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Qiu CJ, Hu LY, Yang J, Cao JJ, Pei BG, Dai RR, Pan SJ. A novel nanoplatform-based circCSNK1G3 affects CBX7 protein and promotes glioma cell growth. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 276:134025. [PMID: 39033888 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.134025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2024] [Revised: 07/09/2024] [Accepted: 07/17/2024] [Indexed: 07/23/2024]
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Bioenvironmental and biological factors have the potential to contribute to the development of glioma, a type of brain tumor. Recent studies have suggested that a unique circular RNA called circCSNK1G3 could play a role in promoting the growth of glioma cells. It does this by stabilizing a specific microRNA called miR-181 and reducing the expression of a tumor-suppressor gene known as chromobox protein homolog 7 (CBX7). To further investigate circCSNK1G3 and its effects on glioma, we utilized a nanoplatform called adeno-associated virus (AAV)-RNAi.To explore the functional implications of circCSNK1G3, we employed siRNA to silence its expression. Along with these effects, the silencing of circCSNK1G3 led to a depletion of miR-181d and an upregulation of CBX7. When we introduced miR-181d mimics, which artificially increase the levels of miR-181d, the anti-glioma cell activity induced by circCSNK1G3 siRNA was almost completely reversed. Conversely, inhibiting miR-181d mimicked the effects of circCSNK1G3 silencing. Moreover, when we overexpressed circCSNK1G3 in glioma cells, we observed an elevation of miR-181d and a depletion of CBX7. We found that the growth of A172 xenografts (tumors) carrying circCSNK1G3 shRNA was significantly inhibited. In these xenograft tissues, we detected a depletion of circCSNK1G3 and miR-181d, as well as an upregulation of CBX7.
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- Cheng-Jie Qiu
- Department of Neurosurgery, Rui-Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao-Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Rui-Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao-Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Rui-Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Rui-Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao-Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Zhou-Pu Hospital, Shanghai Jian-Kang University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Rui-Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Rui-Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao-Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
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Li J, Nie X, Panthakarn Rangsinth, Wu X, Zheng C, Cheng Y, Shiu PHT, Li R, Lee SMY, Fu C, Zhang J, Leung GPH. Structure and activity relationship analysis of xanthones from mangosteen: Identifying garcinone E as a potent dual EGFR and VEGFR2 inhibitor. PHYTOMEDICINE : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOTHERAPY AND PHYTOPHARMACOLOGY 2024; 122:155140. [PMID: 37939410 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2023.155140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2023] [Revised: 09/15/2023] [Accepted: 10/05/2023] [Indexed: 11/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND Xanthones are among the most fundamental phytochemicals in nature. The anti-cancer activities of xanthones and their derivatives have been extensively studied. Recently, we found that garcinone E (GE), an effective anti-cancer phytochemical isolated from mangosteen (Garcinia mangostanal.), showed promising anti-cancer effects in vitro and in vivo. However, little is known about its effects on epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (VEGFR2) activity. PURPOSE This study aimed to identify potent dual EGFR and VEGFR2 inhibitors from mangosteen-derived xanthones using structure-activity relationship analyses. STUDY DESIGN The interaction of xanthones with EGFR and VEGFR2 was analyzed using molecular docking experiments. The kinase activities of EGFR and VEGFR2 were determined using bioluminescence assays. The rat aortic ring and Matrigel plug angiogenesis assays were used to evaluate blood vessel formation ex vivo and in vivo. A breast tumor-bearing nude mouse model was established to examine the anti-tumor effects of different xanthones. RESULTS Molecular docking analysis showed that GE bound tightly to EGFR and VEGFR2, with binding energies of -9.73 and -9.56 kcal/mol, respectively. Kinase activity assessment showed that GE strongly inhibited both EGFR and VEGFR2 kinase activity, with IC50 values of 315.4 and 158.2 nM, respectively. Moreover, GE significantly abolished the EGF- and VEGF-induced phosphorylation of EGFR and VEGFR2, respectively. GE also showed strong inhibitory effects on cancer cell growth, endothelial cell migration, invasion, and tube formation. Ex vivo and in vivo angiogenesis assays showed that GE dose-dependently suppressed blood vessel formation in the rat aorta, Matrigel plugs, and transgenic zebrafish embryos, with the lowest effective concentration of 0.25 μM. Furthermore, GE (2 mg/kg) strongly inhibited tumor growth and reduced tumor weight in MDA-MB-231 breast tumor-xenografted mice. GE significantly reduced microvessel density and downregulated the expression of VEGFR2, EGFR, and Ki67 in tumor tissues. CONCLUSION The present study demonstrated that GE was the most potent dual inhibitor of EGFR and VEGFR2 among all xanthones tested. These findings may provide valuable information for the future development of novel and effective dual inhibitors of EGFR and VEGFR2.
