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It has been demonstrated that many flavonoids possess a potent and broad spectrum of antitumor activity. Liquiritigenin is a flavanone extracted from Glycyrrhizae. This study investigated the effects of liquiritigenin on cell viability and apoptosis induction in human cervical carcinoma (HeLa) cells. The results show that liquiritigenin significantly suppressed cell proliferation in a dose- and time-dependent manner in HeLa cells. In addition, liquiritigenin promoted apoptosis in HeLa cells, evidenced by apoptotic morphological changes and Annexin-V binding. The apoptosis induction with liquiritigenin is associated with the up-regulation of p53 and Bax, along with down-regulation of Bcl-2 and survivin. Finally, examination of the mitochondrial pathway of apoptosis revealed that cytochrome c is released from mitochondria to cytosol, associated with the activation of caspase-9 and -3, and the cleavage of poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP). Overall, the results indicate that liquiritigenin induces apoptosis in part via the mitochondrial pathway, which is associated with p53 up-regulation, release of cytochrome c and elevated activity of caspase-9 and -3 in HeLa cells.
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PMID:Liquiritigenin induces mitochondria-mediated apoptosis via cytochrome c release and caspases activation in HeLa Cells. 2065 71

Liquiritigenin (LQ), separated from Glycyrrhiza radix, possesses anti-inflammatory, antihyperlipidemic, and antiallergic effects. Our present study aims to investigate the antihepatocellular carcinoma effects of LQ both in cell and animal models. LQ strikingly reduced cell viability, enhanced apoptotic rate, induced lactate dehydrogenase over-release, and increased intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) level and caspase 3 activity in both PLC/PRL/5 and HepG2 cells. The expression of cleaved PARP, the hall-marker of apoptosis, was enhanced by LQ. LQ treatment resulted in a reduction of the expressions of B-cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2) and B-cell lymphoma-extra large (Bcl-xL), and an increase of the phosphorylation of c-Jun N-terminal kinases (JNK) and P38. LQ-mediated cell viability reduction, mitochondrial dysfunction, apoptosis related protein abnormal expressions, and JNK and P38 activation were partially abolished by N-Acetyl-L-cysteine (a ROS inhibitor) pretreatment. Moreover, LQ suppressed the activation of extracellular signaling-regulated kinase (ERKs) and reduced the translocation of phosphor-ERKs from cytoplasm to nucleus. This antitumor activity was further confirmed in PLC/PRL/5-xenografted mice model. All these data indicate that the antihepatocellular carcinoma effects of LQ are related to its modulation of the activations of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPKs). The study provides experimental evidence supporting LQ as a potential therapeutic agent for hepatocellular carcinoma treatment.
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PMID:Liquiritigenin induces tumor cell death through mitogen-activated protein kinase- (MPAKs-) mediated pathway in hepatocellular carcinoma cells. 2473 81

Liquiritigenin (LQ) is a major active component of licorice root, which is a flavone used for treating many diseases, including diabetes. LQ has been shown to exhibit a glucose-lowering effect in diabetic mice. Therefore, we investigated the potential of LQ to protect against lipotoxicity-induced beta-cell apoptosis and the underlying molecular mechanisms. Exposure of INS-1 rat insulinoma cells to LQ significantly increased cell viability and blocked palmitate (PA)-induced apoptosis, as evidenced by the reduction of Annexin-V-stained cells, cleaved caspase-3 levels, and poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) activity, as well as upregulation of Bcl-2 expression. Moreover, LQ treatment significantly reduced the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress response by reducing phosphorylated protein kinase RNA-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase (PERK), phosphorylated eIF-2a, and CHOP expression in PA-treated INS-1 cells. The anti-apoptotic effect of LQ treatment was reversed through co-treatment with fulvestrant, a specific inhibitor of the estrogen receptor. LQ also increased AKT phosphorylation, and inactivation of this molecular event failed to decrease PERK phosphorylation with LQ treatment in PA-treated INS-1 cells. This effect was further accompanied by an inability to recover cell viability. These results suggest that LQ protects INS-1 cells from lipotoxicity-induced apoptosis by suppressing ER stress. We conclude that estrogen receptor-mediated AKT phosphorylation is one of the mechanisms contributing to the anti-apoptotic effect of LQ.
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PMID:Liquiritigenin prevents palmitate-induced beta-cell apoptosis via estrogen receptor-mediated AKT activation. 2949 9