Title:Kaempferol-3-O-Rhamnoside Inhibits the Proliferation of Jurkat Cells
Through Jun Amino-Terminal Kinase Signaling
Volume: 12
Issue: 4
Author(s): Melisa Intan Barliana*, Ajeng Diantini, Anas Subarnas and Rizky Abdulah
Affiliation:
- Department of Biological Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, Indonesia
- Centre of
Excellence in Higher Education for Pharmaceutical Care Innovation, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, Indonesia
Keywords:
Antiproliferation, herbal medicine, IL-2, MAP Kinase, Schima wallichii, Jurkat cells.
Abstract:
Background: Indonesian herbal medicine has become target of new drugs against diseases,
including cancer. The high incidence and mortality rate of cancer, anticancer resistance, and
side effects of chemotherapy contribute to the urgency of researching novel anticancer drugs. A natural
product from Schima wallichii Korth., an Indonesian herbal medicine empirically used for
many diseases, has shown anticancer activity in MCF-7 and LNCaP cells.
Objective: In this study, we investigated the antiproliferative mechanism of the active compound of
S. wallichii, kaempferol-3-O-rhamnoside, against Jurkat cells.
Methods: Treated cells were analyzed using a proliferation assay and real time-reverse transcriptase
polymerase chain reaction for IL-2 mRNA measurement. The mechanism of antiproliferative
activity was assesed by western blotting analysis for Mitogen Activated Protein Kinases (MAPKs).
Results: Kaempferol-3-O-rhamnoside has an antiproliferative activity at IC50 of 76.3 μM and
slightly inhibited IL-2 mRNA expression. The mechanism to inhibit Jurkat cells proliferation was
through the stimulation of phosphorylated Jun amino-terminal kinase.
Conclusion: The present study observed the molecular mechanism of antiproliferative activity of
kaempferol-3-O-rhamnoside.