Planta Med 2008; 74(5): 515-520
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1074503
Pharmacology
Original Paper
© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Induction of Mitochondrial-Dependent Apoptosis by an Essential Oil from Tanacetum gracile

Monika Verma1 , Shashank Kumar Singh1 , Shashi Bhushan1 , Harish C. Pal1 , Surinder Kitchlu2 , Maharaj K. Koul2 , Rajender K. Thappa3 , Ajit K. Saxena1
  • 1Division of Pharmacology, Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Jammu-Tawi, India
  • 2Division of Botany, Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Jammu-Tawi, India
  • 3Division of chemistry, Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Jammu-Tawi, India
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Publication History

Received: August 7, 2007 Revised: March 1, 2008

Accepted: March 4, 2008

Publication Date:
10 April 2008 (online)

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Abstract

The essential oil of Tanacetum gracile (Accession no. AT-01 termed AT-01 in the manuscript), a cold desert alpine highly aromatic herb, has 40 constituents including lavendulol (21.5 %), lavendulol acetate (1.7 %), α-pinene (11.2 %), 1,8-cineole (15.2 %), cis-β-ocimene (6.9 %), borneol (6.1 %), limonene (5.1 %) and chamazulene (3.7 %). AT-01 was evaluated for its anticancer activity. It inhibited HL-60 cell proliferation with an IC50 of 27 μg/mL. Furthermore, AT-01 induced apoptosis in human leukemia HL-60 cells as measured by several biological end points. AT-01 induced apoptotic body formation, enhanced annexinV-FITC binding of the cells, increased sub-G0 DNA fraction, loss of mitochondrial membrane potential (Δψmt) and release of cytochrome c from mitochondria, activated caspase-9 as well as caspase-3, and increased cleavage of PARP in HL-60 cells. Thus, AT-01 induced apoptosis through the mitochondrial dependant pathway in HL-60 cells.

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