PMID- 25926716 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20160209 LR - 20181113 IS - 1177-8881 (Electronic) IS - 1177-8881 (Linking) VI - 9 DP - 2015 TI - Schisandrin B inhibits cell growth and induces cellular apoptosis and autophagy in mouse hepatocytes and macrophages: implications for its hepatotoxicity. PG - 2001-27 LID - 10.2147/DDDT.S77071 [doi] AB - A number of drugs and herbal compounds have been documented to cause hepatoxicity. Schisandrin B (Sch B) is an active dibenzocyclooctadiene isolated from Schisandrae fructus, with a wide array of pharmacological activities. However, the potential hepatotoxicity of Sch B is a major safety concern, and the underlying mechanism for Sch B-induced liver toxic effects is not fully elucidated. In the present study, we aimed to investigate the liver toxic effects and the molecular mechanisms of Sch B in mouse liver and macrophage cells. The results have shown that Sch B exhibits potent grow inhibitory, proapoptotic, and proautophagic effects in AML-12 and RAW 264.7 cells. Sch B markedly arrested cells in G1 phase in both cell lines, accompanied by the down-regulation of cyclin dependent kinase 2 (CDK2) and cyclin D1 and up-regulation of p27 Kip1 and checkpoint kinase 1. Furthermore, Sch B markedly increased the apoptosis of AML-12 and RAW 264.7 cells with a decrease in the expression of B-cell lymphoma-extra-large and (Bcl-xl) B-cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2), but an increase in the expression of B-cell lymphoma 2-associated X protein (Bax). Sch B promoted the cleavage of caspase 3 and poly-adenosine diphosphate-ribose polymerase (PARP) in both cell lines. Additionally, Sch B significantly induced autophagy of AML-12 and RAW 264.7 cells. Sch B inhibited the activation of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/protein kinase B (Akt)/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling pathway, as indicated by their altered phosphorylation, contributing to the proautophagic effect of Sch B. Taken together, our findings show that the inducing effects of Sch B on cell cycle arrest, apoptosis, and autophagy may contribute to its liver toxic effects, which might provide a clue for the investigation of the molecular toxic targets and underlying mechanisms for Sch B-induced hepatotoxicity in herbal consumers. More studies are warranted to fully delineate the underlying mechanisms, efficacy, and safety of Sch B for clinical use. FAU - Zhang, Yi AU - Zhang Y AD - Department of Pharmacology, School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, People's Republic of China ; Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA. FAU - Zhou, Zhi-Wei AU - Zhou ZW AD - Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA. FAU - Jin, Hua AU - Jin H AD - Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA. FAU - Hu, Chengbin AU - Hu C AD - Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA. FAU - He, Zhi-Xu AU - He ZX AD - Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine, Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering Research Center and Sino-US Joint Laboratory for Medical Sciences, Guiyang Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou, People's Republic of China. FAU - Yu, Zhi-Ling AU - Yu ZL AD - School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China. FAU - Ko, Kam-Ming AU - Ko KM AD - Division of Life Science, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China. FAU - Yang, Tianxin AU - Yang T AD - Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah and Salt Lake Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT, USA. FAU - Zhang, Xueji AU - Zhang X AD - Research Center for Bioengineering and Sensing Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, People's Republic of China. FAU - Pan, Si-Yuan AU - Pan SY AD - Department of Pharmacology, School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, People's Republic of China. FAU - Zhou, Shu-Feng AU - Zhou SF AD - Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20150409 PL - New Zealand TA - Drug Des Devel Ther JT - Drug design, development and therapy JID - 101475745 RN - 0 (Cyclooctanes) RN - 0 (Lignans) RN - 0 (Polycyclic Compounds) RN - 02XA4X3KZW (schizandrin B) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Apoptosis/*drug effects MH - Autophagy/*drug effects MH - Cell Cycle/drug effects MH - Cell Division/drug effects MH - Cell Line MH - Cell Survival/drug effects MH - Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury/*pathology MH - Cyclooctanes/pharmacology/toxicity MH - G1 Phase/drug effects MH - Hepatocytes/*drug effects MH - Lignans/*pharmacology/*toxicity MH - Macrophages/*drug effects MH - Mice MH - Mitochondria, Liver/drug effects MH - Polycyclic Compounds/*pharmacology/*toxicity MH - S Phase/drug effects MH - Signal Transduction/drug effects PMC - PMC4403607 OTO - NOTNLM OT - AML-12 cell OT - Bcl-2 OT - RAW 264.7 cell OT - herbal medicine OT - liver toxicity OT - mTOR EDAT- 2015/05/01 06:00 MHDA- 2016/02/10 06:00 PMCR- 2015/04/09 CRDT- 2015/05/01 06:00 PHST- 2015/05/01 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/05/01 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/02/10 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2015/04/09 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - dddt-9-2001 [pii] AID - 10.2147/DDDT.S77071 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Drug Des Devel Ther. 2015 Apr 9;9:2001-27. doi: 10.2147/DDDT.S77071. eCollection 2015.