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- Jingjing Li
- State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China; Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine and Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macao, China
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- Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrient, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
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Zhang J, Chen J, Xu J, Xue C, Mao Z. Plant-derived compounds for treating autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. FRONTIERS IN NEPHROLOGY 2023; 3:1071441. [PMID: 37675342 PMCID: PMC10479581 DOI: 10.3389/fneph.2023.1071441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2022] [Accepted: 01/12/2023] [Indexed: 09/08/2023]
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Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), the most common monogenic hereditary kidney disease, is the fourth leading cause of end-stage kidney disease worldwide. In recent years, significant progress has been made in delaying ADPKD progression with different kinds of chemical drugs, such as tolvaptan, rapamycin, and somatostatin. Meanwhile, numerous plant-derived compounds have been investigated for their beneficial effects on slowing ADPKD progression. Among them, saikosaponin-d, Ganoderma triterpenes, curcumin, ginkgolide B, steviol, resveratrol, Sparganum stoloniferum Buch.-Ham, Cordyceps sinensis, triptolide, quercitrin, naringin, cardamonin, gambogic acid, and olive leaf extract have been found to retard renal cyst development by inhibiting cell proliferation or promoting cell apoptosis in renal cyst-lining epithelial cells. Metformin, a synthesized compound derived from French lilac or goat's rue (Galega officinalis), has been proven to retard the progression of ADPKD. This review focuses on the roles and mechanisms of plant-derived compounds in treating ADPKD, which may constitute promising new therapeutics in the future.
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- Jieting Zhang
- School of Medicine, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China
- Division of Nephrology, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Division of Nephrology, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Division of Nephrology, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Division of Nephrology, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Division of Nephrology, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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Potential Application of Gambogic Acid for Retarding Renal Cyst Progression in Polycystic Kidney Disease. MOLECULES (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 27:molecules27123837. [PMID: 35744960 PMCID: PMC9227900 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27123837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2022] [Revised: 06/07/2022] [Accepted: 06/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Abnormal cell proliferation and accumulation of fluid-filled cysts along the nephrons in polycystic kidney disease (PKD) could lead to a decline in renal function and eventual end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Gambogic acid (GA), a xanthone compound extracted from the brownish resin of the Garcinia hanburyi tree, exhibits various pharmacological properties, including anti-inflammation, antioxidant, anti-proliferation, and anti-cancer activity. However, its effect on inhibiting cell proliferation in PKD is still unknown. This study aimed to determine the pharmacological effects and detailed mechanisms of GA in slowing an in vitro cyst growth model of PKD. The results showed that GA (0.25–2.5 μM) significantly retarded MDCK cyst growth and cyst formation in a dose-dependent manner, without cytotoxicity. Using the BrdU cell proliferation assay, it was found that GA (0.5–2.5 μM) suppressed MDCK and Pkd1 mutant cell proliferation. In addition, GA (0.5–2.5 μM) strongly inhibited phosphorylation of ERK1/2 and S6K expression and upregulated the activation of phosphorylation of AMPK, both in MDCK cells and Pkd1 mutant cells. Taken together, these findings suggested that GA could retard MDCK cyst enlargement, at least in part by inhibiting the cell proliferation pathway. GA could be a natural plant-based drug candidate for ADPKD intervention.
