Introduction: Vinca rosea, an important medicinal plant, is well-known for its anticancer properties especially against breast cancer. In this study, we compared the cytotoxic effects of methanolic extracts of the vegetative (young and old leaves) and reproductive (flowers) organs of this plant on a human squamous cell carcinoma using MTT assay. Methods: The cytotoxic effects of Vinca rosea'...

To prepare monoclonal antibody specific to epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) intracellular domain, its gene was amplified from total RNA of A431 cell by RT-PCR. Then the gene was cloned into prokaryotic vector pET30a(+). The recombinant plasmid was transformed into E. coli BL21 (DE3) strain for protein expression. Recombinant protein was induced with IPTG and purified using Ni2+-NTA agaro...

BACKGROUND The expression of c-Met is substantially elevated in most malignant human cancers. We therefore searched for c-Met expression and compared the expression level among malignant skin cancers. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine the c-Met expression pattern and the protein expression level in selected malignant cutaneous tumors. METHODS G361 cells (malignant melanoma ce...

To investigate the anti-human epidermal squamous-cell carcinoma A431 cell proliferative fraction of Euphorbia fischeriana Steud. and to determine chamaejasmine B content in the fraction. Anti-A431 cell proliferative activity of various Euphorbia fischeriana Steud. fractions, which were extracted using ethanol extraction and with different solvents, were screened by MTT assay to identify the act...

Phytochemical analysis of the dichloromethane:methanol (1:1) extract of root parts of Prangos pabularia led to the isolation of twelve cytotoxic constituents, viz., 6-hydroxycoumarin (1), 7-hydroxycoumarin (2), heraclenol-glycoside (3), xanthotoxol (4), heraclenol (5), oxypeucedanin hydrate (6), 8-((3,3-dimethyloxiran-2-yl)methyl)-7-methoxy-2H-chromen-2-one (7), oxypeucedanin hydrate monoacetat...

Sanguinarine, derived from the root of Sanguinaria canadendid, has been shown to possess antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant properties. Here we compared the antiproliferative and apoptotic potential of sanguinarine against human epidermoid carcinoma (A431) cells and normal human epidermal keratinocytes (NHEKs). Sanguinarine treatment was found to result in a dose-dependent decrea...

Epidermal growth factor (EGF)-mediated Ca2+ signaling in multiple cell lines derived from human gliomas and in the A431 epidermoid carcinoma cell line was observed using fluorescence videomicroscopy. Bath application of EGF evoked an oscillatory increase in [Ca2+]i in 4 different human glioma cell lines as well as the A431 cell line. This effect was blocked by the EGF receptor tyrosine kinase i...

microRNA-21 (miRNA/miR-21) is a well-known oncogenic miRNA that is overexpressed in various carcinomas. The tumor suppressor genes, programmed cell death 4 (PDCD4) and phosphatase tensin homologue (PTEN), which target miR-21, are underexpressed in several types of cancer. However, the expression of miR-21 and its target genes, PDCD4 and PTEN, has not yet been reported in skin squamous cell carc...

BACKGROUND Time-dependence of cisplatin (CDDP) and oxaliplatin (L-OHP) cytotoxic effects in A431 and A431/Pt cells (sensitive and CDDP-resistant human cervical tumor cells) were investigated. MATERIALS AND METHODS The drug application modes were pulse (12.5, 25 or 50 microM up to 72 h) and pulse-plus-chase (50 microM for 2, 4 or 6 h, followed by washing and 72 h-incubation in drug-free medium...

Polyamines--putrescine, spermidine, and spermine--are ubiquitous cellular components that play an important role in cell growth and differentiation. Using A431 cells, a cell line that overexpresses the epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor, we found that polyamines modulate EGF-mediated growth inhibition. The natural polyamine, putrescine, was the most effective, followed by diamines containin...