gamma tocopherol and lovastatin additively induced apoptosis in human colorectal carcinoma cell line (ht29)

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leila zeidooni department of toxicology, ahvaz jundishapur university of medical sciences, ir iran +98-6113738380, [email protected]

mohsen rezaei department of toxicology, ahvaz jundishapur university of medical sciences, ir iran +98-6113738380, [email protected]; department of toxicology, ahvaz jundishapur university of medical sciences, ir iran +98-6113738380, [email protected]

mahmood hashemi tabar department of cellular and molecular research center, ahvaz jundishapur university of medical sciences, ir iran

abstract

background programmed cell death (apoptosis) is a physiological process needed to remove unwanted or damaged cells. it has been hypothesized that any failure of programmed cell death leads to the development of neoplasm. identifying new agents which induce apoptosis in tumor cells is of great significance in treatment of neo­plasms. numerous studies suggest that exposure of tumor cells to statins and gamma tocopherol can lead to cell death. objectives the aim of this study was to evaluate the cell death induced by gamma tocopherol and lovastatin in human colorectal carcinoma cell line (ht29) using flow cytometry. material and methods ht29 cells were grown in dmem medium, exposed to different concentrations of lovastatin (10,20,40,100μm ) and gamma tocopherol (25,50,100,200μm) for 48 and 72 hours, individually and in combination (100μm both, 48 h). phenotype of apoptosis was determined by means of flow cytometry. results all concentrations of lovastatin (10, 20, 40, 100 μm) and gamma tocopherol (25, 50, 100, 200 μm) induced an apoptotic response in ht29 cells. in combination, a significant increase in apoptosis phenotype was also demonstrated (p < 0.05). conclusions this study showed that lovastatin when combined with gamma tocopherol, could induce apoptosis in ht29 cells more potently than each agent alone, which uncovers the significance of targeting the proliferative signaling in different points of the pathway.

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jundishapur journal of natural pharmaceutical products

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