简介:TherearetwopossibleoutcomeswhenDNAdamageoccursinnormalmammaliancells:eitherinductionofcell-cyclecheckpointwhichinhibitstheprogressofthecellcyclesaswellasactivatesDNArepairpathways,oractivationofapoptosistoeliminatedamagedcells.Thep53tumour-suppressorgeneplaysakeyroleinselectingthesepathways.Inourpresentworks,thehumangastriccancercelllineAGSwastreatedwithtripchlorolide,apotentantitumorcompoundpurifiedfromaChineseherbTripterygiumWilfordiiHook.Singlecellgelelectrophoresis(Cometassay)showedthatthetreatmentoftripchlorolideresultedinDNAdamageinAGScells.ThedamagedAGScellswentthroughapoptosis,whichwastime-anddose-dependent.