Su Z.-Y.Tung Y.-C.Hwang L.S.Sheen L.-Y.2019-07-112019-07-112011218561https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/413571Currently, liver cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related death in the world. Hepatocellular carcinoma is the most common type of liver cancer. Previously, it was reported that blazeispirol A (BA) is the most active antihepatoma compound in an ethanolic extract of Agaricus blazei fermentation product. The aim of this study was to understand the antihepatoma mechanism of BA in human liver cancer Hep 3B cells. The results showed that BA inhibited the growth of Hep 3B cells and increased the percentage of cells in sub-G1 phase in a concentration-and time-dependent manner. In addition, BA treatment resulted in DNA fragmentation, caspase-9 and caspase-3 activations, poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) degradation, down-regulation of Bcl-2 and Bcl-xL expressions, up-regulation of Bax expression, and disruption of the mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) in Hep 3B cells. Furthermore, z-VAD-fmk, a caspase inhibitor, did not enhance the viability of BA-treated Hep 3B cells, and BA induced the release of HtrA2/Omi and apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF) from mitochondria into the cytosol. These findings suggested that BA with novel chemopreventive and chemotherapeutic potentials causes both caspase-dependent and caspase-independent cell death in Hep 3B cells. ? 2011 American Chemical Society.Agaricus blazeiAntihepatoma activityBlazeisperol ACaspaseFermentation productHep 3B cells[SDGs]SDG3Agaricus blazei; Antihepatoma activity; B cells; Blazeisperol A; Caspases; Fermentation product; Cell death; Cell membranes; Diseases; Fermentation; Liver; Mitochondria; Barium compounds; antineoplastic agent; biological factor; caspase; Agaricus; apoptosis; article; cell cycle; cell proliferation; chemistry; drug antagonism; drug effect; enzymology; fermentation; genetics; human; liver cell carcinoma; liver tumor; metabolism; pathophysiology; tumor cell line; Agaricus; Antineoplastic Agents; Apoptosis; Biological Factors; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular; Caspases; Cell Cycle; Cell Line, Tumor; Cell Proliferation; Fermentation; Humans; Liver Neoplasms; Agaricus blazeijournal article10.1021/jf104700j2-s2.0-79955684845https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-79955684845&doi=10.1021%2fjf104700j&partnerID=40&md5=6e29785352cd3deb012ea3b171df57ee