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Zhu YR, Zhang XY, Wu QP, Yu CJ, Liu YY, Zhang YQ. PF-06409577 Activates AMPK Signaling and Inhibits Osteosarcoma Cell Growth. Front Oncol 2021; 11:659181. [PMID: 34336655 PMCID: PMC8316637 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.659181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2021] [Accepted: 06/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Osteosarcoma (OS) is a common primary bone malignancy. We here investigated the potential activity of PF-06409577, a novel, potent, and direct activator of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK), against human OS cells. In established (U2OS, MG-63, and SaOs-2 lines) and primary human OS cells, PF-06409577 inhibited cell viability and proliferation, while inducing cell apoptosis and cell cycle arrest. PF-06409577 induced AMPK activation, mTORC1 inhibition, autophagy induction, and downregulation of multiple receptor tyrosine kinase inOS cells. AMPK inactivation by AMPKα1 shRNA, CRISPR/Cas9 knockout, or dominant negative mutation (T172A) was able to abolish PF-06409577-induced activity in OS cells. In vivo, PF-06409577 oral administration at well-tolerated doses potently inhibited growth of U2OS cells and primary human OS cells in severe combined immunodeficient mice. AMPK activation, mTORC1 inhibition, autophagy induction, as well as RTK degradation and apoptosis activation were detected in PF-06409577-treated xenografts. In conclusion, activation of AMPK by PF-06409577 inhibits OS cell growth.
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- Yun-Rong Zhu
- Department of Orthopedics, Affiliated Jiangyin Hospital of Medical College of Southeast University, Jiangyin, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Tongren Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Affiliated Jiangyin Hospital of Medical College of Southeast University, Jiangyin, China
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- Department of Emergency, 900 Hospital of The Joint Logistics Team, Dongfang Hospital, Xiamen University, Fuzong Clinical College of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Clinical Research & Lab Center, Affiliated Kunshan Hospital of Jiangsu University, Kunshan, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Affiliated Jiangyin Hospital of Medical College of Southeast University, Jiangyin, China
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AMPK activation by ASP4132 inhibits non-small cell lung cancer cell growth. Cell Death Dis 2021; 12:365. [PMID: 33824293 PMCID: PMC8024326 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-021-03655-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2020] [Revised: 03/17/2021] [Accepted: 03/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Activation of adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is able to produce significant anti-non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cell activity. ASP4132 is an orally active and highly effective AMPK activator. The current study tested its activity against NSCLC cells. In primary NSCLC cells and established cell lines (A549 and NCI-H1944) ASP4132 potently inhibited cell growth, proliferation and cell cycle progression as well as cell migration and invasion. Robust apoptosis activation was detected in ASP4132-treated NSCLC cells. Furthermore, ASP4132 treatment in NSCLC cells induced programmed necrosis, causing mitochondrial p53-cyclophilin D (CyPD)-adenine nucleotide translocase 1 (ANT1) association, mitochondrial depolarization and medium lactate dehydrogenase release. In NSCLC cells ASP4132 activated AMPK signaling, induced AMPKα1-ACC phosphorylation and increased AMPK activity. Furthermore, AMPK downstream events, including mTORC1 inhibition, receptor tyrosine kinases (PDGFRα and EGFR) degradation, Akt inhibition and autophagy induction, were detected in ASP4132-treated NSCLC cells. Importantly, AMPK inactivation by AMPKα1 shRNA, knockout (using CRISPR/Cas9 strategy) or dominant negative mutation (T172A) almost reversed ASP4132-induced anti-NSCLC cell activity. Conversely, a constitutively active AMPKα1 (T172D) mimicked and abolished ASP4132-induced actions in NSCLC cells. In vivo, oral administration of a single dose of ASP4132 largely inhibited NSCLC xenograft growth in SCID mice. AMPK activation, mTORC1 inhibition and EGFR-PDGFRα degradation as well as Akt inhibition and autophagy induction were detected in ASP4132-treated NSCLC xenograft tumor tissues. Together, activation of AMPK by ASP4132 potently inhibits NSCLC cell growth in vitro and in vivo.
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Liu Y, Chen Y, Lin L, Li H. Gambogic Acid as a Candidate for Cancer Therapy: A Review. Int J Nanomedicine 2020; 15:10385-10399. [PMID: 33376327 PMCID: PMC7764553 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s277645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2020] [Accepted: 12/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Gambogic acid (GA), a kind of dry resin secreted by the Garcinia hanburyi tree, is a natural active ingredient with various biological activities, such as anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anti-bacterial effects, etc. An increasing amount of evidence indicates that GA has obvious anti-cancer effects via various molecular mechanisms, including the induction of apoptosis, autophagy, cell cycle arrest and the inhibition of invasion, metastasis, angiogenesis. In order to improve the efficacy in cancer treatment, nanometer drug delivery systems have been employed to load GA and form micelles, nanoparticles, nanofibers, and so on. In this review, we aim to offer a summary of chemical structure and properties, anti-cancer activities, drug delivery systems and combination therapy of GA, which might provide a reference to promote the development and clinical application of GA.
