Home
Resources
Publications
Licochalcone A Suppresses the Proliferation of Osteosarcoma Cells Through Autophagy and ATM-Chk2 Activation

Licochalcone A Suppresses the Proliferation of Osteosarcoma Cells Through Autophagy and ATM-Chk2 Activation

Tai-Shan Shen, Yung-Ken Hsu, Yi-Fu Huang, Hsuan-Ying Chen, Cheng-Pu Hsieh, Chiu-Liang Chen

Molecules. 2019 Jul 2;24(13):2435.

PMID: 31269698

Abstract:

Licochalcone A, a flavonoid extracted from licorice root, has been shown to exhibit broad anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial, anticancer, and antioxidative bioactivity. In this study, we investigated the antitumor activity of Licochalcone A against human osteosarcoma cell lines. The data showed that Licochalcone A significantly suppressed cell viability in MTT assay and colony formation assay in osteosarcoma cell lines. Exposure to Licochalcone A blocked cell cycle progression at the G2/M transition and induced extrinsic apoptotic pathway in osteosarcoma cell lines. Furthermore, we found the Licochalcone A exposure resulted in rapid ATM and Chk2 activation, and high levels of nuclear foci of phosphorylated Chk2 at Thr 68 site in osteosarcoma cell lines. In addition, Licochalcone A exposure significantly induced autophagy in osteosarcoma cell lines. When Licochalcone A-induced autophagy was blocked by the autophagy inhibitor chloroquine, the expression of activated caspase-3 and Annexin V positive cells were reduced, and cell viability was rescued in Licochalcone A-treated osteosarcoma cell lines. These data indicate that the activation of ATM-Chk2 checkpoint pathway and autophagy may contribute to Licochalcone A-induced anti-proliferating effect in osteosarcoma cell lines. Our findings display the possibility that Licochalcone A may serve as a potential therapeutic agent against osteosarcoma.

Chemicals Related in the Paper:

Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP58749227	Licochalcone A		58749-22-7	Price

As a specialist in analytical chemical Products, Alfa Chemistry offers consumers a wealth of raw materials and a full range of technologies and services.

QUICK LINKS

HEADQUARTERS

Tel:

Fax:

Email: