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Jasmonates are potent lipid regulators in plants that play pivotal roles in their biological activities. Methyl jasmonate (MJ) is very effective at inducing the myelomonocytic differentiation of human myeloid leukemia HL-60 cells. We examined the gene expression profiles associated with exposure to
Neuroinflammation contributes to the neurodegenerative processes in Alzheimer's disease (AD); therefore, characterization of novel drug candidates aimed at combatting inflammation in the central nervous system is one of the potential avenues for the development of effective AD treatment and
Methyl jasmonate potentially induces the differentiation of human myeloid leukemia cells and inhibits their proliferation; it may induce the differentiation and apoptosis of human lymphocytic leukemia cells, but does not exert a damaging effect on normal lymphocytes. In the present study, the
Jasmonates are plant lipid derivatives, similar to mammalian eicosanoid, that play a critical role(s) in plant defenses against herbivores and pathogens through up-regulating the expression of defense-related genes. Recently, jasmonates were shown to induce cell cycle arrest or apoptosis in human
Salicylate and jasmonates are two different types of plant hormone that play critical roles in plant defense responses against insect herbivores and microbial pathogens, through activating defense genes. These two natural products have been shown to have similar activities in animal cells: the
Methyl jasmonate (MJ), an oxylipid that induces defense-related mechanisms in plants, has been shown to be active against cancer cells both in vitro and in vivo, without affecting normal cells. Here we review most of the described MJ activities in an attempt to get an integrated view and better
Jasmonates act as signal transduction intermediates when plants are subjected to environmental stresses such as UV radiation, osmotic shock and heat. In the past few years several groups have reported that jasmonates exhibit anti-cancer activity in vitro and in vivo and induce growth inhibition in
Some regulators of plant growth and differentiation have been shown to induce the differentiation of several human myeloid leukemia cells, and might be effective as differentiation inducers to control acute myelogenous leukemia cells. In this study, the growth-inhibiting and differentiation-inducing
The anti-cancer agent methyl jasmonate (MJ) acts in vitro and in vivo against various cancer cell lines, as well as leukemic cells from chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) patients. Given the importance of multi-agent combinations in cancer chemotherapy, the purpose of this study was to identify
Baphicacanthus cusia (Nees) Bremek (B. cusia) is an effective herb for the treatment of acute promyelocytic leukemia and psoriasis in traditional Chinese medicine. Methyl jasmonate (MeJA) is a well-known signaling phytohormone that triggers gene expression in secondary metabolism. Currently,
The medicinal plant Catharanthus roseus produces numerous secondary metabolites of interest for the treatment of many diseases - most notably for the terpene indole alkaloid (TIA) vinblastine, which is used in the treatment of leukemia and Hodgkin's lymphoma. Historically, methyl jasmonate
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Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don (Apocynaceae) is a medicinal plant that produces more than 130 alkaloids, with special attention given to the production of the anti-hypertensive monomeric indole alkaloids, serpentine and ajmalicine, and the antitumor dimeric alkaloids, vinblastine and
Members of the aldo-keto reductase (AKR) superfamily, particularly the AKR1C subfamily, are emerging as important mediators of the pathology of cancer. Agents that inhibit these enzymes may provide novel agents for either the chemoprevention or treatment of diverse malignancies. Recently,
Since salicylate, a plant stress hormone, suppresses the growth of various types of cancer cells, it was deemed of interest to investigate whether the jasmonate family of plant stress hormones is endowed with anti-cancer activities. Cell lines representing a wide spectrum of malignancies, including
Voltage-dependent anion channel(VDAC)is mainly located on the outer mitochondrial membrane. High-resolution atomic force microscopy topography shows an eye-shaped VDAC with 3.8 nm x 2.7 nm pore dimensions. New work suggests pore formation by the assembly of homo-oligomers and supramolecule of VDAC