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Aly SH, Elbadry AMM, Doghish AS, El-Nashar HAS. Unveiling the pharmacological potential of plant triterpenoids in breast cancer management: an updated review. NAUNYN-SCHMIEDEBERG'S ARCHIVES OF PHARMACOLOGY 2024:10.1007/s00210-024-03054-2. [PMID: 38563878 DOI: 10.1007/s00210-024-03054-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2024] [Accepted: 03/18/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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Breast cancer is the most prevalent type of cancer, the fifth leading cause of cancer-related deaths, and the second leading cause of cancer deaths among women globally. Recent research has provided increasing support for the significance of phytochemicals, both dietary and non-dietary, particularly triterpenoids, in the mitigation and management of breast cancer. Recent studies showed that triterpenoids are promising agents in the treatment and inhibition of breast cancer achieved through the implementation of several molecular modes of action on breast cancer cells. This review discusses recent innovations in plant triterpenoids and their underlying mechanisms of action in combating breast cancer within the timeframe spanning from 2017 to 2023. The present work is an overview of different plant triterpenoids with significant inhibition on proliferation, migration, apoptosis resistance, tumor angiogenesis, or metastasis in various breast cancer cells. The anticancer impact of triterpenoids may be attributed to their antiproliferative activity interfering with angiogenesis and differentiation, regulation of apoptosis, DNA polymerase inhibition, change in signal transductions, and impeding metastasis. The present review focuses on several targets, mechanisms, and pathways associated with pentacyclic triterpenoids, which are responsible for their anticancer effects. We could conclude that natural triterpenoids are considered promising agents to conquer breast cancer.
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- Shaza H Aly
- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Badr University in Cairo, Cairo, 11829, Egypt.
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- Badr University in Cairo Research Center, Badr University in Cairo, Badr City, 11829, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Badr University in Cairo (BUC), Badr City, , 11829, Cairo, Egypt.
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Nasr City, 11231, Cairo, Egypt.
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Cairo, 11566, Egypt.
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Shang JH, Qiao YJ, Zhu HT, Wang D, Yang CR, Zhang YJ. Discovery of nontriterpenoids from the rot roots of Panax notoginseng with cytotoxicity and their molecular docking study and experimental validation †. RSC Adv 2023; 13:11037-11043. [PMID: 37033442 PMCID: PMC10077343 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra00720k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2023] [Accepted: 03/17/2023] [Indexed: 04/09/2023] Open
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Panax notoginseng (PN) is a well-known traditional Chinese medicine, with dammarane-type triterpenoid saponins characterized as major component and active ingredients, together with amino acids, flavonoids, polysaccharides, and polyacetylenes. The roots of PN are susceptible to root rot disease, which causes a huge loss and changes in the chemical components of this precious resource. In this study, sub-fractions of rot PN root extracts were preliminarily found to have admirable cytotoxicity on two human cancer cells. Further bioassay-guided isolation discovered nine new non-triterpenoids, including two novel N-methylacetamido-1-oxotetrahydropyrimidine alkaloids (1, 2), five 2H-furanones or 2H-pyranones (3–7), and two polyacetylenic alcohols (8, 9). Their structures were illuminated by extensive spectroscopic data, calculated ECD, and X-ray diffraction analysis. Among them, 3–7 were considered to be transformed from panaxatriol through the intermediates (8, 9). The new alkaloids (1, 2) displayed noteworthy cytotoxicity against five human cancer cells with IC50 values ranging from 14 to 24 μM. In silico target prediction and molecular docking studies showed that 1 and 2 may interact with EGFR, and were verified by the experimental inhibitory effect on EGFR tyrosine kinase. Nine new nontriterpenoids were identified from Panax notoginseng rot roots, and their cytotoxicities may be related to the EGFR inhibition.![]()
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- Jia-Huan Shang
- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of SciencesKunming 650201PR China+86-871-6522-3235
- University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing 100049PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of SciencesKunming 650201PR China+86-871-6522-3235
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of SciencesKunming 650201PR China+86-871-6522-3235
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of SciencesKunming 650201PR China+86-871-6522-3235
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of SciencesKunming 650201PR China+86-871-6522-3235
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of SciencesKunming 650201PR China+86-871-6522-3235
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Kazakova O, Racoviceanu R, Petrova A, Mioc M, Militaru A, Udrescu L, Udrescu M, Voicu A, Cummings J, Robertson G, Ordway DJ, Slayden RA, Șoica C. New Investigations with Lupane Type A-Ring Azepane Triterpenoids for Antimycobacterial Drug Candidate Design. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:12542. [PMID: 34830423 PMCID: PMC8621456 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222212542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2021] [Revised: 11/16/2021] [Accepted: 11/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Twenty lupane type A-ring azepano-triterpenoids were synthesized from betulin and its related derivatives and their antitubercular activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis, mono-resistant MTB strains, and nontuberculous strains Mycobacterium abscessus and Mycobacterium avium were investigated in the framework of AToMIc (Anti-mycobacterial Target or Mechanism Identification Contract) realized by the Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, NIAID, National Institute of Health. Of all the tested triterpenoids, 17 compounds showed antitubercular activity and 6 compounds were highly active on the H37Rv wild strain (with MIC 0.5 µM for compound 7), out of which 4 derivatives also emerged as highly active compounds on the three mono-resistant MTB strains. Molecular docking corroborated with a machine learning drug-drug similarity algorithm revealed that azepano-triterpenoids have a rifampicin-like antitubercular activity, with compound 7 scoring the highest as a potential M. tuberculosis RNAP potential inhibitor. FIC testing demonstrated an additive effect of compound 7 when combined with rifampin, isoniazid and ethambutol. Most compounds were highly active against M. avium with compound 14 recording the same MIC value as the control rifampicin (0.0625 µM). The antitubercular ex vivo effectiveness of the tested compounds on THP-1 infected macrophages is correlated with their increased cell permeability. The tested triterpenoids also exhibit low cytotoxicity and do not induce antibacterial resistance in MTB strains.
