STUDY ON THE INHIBITORY EFFECT OF TOTAL ALKALIODS OF SOPHORA ALOPECUROIDES ON OSTEOSARCOMA CELL GROWTH

Authors

  • Xiang Lu
  • Bin Lin
  • Jia-guang Tang
  • Zheng Cao
  • Yuan Hu

Keywords:

total alkaloids of Sophora alopecuroides, human osteosarcoma cell line OS732, flow cytometry

Abstract

Background: Ku Dou Zi is the dried whole plant, roots and seeds of Sophora alopecuroides L. in the genus Sophora of family Leguminosae. The entire plant is bitter in taste, cold in nature, and has the heat clearing, detoxifying, pathogenic wind dispelling dampness, analgesic, and insecticidal effects. Modern pharmacological studies have proved that TASA has pharmacological activities of anti-cancer. The objective of this paper was to investigate the inhibitory effect of total alkaloids of Sophora alopecuroides (TASA), on osteosarcoma cell growth and its mechanism. Materials and Methods: MTT assay and flow cytometry were used to study the inhibitory effect of TASA on human osteosarcoma cell line OS732. Results: The results showed that the inhibition rates of different concentrations of TASA (1.5, 3, and 4.5g/kg), against human osteosarcoma cell line OS732, were: 18.4%, 27.4% and 52.8%, respectively. Conclusion: TASA has an inhibitory effect on osteosarcoma cell growth.

Author Biography

Xiang Lu

Institute of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of the General Hospital of PLA, Beijing 100048, People’s

Downloads

Published

2013-10-28

How to Cite

Lu, X., Lin, B., Tang, J.- guang, Cao, Z., & Hu, Y. (2013). STUDY ON THE INHIBITORY EFFECT OF TOTAL ALKALIODS OF SOPHORA ALOPECUROIDES ON OSTEOSARCOMA CELL GROWTH. African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines, 11(1), 172–175. Retrieved from https://journals.athmsi.org/index.php/ajtcam/article/view/2201

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 1 (2014)

Section

Short communications

License

Copyright: Creative Commons Attribution CC.

This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. This is the most accommodating of licenses offered. Recommended for maximum dissemination and use of licensed materials. View License Deed | View Legal Code Authors can also self-archive their manuscripts immediately and enable public access from their institution's repository. This is the version that has been accepted for publication and which typically includes author-incorporated changes suggested during submission, peer review and in editor-author communications.