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- Yuling Liu
- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Modern Preparation of TCM, Ministry of Education, Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, People’s Republic of China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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Zhong S, Xue J, Cao JJ, Sun B, Sun QF, Bian LG, Hu LY, Pan SJ. The therapeutic value of XL388 in human glioma cells. Aging (Albany NY) 2020; 12:22550-22563. [PMID: 33159013 PMCID: PMC7746352 DOI: 10.18632/aging.103791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2020] [Accepted: 06/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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XL388 is a highly efficient and orally-available ATP-competitive PI3K-mTOR dual inhibitor. Its activity against glioma cells was studied here. In established and primary human glioma cells, XL388 potently inhibited cell survival and proliferation as well as cell migration, invasion and cell cycle progression. The dual inhibitor induced significant apoptosis activation in glioma cells. In A172 cells and primary human glioma cells, XL388 inhibited Akt-mTORC1/2 activation by blocking phosphorylation of Akt and S6K1. XL388-induced glioma cell death was only partially attenuated by a constitutively-active mutant Akt1. Furthermore, it was cytotoxic against Akt1-knockout A172 glioma cells. XL388 downregulated MAF bZIP transcription factor G (MAFG) and inhibited Nrf2 signaling, causing oxidative injury in glioma cells. Conversely, antioxidants, n-acetylcysteine, pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate and AGI-106, alleviated XL388-induced cytotoxicity and apoptosis in glioma cells. Oral administration of XL388 inhibited subcutaneous A172 xenograft growth in severe combined immunodeficient mice. Akt-S6K1 inhibition and MAFG downregulation were detected in XL388-treated A172 xenograft tissues. Collectively, XL388 efficiently inhibits human glioma cell growth, through Akt-mTOR-dependent and -independent mechanisms.
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- Shan Zhong
- Department of Neurosurgery, Rui-Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao-Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Rui-Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao-Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, Rui-Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao-Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, Rui-Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao-Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Rui-Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao-Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Rui-Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao-Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, Rui-Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao-Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Rui-Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao-Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Li CY, Wang Q, Wang XM, Li GX, Shen S, Wei XL. Gambogic acid exhibits anti-metastatic activity on malignant melanoma mainly through inhibition of PI3K/Akt and ERK signaling pathways. Eur J Pharmacol 2019; 864:172719. [PMID: 31586634 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2019.172719] [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] [Received: 07/16/2019] [Revised: 10/01/2019] [Accepted: 10/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Gambogic acid (GA) is a potential anti-cancer compound that is extracted from the resin of Garciania hanburyi. The present study was designed to evaluate the anti-metastatic effect of GA on melanoma cell lines in vitro and to explore the underlying mechanism. The anti-proliferative activity of GA on melanoma cells was assessed by CCK-8 assay. The Wound-healing, transwell, adhesion, and tube formation assays were performed to examine the inhibition of GA on the cell's migration, invasion, adhesion, and angiogenesis capacities, respectively. Enzymatic activity of MMP-2 and MMP-9 were detected by gelatin zymography assay. Protein expressions regulated by GA treatment were tested by Western blot assay. The present results showed that GA significantly inhibited the proliferation of highly metastatic melanoma A375, B16-F10 cells and human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) in time- and doses-dependent manners. Furthermore, GA significantly inhibited the migratory, invasive and adhesive properties of A375 and B16-F10 cells, and tube-forming potential of HUVECs at sub-IC50 concentrations, where no significant cytotoxicity was observed. Mechanistically, GA treatment suppressed the EMT and angiogenesis processes and reduced the enzymatic activity of MMP-2 and MMP-9. Moreover, abnormal PI3K/Akt and ERK signaling pathways in A375 and B16-F10 cells and HUVECs were notably suppressed by GA treatment. Collectively, our results suggest that GA exerts anti-metastasis activity in melanoma cells by suppressing the EMT and angiogenesis through the PI3K/Akt and ERK signaling pathways, and might be used as a phytomedicine against metastatic melanoma.
