Aucubin Induces Apoptotic Cell Death Through Caspase-dependent Pathways in Human Osteosarcoma MG-63 Cells

ABSTRACT

Background: Osteosarcomas (OSs) are predominantly generated by mesenchymal cells, which commonly develop in the distal and upper regions of the bones. OS has high mortality rates and treatment failures, mostly due to the presence of lung metastases. Objectives: The present work aimed to scrutinize the anticancer potentials of aucubin against OS human osteosarcoma (MG-63) cells. Materials and Methods: The proliferation of the control and aucubin-treated MG-63 cells was studied by an XTT assay. Various fluorescent staining assays were done to assess the endogenous reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation and apoptosis in the aucubin-treated MG-63 cells. The caspase-3, -8, and -9 activities were investigated using the assay kits. Results: The XTT assay results confirmed that the aucubin treatment considerably reduced the MG-63 cells. The findings of the various fluorescent staining assays evidenced that the aucubin treatment remarkably promoted endogenous ROS accumulation and apoptosis in the OS cells. The caspase activities were also improved in the OS cells after the aucubin treatment. Conclusion: The results of this work show that aucubin treatments inhibit cell proliferation and trigger apoptosis in MG-63 cells, suggesting its potential as a promising anticancer agent. These findings will facilitate the future development of aucubin as a talented anticancer agent to treat OS.

KEYWORDS

• Endogenous reactive oxygen species
• apoptosis
• aucubin
• osteosarcoma
• caspases

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