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Zhu L, Wang Y, Lv W, Wu X, Sheng H, He C, Hu J. Schizandrin A can inhibit non‑small cell lung cancer cell proliferation by inducing cell cycle arrest, apoptosis and autophagy. Int J Mol Med 2021; 48:214. [PMID: 34643254 PMCID: PMC8522958 DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2021.5047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2021] [Accepted: 09/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Schizandrin A (SchA) can be extracted from the vine plant Schisandra chinensis and has been reported to confer various biologically active properties. However, its potential biological effects on non‑small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) remain unknown. Therefore, the present study aims to address this issue. NSCLC and normal lung epithelial cell lines were first treated with SchA. Cell viability and proliferation were measured using CellTiter‑Glo Assay and colony formation assays, respectively. PI staining was used to measure cell cycle distribution. Cell cycle‑related proteins p53, p21, cyclin D1, CDK4, CDK6, cyclin E1, cyclin E2, CDK2 and DNA damage‑related protein SOX4 were detected by western blot analysis. Annexin V‑FITC/PI staining, DNA electrophoresis and Hoechst 33342/PI dual staining were used to detect apoptosis. JC‑1 and DCFH‑DA fluorescent dyes were used to measure the mitochondrial membrane potential and reactive oxygen species concentrations, respectively. Apoptosis‑related proteins caspase‑3, cleaved caspase‑3, poly(ADP‑ribose) polymerase (PARP), cleaved PARP, BimEL, BimL, BimS, Bcl2, Bax, caspase‑9 and cleaved caspas‑9 were measured by western blot analysis. Dansylcadaverine was used to detect the presence of the acidic lysosomal vesicles. The expression levels of the autophagy‑related proteins LC3‑I/II, p62/SQSTM and AMPKα activation were measured using western blot analysis. In addition, the autophagy inhibitor 3‑methyladenine was used to inhibit autophagy. SchA treatment was found to reduce NSCLC cell viability whilst inhibiting cell proliferation. Low concentrations of SchA (10‑20 µM) mainly induced G1/S‑phase cell cycle arrest. By contrast, as the concentration of SchA used increases (20‑50 µM), cells underwent apoptosis and G2/M‑phase cell cycle a13rrest. As the treatment concentration of SchA increased from 0 to 50 µM, the expression of p53 and SOX4 protein also concomitantly increased, but the expression of p21 protein was increased by 10 µM SchA and decreased by higher concentrations (20‑50 µM). In addition, the mRNA and protein expression levels of Bcl‑like 11 (Bim)EL, BimL and BimS increased following SchA application. SchA induced the accumulation of acidic vesicles and induced a marked increase in the expression of LC3‑II protein, suggsting that SchA activated the autophagy pathway. However, the expression of the p62 protein was found to be increased by SchA, suggesting that p62 was not degraded during the autophagic flux. The 3‑methyladenine exerted no notable effects on SchA‑induced apoptosis. Taken together, results from the present study suggest that SchA exerted inhibitory effects on NSCLC physiology by inducing cell cycle arrest and apoptosis. In addition, SchA partially induced autophagy, which did not result in any cytoprotective effects.
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- Linhai Zhu
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310003, P.R. China
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- Operating Room, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310003, P.R. China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310003, P.R. China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310003, P.R. China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310003, P.R. China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310003, P.R. China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310003, P.R. China
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Ji L, Ma L. MEG3 is restored by schisandrin A and represses tumor growth in choriocarcinoma cells. J Biochem Mol Toxicol 2020; 34:e22455. [PMID: 32057180 DOI: 10.1002/jbt.22455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2019] [Revised: 12/17/2019] [Accepted: 01/21/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Schisandrin A (SchA) has been reported as a multidrug resistance-reversing agent; however, its antitumor effects have been rarely reported. Consequently, we attempted to explore whether SchA per se possesses an antitumor property in choriocarcinoma JEG-3 and BeWo cells and its potential mechanisms. JEG-3, BeWo, and HTR-8/SVneo cells were stimulated with SchA at different concentrations (10-100 μM), and cellular viability was evaluated with Cell Counting Kit-8. After stimulation with SchA, proliferation, apoptosis, migration, and invasion were detected by bromodeoxyuridine assay, Annexin V-fluorescein isothiocyanate/propidium iodide (Annexin V-FITC/PI) method, and a Transwell system, in JEG-3 cells transfected with short hairpin-RNA for maternally expressed 3. Western blot was performed to quantify protein. MEG3 was examined by a quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. MEG3 was downregulated in choriocarcinoma tissues. SchA diminished cellular viability, decreased proliferative activity, inhibited migratory and invasive behaviors, and repressed phosphorylation of regulators of phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase/protein kinase B/nuclear factor κB (PI3K/AKT/NF-κB) signaling cascade in gestational choriocarcinoma cells. MEG3 was upregulated by SchA in JEG-3 and BeWo cells. SchA exhibited little suppressive effects in JEG-3 cells lacking MEG3. Besides, the phosphorylation of transducers was evoked in MEG3-silenced JEG-3 cells despite stimulation with SchA. SchA administration repressed the growth of JEG-3 and BeWo cells by upregulating MEG3. Besides, SchA blocked PI3K/AKT/NF-κB signal cascade by elevating MEG3.
