Pediatric Surgery

naoe atsuki

  (直江 篤樹)

Profile Information

Affiliation
School of Medicine Faculty of Medicine, Fujita Health University
Degree
学士(医学)

J-GLOBAL ID
201501008543853558
researchmap Member ID
7000012897

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Papers

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  • Atsuki Naoe, Tomonori Tsuchiya, Yasuhiro Kondo, Naoko Uga, Shunsuke Watanabe, Toshihiro Yasui, Fujio Hara, Tatsuya Suzuki
    Pediatric surgery international, 35(6) 723-728, Jun, 2019  Peer-reviewed
    PURPOSE: Arctigenin has been shown to have anti-tumor effects in various types of cancers. This study was conducted to verify these effects in the human-derived hepatoblastoma cell line, HUH-6 clone 5 (hereinafter, HUH-6). METHODS: Arctigenin was added to cultured HUH-6 cells, and cellular activity was evaluated by MTS assay. To determine the relationship between reduced cellular activity and apoptosis, we measured the activities of caspase 3/7, 8, and 9 and conducted flow cytometry with Annexin V/PI staining. RESULTS: The MTS assay revealed that cellular activity decreased after arctigenin treatment in a concentration-dependent manner (IC50 = 4 µM). To investigate apoptosis induction, activity assays of caspase 3/7, 8, and 9 were performed. While caspase 3/7 and 8 exhibited high activity, caspase 9 showed no activity. Thus, apoptosis induction may have involved the action of tumor necrosis factor receptor 1 (TNFR1). Flow cytometry conducted with Annexin V/PI staining revealed the occurrence of early apoptosis. CONCLUSION: We found that arctigenin has anti-tumor effects in HUH-6 cells in a concentration-dependent manner. Arctigenin may have exerted its anti-tumor effect by inducing apoptosis via TNFR1, which recruits Complex IIa to activate caspase 8 and 3/7. These results may be useful for developing therapeutic agents for hepatoblastoma.
  • 直江 篤樹
    小児外科学会雑誌, 54(7) 1351-1356, Dec, 2018  Peer-reviewed

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Teaching Experience

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