PMID- 23424873 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20131219 LR - 20130221 IS - 1000-8020 (Print) IS - 1000-8020 (Linking) VI - 41 IP - 6 DP - 2012 Nov TI - [Anti-tumor effect of phytic acid on human osteosarcoma U2OS cells in vitro]. PG - 943-6 AB - OBJECTIVE: To explore the effect of phytic acid on the human osteosarcoma U20S cells and its mechanisms in vitro. METHODS: MTT assay was used to examine the cell proliferation. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) was used to observe the surface ultrastructure of U20S cells. Hoechst 33342 fluorescence staining assay were applied to study the pro-apoptosis effects. The immune histochemisty method was used to detect c-myc expression. RESULTS: Phytic acid could significantly inhibit the growth of U20S. The surface ultrastructure of U20S cells showed distinct morphological changes corresponding to a typical cellular surface morphology of apoptosis. From fluorescence staining, we observed chromoplasm pyknosis and apoptotic body. Expression of c-myc protein decreased. CONCLUSION: The anti-osteosarcoma mechanism of phytic acid may be related to its influence on inducing apoptosis and adjusting c-myc expression. FAU - Wang, Lu AU - Wang L AD - School of Food Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China. wanglu_tianfeng@yahoo.com.cn FAU - Cheng, Cuilin AU - Cheng C FAU - Zhao, Haitian AU - Zhao H FAU - Cui, Hongbin AU - Cui H LA - chi PT - English Abstract PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - China TA - Wei Sheng Yan Jiu JT - Wei sheng yan jiu = Journal of hygiene research JID - 9426367 RN - 0 (Antineoplastic Agents) RN - 0 (MYC protein, human) RN - 0 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc) RN - 7IGF0S7R8I (Phytic Acid) SB - IM MH - Antineoplastic Agents/*pharmacology MH - Apoptosis/*drug effects MH - Bone Neoplasms/*pathology MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Cell Proliferation/drug effects MH - Humans MH - Osteosarcoma/*pathology MH - Phytic Acid/*pharmacology MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc/drug effects EDAT- 2013/02/22 06:00 MHDA- 2013/12/20 06:00 CRDT- 2013/02/22 06:00 PHST- 2013/02/22 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2013/02/22 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2013/12/20 06:00 [medline] PST - ppublish SO - Wei Sheng Yan Jiu. 2012 Nov;41(6):943-6.