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- Chun-Yu Li
- Department of Integrated Chinese Traditional and Western Medicine, International Medical School, Tianjin Medical University, No. 22 Qixiangtai, Heping District, Tianjin, 300070, China.
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- Department of Oncology, Tongji University Affiliated Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, No. 507 Zhengmin, Yangpu District, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Department of Integrated Chinese Traditional and Western Medicine, International Medical School, Tianjin Medical University, No. 22 Qixiangtai, Heping District, Tianjin, 300070, China
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- Department of Integrated Chinese Traditional and Western Medicine, International Medical School, Tianjin Medical University, No. 22 Qixiangtai, Heping District, Tianjin, 300070, China
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- Department of Integrated Chinese Traditional and Western Medicine, International Medical School, Tianjin Medical University, No. 22 Qixiangtai, Heping District, Tianjin, 300070, China
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- Department of Integrated Chinese Traditional and Western Medicine, International Medical School, Tianjin Medical University, No. 22 Qixiangtai, Heping District, Tianjin, 300070, China
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Lnc-THOR silencing inhibits human glioma cell survival by activating MAGEA6-AMPK signaling. Cell Death Dis 2019; 10:866. [PMID: 31727877 PMCID: PMC6856358 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-019-2093-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2019] [Revised: 09/02/2019] [Accepted: 09/09/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Long non-coding RNA THOR (Lnc-THOR) binds to IGF2BP1, essential for its function. We here show that Lnc-THOR is expressed in human glioma tissues and cells. Its expression is extremely low or even undetected in normal brain tissues, as well as in human neuronal cells and astrocytes. We show that Lnc-THOR directly binds to IGF2BP1 in established and primary human glioma cells. shRNA-mediated Lnc-THOR knockdown or CRISPR/Cas9-induced Lnc-THOR knockout potently inhibited cell survival and proliferation, while provoking glioma cell apoptosis. Contrarily, forced overexpression of Lnc-THOR promoted glioma cell growth and migration. Importantly, Lnc-THOR shRNA or knockout activated MAGEA6-AMPK signaling in glioma cells. AMPK inactivation, by AMPKα1 shRNA, knockout, or dominant-negative mutation (T172A), attenuated Lnc-THOR shRNA-induced A172 glioma cell apoptosis. Moreover, CRISPR/Cas9-induced IGF2BP1 knockout activated MAGEA6-AMPK signaling as well, causing A172 glioma cell apoptosis. Significantly, Lnc-THOR shRNA was ineffective in IGF2BP1 KO A172 cells. In vivo, Lnc-THOR silencing or knockout potently inhibited subcutaneous A172 xenograft tumor growth in mice. MAGEA6 downregulation and AMPK activation were detected in Lnc-THOR-silenced/-KO A172 tumor tissues. Taken together, Lnc-THOR depletion inhibits human glioma cell survival possibly by activating MAGEA6-AMPK signaling.