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- Li Ji
- Department of Obstetrics, Jining No. 1 People's Hospital, Jining, Shandong, China
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- Department of Obstetrics, Jining No. 1 People's Hospital, Jining, Shandong, China
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Zheng S, Zhu R, Zhou X, Chen L, Bai H, Zhang J. Synthesis and biological evaluation of calycanthaceous alkaloid analogs. Bioorg Med Chem 2019; 27:115088. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2019.115088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2019] [Revised: 08/20/2019] [Accepted: 09/03/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Ding Q, Li X, Sun Y, Zhang X. Schizandrin A inhibits proliferation, migration and invasion of thyroid cancer cell line TPC-1 by down regulation of microRNA-429. Cancer Biomark 2019; 24:497-508. [PMID: 30909188 DOI: 10.3233/cbm-182222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Schizandrin A (SchA) exerts anticancer potential. However, the effects of SchA on thyroid cancer (TC) have not been clear illuminated. Therefore, we investigated the effects of SchA on TC cell line TPC-1 and the underlying mechanisms. METHODS TPC-1 cells were treated with SchA and/or transfected with miR-429 mimic, anti-miR-429 and their corresponding negative controls (NC). Cell viability, proliferation, migration, invasion and cell apoptosis were examined by CCK-8 assay, bromodeoxyuridine, modified two-chamber migration assay, Millicell Hanging Cell Culture and flow cytometry analysis, respectively. The expression of miR-429, p16, Cyclin D1, cyclin-dependent kinases 4 (CDK4), matrix metalloprotein (MMP)-2, MMP-9 and Vimentin was detected by qRT-PCR. All protein expression was examined by western blot. RESULTS SchA inhibited cell proliferation, metastasis and induced cell apoptosis. Moreover, SchA negatively regulated miR-429 expression. Treatment with miR-429 mimic and SchA reversed the results led by SchA and NC. Furthermore, the phosphorylation β-catenin, mitogen-activated protein kinase (MEK) and extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) were statistically down-regulated by SchA while co-treatment with miR-429 mimic and SchA led to the opposite trend. Moreover, miR-429 knockdown showed contrary results. CONCLUSION SchA inhibits cell proliferation, migration, invasion and inactivates Wnt/β-catenin and MEK/ERK signaling pathways by down regulating miR-429.
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Fang X, Hu X. Advances in the Synthesis of Lignan Natural Products. Molecules 2018; 23:E3385. [PMID: 30572693 PMCID: PMC6321261 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23123385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2018] [Revised: 12/17/2018] [Accepted: 12/18/2018] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Lignans comprise a family of secondary metabolites existing widely in plants and also in human food sources. As important components, these compounds play remarkable roles in plants' ecological functions as protection against herbivores and microorganisms. Meanwhile, foods rich in lignans have revealed potential to decrease of risk of cancers. To date, a number of promising bioactivities have been found for lignan natural products and their unnatural analogues, including antibacterial, antiviral, antitumor, antiplatelet, phosphodiesterase inhibition, 5-lipoxygenase inhibition, HIV reverse transcription inhibition, cytotoxic activities, antioxidant activities, immunosuppressive activities and antiasthmatic activities. Therefore, the synthesis of this family and also their analogues have attracted widespread interest from the synthetic organic chemistry community. Herein, we outline advances in the synthesis of lignan natural products in the last decade.
