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Query: UMLS:C0035412 (
rhabdomyosarcoma
)
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A natural isoquinoline alkaloid, berberine, has been known to exhibit anti-tumor activity in various cancer cells
via
inducing cell cycle arrest. However, it has not been investigated whether berberine and its analogs inhibit the growth of
rhabdomyosarcoma
(RMS), which is the most frequent soft tissue tumor in children. The present study examined the anti-tumor effects of berberine and palmatine on expansions of three human embryonal RMS cell lines; ERMS1, KYM1, and RD. Intracellular incorporation of berberine was relatively higher than that of palmatine in every RMS cell line.
Berberine
significantly inhibited the cell cycle of all RMS cells at G
1
phase. On the other hand, palmatine only suppressed the growth of RD cells. Both of berberine and palmatine strongly inhibited the growth of tumorsphere of RD cells in three-dimensional culture. These results indicate that berberine derivatives have the potential of anti-tumor drugs for RMS therapy.
Abbreviations
: ARMS: alveolar
rhabdomyosarcoma
; ERMS: embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma; RMS:
rhabdomyosarcoma
.
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PMID:Berberine and palmatine inhibit the growth of human rhabdomyosarcoma cells. 3146 79