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Meng J, Fan X, Zhang M, Hao Z, Liang C. Do polymorphisms in protein kinase catalytic subunit alpha-1 gene associated with cancer susceptibility? a meta-analysis and systematic review. BMC MEDICAL GENETICS 2018; 19:189. [PMID: 30340465 PMCID: PMC6194619 DOI: 10.1186/s12881-018-0704-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2018] [Accepted: 10/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Background Currently, several studies have demonstrated that PRKAA1 polymorphisms conduce to the development of cancer. PRKAA1 gene encodes the AMP-activated protein kinase summit-α1, and plays an important role in cell metabolism. Thus, we performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of all enrolled eligible case-control studies to obtain a precise correlation between PRKAA1 polymorphism and cancer susceptibility. Methods Extensive retrieve was performed in Web of Science, Google Scholar, PubMed, EMbase, CNKI and Wanfang databases up to August 26, 2018. Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% CIs were performed to evaluate the overall strength of the associations in five models, as well as in subgroup analyses, stratified by ethnicity, cancer type or source of control. Q-test, Egger’s test and Begg’s funnel plot were applied to evaluate the heterogeneity and publication bias. In-silico analysis was performed to demonstrate the relationship of PRKAA1 expression correlated with cancer tissues and survival time. Results Twenty-two case-control studies from 14 publications were enrolled, with 17,068 cases and 20,871 controls for rs13361707, and 2514 cases and 3193 controls for rs10074991. Overall, we identified that the PRKAA1 rs13361707 polymorphism is not significantly associated with cancer susceptibility under all five genetic models. For rs10074991, we revealed a significant decrease risk in allelic comparison model (B vs. A: OR = 0.774, 95% CI = 0.642–0.931, PAdjust = 3.376*10− 2), heterozygote comparison model (BA vs. AA: OR = 0.779 95%CI = 0.691–0.877, PAdjust = 9.86*10− 10;), and dominant genetic model (BB + BA vs. AA: OR = 0.697 95%CI = 0.533–0.912, PAdjust = 4.211*10− 2;). Evidence from TCGA database and GTEx projects indicated that the expression of PRKAA1 in gastric cancer tissue is higher, compared to normal stomach tissue, as well as it in breast cancer and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. However, the Kaplan-Meier estimate showed that there is no significant difference of OS and RFS between the low and high PRKAA1 TPM groups in gastric cancer, breast cancer, and esophageal carcinoma. Conclusions To sum up, PRKAA1 rs13361707 polymorphism is not participant with the increased risk of cancer, while the A allele of PRKAA1 rs10074991 revealed a significant decrease risk. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12881-018-0704-8) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Jialin Meng
- Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, No. 218th, Jixi Road, Hefei, 230022, Anhui, China.,Institute of Urology, Anhui Medical University, No. 218th, Jixi Road, Hefei, 230022, Anhui, China.,Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Genitourinary Diseases, Anhui Medical University, No. 218th, Jixi Road, Hefei, 230022, Anhui, China
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- Graduate School of Anhui Medical University, No. 81th, Meishan Road, Hefei, 230032, Anhui, China
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- Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, No. 218th, Jixi Road, Hefei, 230022, Anhui, China.,Institute of Urology, Anhui Medical University, No. 218th, Jixi Road, Hefei, 230022, Anhui, China.,Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Genitourinary Diseases, Anhui Medical University, No. 218th, Jixi Road, Hefei, 230022, Anhui, China
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- Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, No. 218th, Jixi Road, Hefei, 230022, Anhui, China.,Institute of Urology, Anhui Medical University, No. 218th, Jixi Road, Hefei, 230022, Anhui, China.,Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Genitourinary Diseases, Anhui Medical University, No. 218th, Jixi Road, Hefei, 230022, Anhui, China
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- Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, No. 218th, Jixi Road, Hefei, 230022, Anhui, China. .,Institute of Urology, Anhui Medical University, No. 218th, Jixi Road, Hefei, 230022, Anhui, China. .,Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Genitourinary Diseases, Anhui Medical University, No. 218th, Jixi Road, Hefei, 230022, Anhui, China.
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Pan SJ, Ren J, Jiang H, Liu W, Hu LY, Pan YX, Sun B, Sun QF, Bian LG. MAGEA6 promotes human glioma cell survival via targeting AMPKα1. Cancer Lett 2018; 412:21-29. [DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2017.09.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2017] [Revised: 09/28/2017] [Accepted: 09/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Banik K, Harsha C, Bordoloi D, Lalduhsaki Sailo B, Sethi G, Leong HC, Arfuso F, Mishra S, Wang L, Kumar AP, Kunnumakkara AB. Therapeutic potential of gambogic acid, a caged xanthone, to target cancer. Cancer Lett 2017; 416:75-86. [PMID: 29246645 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2017.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2017] [Revised: 12/04/2017] [Accepted: 12/08/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
Natural compounds have enormous biological and clinical activity against dreadful diseases such as cancer, as well as cardiovascular and neurodegenerative disorders. In spite of the widespread research carried out in the field of cancer therapeutics, cancer is one of the most prevalent diseases with no perfect treatment till date. Adverse side effects and the development of chemoresistance are the imperative limiting factors associated with conventional chemotherapeutics. For this reason, there is an urgent need to find compounds that are highly safe and efficacious for the prevention and treatment of cancer. Gambogic acid (GA) is a xanthone structure extracted from the dry, brownish gamboge resin secreted from the Garcinia hanburyi tree in Southeast Asia and has inherent anti-cancer properties. In this review, the molecular mechanisms underlying the targets of GA that are liable for its effective anti-cancer activity are discussed that reveal the potential of GA as a pertinent candidate that can be appropriately developed and designed into a capable anti-cancer drug.