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- Oxana Kazakova
- Ufa Institute of Chemistry, The Ufa Federal Research Centre, The Russian Academy of Sciences, 71, Pr. Oktyabrya, 450054 Ufa, Russia;
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- Department II-Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, “Victor Babeş” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timişoara, 2 Eftimie Murgu Sq., 300041 Timişoara, Romania; (R.R.); (M.M.); (C.Ș.)
- Res Ctr Pharmacotoxicol Evaluat, Faculty of Pharmacy, “Victor Babeş” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Eftimie Murgu Sq. 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania
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- Ufa Institute of Chemistry, The Ufa Federal Research Centre, The Russian Academy of Sciences, 71, Pr. Oktyabrya, 450054 Ufa, Russia;
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- Department II-Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, “Victor Babeş” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timişoara, 2 Eftimie Murgu Sq., 300041 Timişoara, Romania; (R.R.); (M.M.); (C.Ș.)
- Res Ctr Pharmacotoxicol Evaluat, Faculty of Pharmacy, “Victor Babeş” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Eftimie Murgu Sq. 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania
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- Department of Computer and Information Technology, University Politehnica of Timişoara, 2 Vasile Pârvan Blvd., 300223 Timişoara, Romania; (A.M.); (M.U.)
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- Department I-Drug Analysis, Faculty of Pharmacy, “Victor Babeş” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timişoara, 2 Eftimie Murgu Sq., 300041 Timişoara, Romania;
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- Department of Computer and Information Technology, University Politehnica of Timişoara, 2 Vasile Pârvan Blvd., 300223 Timişoara, Romania; (A.M.); (M.U.)
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- Department III-Informatics and Medical Biostatistics, Faculty of Pharmacy, “Victor Babeş” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timişoara, 2 Eftimie Murgu Sq., 300041 Timişoara, Romania
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Pathology, Colorado State University, 1619 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA; (J.C.); (G.R.); (D.J.O.); (R.A.S.)
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Pathology, Colorado State University, 1619 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA; (J.C.); (G.R.); (D.J.O.); (R.A.S.)
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Pathology, Colorado State University, 1619 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA; (J.C.); (G.R.); (D.J.O.); (R.A.S.)
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Pathology, Colorado State University, 1619 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA; (J.C.); (G.R.); (D.J.O.); (R.A.S.)
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- Department II-Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, “Victor Babeş” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timişoara, 2 Eftimie Murgu Sq., 300041 Timişoara, Romania; (R.R.); (M.M.); (C.Ș.)
- Res Ctr Pharmacotoxicol Evaluat, Faculty of Pharmacy, “Victor Babeş” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Eftimie Murgu Sq. 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania
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Zhang Y, Qiu Z, Qiu Y, Su T, Qu P, Jia A. Functional Regulation of Ginsenosides on Myeloid Immunosuppressive Cells in the Tumor Microenvironment. Integr Cancer Ther 2020; 18:1534735419886655. [PMID: 31729239 PMCID: PMC6859683 DOI: 10.1177/1534735419886655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Ginsenosides, the key components isolated from ginseng, have been extensively studied in antitumor treatment. Numerous studies have shown that ginsenosides have direct function in tumor cells through the induction of cancer cell apoptosis and the inhibition of cancer cell growth and enhance the antitumor immunity through the activation of cytotoxic T lymphocytes and natural killer cells. However, little is known about the function of ginsenosides on myeloid immunosuppressive cells including dendritic cells in tumor, tumor-associated macrophages, and myeloid-derived suppressor cells in the tumor microenvironments. Those myeloid immunosuppressive cells play important roles in promoting tumor angiogenesis, invasion, and metastasis. In the review, we summarize the regulatory functions of ginsenosides on myeloid immunosuppressive cells in tumor microenvironment, providing the novel therapeutic methods for clinical cancer treatment.
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- Yanfei Zhang
- Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, Jilin, People's Republic of China
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- Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, Jilin, People's Republic of China
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- Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin, People's Republic of China
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- Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, Jilin, People's Republic of China
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- National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, MD, USA
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- Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, Jilin, People's Republic of China
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