Epibrassinolide is a ubiquitously occurring brassinosteroid plant growth hormone[1]. Epibrassinolide is widely used as a plant growth regulator to alleviate heavy-metal and pesticide stress[2]. Epibrassinolide is also used as a potential apoptotic inducer in various cancer cells[3].
In vitro, treatment of LNCaP and DU145 prostate cancer cells with Epibrassinolide (25μM; 24h) induced mitochondria-mediated apoptosis, significantly decreased cell viability, increased sub-G1 DNA fragmentation, activated caspase cascades, and depleted intracellular polyamine levels[4]. Treatment of SW480 and DLD-1 colon cancer cells with Epibrassinolide (25μM; 48h) induced autophagy, depleted intracellular polyamines, activated Akt/mTOR signaling, and significantly increased LC3 lipidation and SSAT/PAO expression[5].
In vivo, Epibrassinolide (0–720μg/kg/day; 40 days; i.p.) reduced tumor volume and diameter, and decreased the CEA level in the serum in SW480-derived xenografts in SCID mice[6]. Epibrassinolide (1μM; 24h; aqueous exposure at 5mL/well) reversed ethanol-induced behavioral deficits and restored GSH/GSSG redox balance in zebrafish embryos[7].
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Epibrassinolide是一种广泛存在的油菜素类固醇植物生长激素[1]。Epibrassinolide广泛用作植物生长调节剂来缓解重金属与农药胁迫[2]。Epibrassinolide也被用作多种癌细胞的潜在凋亡诱导剂[3]。
体外实验中,对LNCaP和DU145前列腺癌细胞用Epibrassinolide(25μM;24小时)处理诱导了线粒体介导的凋亡,显著降低了细胞活性,增加了亚 G1 期 DNA 片段化,激活了级联的半胱天冬酶,并减少了细胞内多胺水平[4]。对SW480和DLD-1结肠癌细胞用Epibrassinolide(25μM;48小时)处理诱导了自噬,减少了细胞内多胺水平,激活了Akt/mTOR信号通路,显著增加了LC3的脂化和SSAT/PAO表达 [5]。
体内实验中,Epibrassinolide(0-720μg/kg/天;40天)可减小SW480来源的SCID小鼠的肿瘤体积和直径,并降低血清CEA水平[6]。 Epibrassinolide(1μM;24 小时;5mL/孔水溶液暴露)可逆转乙醇在斑马鱼胚胎中诱导的行为缺陷,并恢复 GSH/GSSG氧化还原平衡[7]。
