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- Xianhe Fang
- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an 710127, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an 710127, China.
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Laraia L, Stokes J, Emery A, McKenzie G, Venkitaraman AR, Spring DR. High content screening of diverse compound libraries identifies potent modulators of tubulin dynamics. ACS Med Chem Lett 2014; 5:598-603. [PMID: 24900887 PMCID: PMC4027768 DOI: 10.1021/ml5000564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2014] [Accepted: 02/24/2014] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Tubulin modulating agents such as the taxanes are among the most effective antimitotic cancer drugs, although resistance and toxicity present significant problems in their clinical use. However, most tubulin modulators are derived from complex natural products, which can make modification of their structure to address these problems difficult. Here, we report the discovery of new antimitotic compounds with simple structures that can be rapidly synthesized, through the phenotypic screening of a diverse compound library for the induction of mitotic arrest. We first identified a compound, which induced mitotic arrest in human cells at submicromolar concentrations. Its simple structure enabled rapid exploration of activity, defining a biphenylacetamide moiety required for activity, A family of analogues was synthesized, yielding optimized compounds that caused mitotic arrest and cell death in the low nanomolar range, comparable to clinically used antimitotic agents. These compounds can be synthesized in 1-3 steps and good yields. We show that one such compound targets tubulin, partially inhibiting colchicine but not vinblastine binding, suggesting that it acts allosterically to the known colchicine-binding site. Thus, our results exemplify the use of phenotypic screening to identify novel antimitotic compounds from diverse chemical libraries and characterize a family of biphenylacetamides (biphenabulins) that show promise for further development.
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- Luca Laraia
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1EW, U.K.,MRC
Cancer Unit, University of Cambridge, Hutchison/MRC Research Centre, Biomedical Campus, Cambridge CB2 0XZ, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1EW, U.K.,MRC
Cancer Unit, University of Cambridge, Hutchison/MRC Research Centre, Biomedical Campus, Cambridge CB2 0XZ, U.K.
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- MRC
Cancer Unit, University of Cambridge, Hutchison/MRC Research Centre, Biomedical Campus, Cambridge CB2 0XZ, U.K.
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J. McKenzie
- MRC
Cancer Unit, University of Cambridge, Hutchison/MRC Research Centre, Biomedical Campus, Cambridge CB2 0XZ, U.K.
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- MRC
Cancer Unit, University of Cambridge, Hutchison/MRC Research Centre, Biomedical Campus, Cambridge CB2 0XZ, U.K.,(A.R.V.) E-mail:
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1EW, U.K.,(D.R.S.) E-mail:
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Majumdar KC, Sinha B. Coinage metals (Cu, Ag and Au) in the synthesis of natural products. RSC Adv 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c3ra44336a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Zhang L, Li Y, Zhang L, Wu Y. Vicinal bis(trifluoroacetimidoyl chloride)s: novel building blocks for the synthesis of benzo-fused eight-membered rings via [2 + 2 + 2] cycloadditions. Org Biomol Chem 2014; 12:1040-3. [DOI: 10.1039/c3ob42224k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Chu C, Zhang S, Tong S, Li X, Yan J. An efficient strategy for the extraction and purification of lignans fromSchisandra chinensisby a combination of supercritical fluid extraction and high-speed counter-current chromatography. J Sep Sci 2013; 36:3958-64. [DOI: 10.1002/jssc.201300896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2013] [Revised: 09/13/2013] [Accepted: 10/14/2013] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Chu Chu
- College of Pharmaceutical Science; Zhejiang University of Technology; Hangzhou P. R. China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science; Zhejiang University of Technology; Hangzhou P. R. China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science; Zhejiang University of Technology; Hangzhou P. R. China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science; Zhejiang University of Technology; Hangzhou P. R. China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science; Zhejiang University of Technology; Hangzhou P. R. China
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Djurdjevic S, Green JR. Nicholas Reactions in the Synthesis of Dicobalt Dibenzocyclooctyne Complexes. Org Lett 2013; 15:5468-71. [DOI: 10.1021/ol402617a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Sinisa Djurdjevic
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, Canada N9B 3P4
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, Canada N9B 3P4
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