. Effect of the n-BuOH Fraction on Autophagosome Formation and Autophagy Flux
3.3. Isolation, Acid Hydrolyses, and Structural Identification of 1–5
3.4. Effects of 1–5 on Cell Proliferation, and their Structure–activity Relationships
3.5. Effects of 1–5 on Autophagosome Formation and Autophagy Flux
3.6. Effects of 1–3 on Apoptosis-Related proteins
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Okubo, S.; Ohta, T.; Shoyama, Y.; Uto, T. Steroidal Saponins Isolated from the Rhizome of Dioscorea tokoro Inhibit Cell Growth and Autophagy in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells. Life 2021, 11, 749. https://doi.org/10.3390/life11080749
Okubo S, Ohta T, Shoyama Y, Uto T. Steroidal Saponins Isolated from the Rhizome of Dioscorea tokoro Inhibit Cell Growth and Autophagy in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells. Life. 2021; 11(8):749. https://doi.org/10.3390/life11080749
Chicago/Turabian StyleOkubo, Shinya, Tomoe Ohta, Yukihiro Shoyama, and Takuhiro Uto. 2021. "Steroidal Saponins Isolated from the Rhizome of Dioscorea tokoro Inhibit Cell Growth and Autophagy in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells" Life 11, no. 8: 749. https://doi.org/10.3390/life11080749