PMID- 23580032 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20140818 LR - 20211021 IS - 1434-4726 (Electronic) IS - 0937-4477 (Linking) VI - 270 IP - 8 DP - 2013 Aug TI - Silibinin induced the apoptosis of Hep-2 cells via oxidative stress and down-regulating survivin expression. PG - 2289-97 LID - 10.1007/s00405-013-2444-x [doi] AB - Silibinin is an anticancer and chemopreventive natural compound, which is extracted from milk thistle (Silybum marianum). It is reported that silibinin has anticancer efficacy in many malignant tumors. Laryngeal carcinoma is the second most common head and neck squamous carcinoma. In the present work, we investigated the effects of silibinin on laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) cell line Hep-2 cells. We found that silibinin induced the decrease of cell viability in Hep-2 cells with a concentration- and time-dependent manner. Moreover, silibinin resulted in the apoptosis of Hep-2 cells and had synergy effects with arsenic trioxide. Intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation increased because of silibinin exposure. ROS scavenger NAC alleviated the cytotoxicity of silibinin to Hep-2 cells. The mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) was lost in Hep-2 cells treated with silibinin. Subsequently, silibinin induced the activation of caspase-3 in Hep-2 cells and caspase inhibitor Z-VAD-FMK inhibited the cytotoxicity of silibinin in Hep-2 cells. The survivin expression decreased after Hep-2 cells were treated with silibinin. In conclusion, silibinin induced the apoptosis of Hep-2 cells via oxidative stress and down-regulating survivin expression. Therefore, silibinin is a potential therapeutical agent against LSCC in future. FAU - Yang, Xinxin AU - Yang X AD - Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong Province, People's Republic China. yangxinxin1979@yahoo.com.cn FAU - Li, Xiaoyu AU - Li X FAU - An, Liangxiang AU - An L FAU - Bai, Bo AU - Bai B FAU - Chen, Jing AU - Chen J LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20130412 PL - Germany TA - Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol JT - European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery JID - 9002937 RN - 0 (Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic) RN - 0 (Antioxidants) RN - 0 (Arsenicals) RN - 0 (BIRC5 protein, human) RN - 0 (Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins) RN - 0 (Neoplasm Proteins) RN - 0 (Oxides) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - 0 (Reactive Oxygen Species) RN - 0 (Silymarin) RN - 0 (Survivin) RN - 4RKY41TBTF (Silybin) RN - EC 3.4.22.- (Caspase 3) RN - S7V92P67HO (Arsenic Trioxide) SB - IM MH - Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic/*pharmacology MH - Antioxidants/*pharmacology MH - Apoptosis/*drug effects MH - Arsenic Trioxide MH - Arsenicals/pharmacology MH - Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/metabolism/pathology MH - Caspase 3/analysis MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Down-Regulation MH - Gene Expression/drug effects MH - Humans MH - Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins/*drug effects/genetics/metabolism MH - Laryngeal Neoplasms/metabolism/pathology MH - Membrane Potential, Mitochondrial/drug effects MH - Neoplasm Proteins/metabolism MH - Oxidative Stress/drug effects MH - Oxides/pharmacology MH - RNA, Messenger/metabolism MH - Reactive Oxygen Species MH - Silybin MH - Silymarin/*pharmacology MH - Survivin EDAT- 2013/04/13 06:00 MHDA- 2014/08/19 06:00 CRDT- 2013/04/13 06:00 PHST- 2012/12/14 00:00 [received] PHST- 2013/03/08 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2013/04/13 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2013/04/13 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2014/08/19 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1007/s00405-013-2444-x [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2013 Aug;270(8):2289-97. doi: 10.1007/s00405-013-2444-x. Epub 2013 Apr 12.