1019843-09-4Relevant articles and documents
Synthesis of novel spirostanic saponins and their cytotoxic activity
Hernandez, Juan C.,Leon, Francisco,Brouard, Ignacio,Torres, Fernando,Rubio, Sara,Quintana, Jose,Estevez, Francisco,Bermejo, Jaime
, p. 2063 - 2076 (2008/09/21)
This study was carried out to assess the cytotoxicity of several new synthetic steroidal saponins against the human myeloid leukemia cell lines (HL-60 and U937) and against human melanoma cells (SK-MEL-1). Several diosgenyl glycosides analyzed showed strong cell growth inhibition which was associated with alterations in cell cycle progression and induction of apoptosis. Studies of cytochrome c release and caspase-9 activation suggest a main role of the intrinsic pathway of apoptosis in the mechanism of cytotoxicity caused by this kind of compounds.