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- Kishore Banik
- Cancer Biology Laboratory, DBT-AIST International Laboratory for Advanced Biomedicine (DAILAB), Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam, 781039, India
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- Cancer Biology Laboratory, DBT-AIST International Laboratory for Advanced Biomedicine (DAILAB), Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam, 781039, India
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- Cancer Biology Laboratory, DBT-AIST International Laboratory for Advanced Biomedicine (DAILAB), Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam, 781039, India
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- Cancer Biology Laboratory, DBT-AIST International Laboratory for Advanced Biomedicine (DAILAB), Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam, 781039, India
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- Department for Management of Science and Technology Development, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, 700000, Viet Nam; Faculty of Pharmacy, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, 700000, Viet Nam; Department of Pharmacology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 117600, Singapore.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 117600, Singapore
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- Stem Cell and Cancer Biology Laboratory, School of Biomedical Sciences, Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, WA 6009, Australia
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- Department of Pharmacology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 117600, Singapore
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- Department of Pharmacology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 117600, Singapore; Cancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Pharmacology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 117600, Singapore; Cancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore; Medical Science Cluster, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore; Curtin Medical School, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia; National University Cancer Institute, National University Health System, Singapore.
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- Cancer Biology Laboratory, DBT-AIST International Laboratory for Advanced Biomedicine (DAILAB), Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam, 781039, India.
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Jia P, Li F, Gu W, Zhang W, Cai Y. Gab3 overexpression in human glioma mediates Akt activation and tumor cell proliferation. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0173473. [PMID: 28291820 PMCID: PMC5349442 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0173473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2017] [Accepted: 02/22/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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This current study tested expression and potential biological functions of Gab3 in human glioma. Gab3 mRNA and protein expression was significantly elevated in human glioma tissues and glioma cells. Its level was however low in normal brain tissues and primary human astrocytes. In both established (U251MG cell line) and primary human glioma cells, Gab3 knockdown by shRNA/siRNA significantly inhibited Akt activation and cell proliferation. Reversely, forced Gab3 overexpression in U251MG cells promoted Akt activation and cell proliferation. In vivo, the growth of U251MG tumors in nude mice was inhibited following expressing Gab3 shRNA. Akt activation in cancer tissues was also suppressed by Gab3 shRNA. Together, we conclude that Gab3 overexpression in human glioma mediates Akt activation and cancer cell proliferation.
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- Pifeng Jia
- Department of Neurosurgery, RuiJin Hospital North, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, RuiJin Hospital North, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, RuiJin Hospital North, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, RuiJin Hospital North, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, RuiJin Hospital North, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Jiang H, Liu W, Zhan SK, Pan YX, Bian LG, Sun B, Sun QF, Pan SJ. GSK621 Targets Glioma Cells via Activating AMP-Activated Protein Kinase Signalings. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0161017. [PMID: 27532105 PMCID: PMC4988667 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0161017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2016] [Accepted: 07/28/2016] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Here, we studied the anti-glioma cell activity by a novel AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) activator GSK621. We showed that GSK621 was cytotoxic to human glioma cells (U87MG and U251MG lines), possibly via provoking caspase-dependent apoptotic cell death. Its cytotoxicity was alleviated by caspase inhibitors. GSK621 activated AMPK to inhibit mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) and downregulate Tetraspanin 8 (Tspan8) in glioma cells. AMPK inhibition, through shRNA knockdown of AMPKα or introduction of a dominant negative (T172A) AMPKα, almost reversed GSK621-induced AMPK activation, mTOR inhibition and Tspan8 degradation. Consequently, GSK621’s cytotoxicity in glioma cells was also significantly attenuated by AMPKα knockdown or mutation. Further studies showed that GSK621, at a relatively low concentration, significantly potentiated temozolomide (TMZ)’s sensitivity and lethality against glioma cells. We summarized that GSK621 inhibits human glioma cells possibly via activating AMPK signaling. This novel AMPK activator could be a novel and promising anti-glioma cell agent.
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- Hong Jiang
- Department of Neurosurgery, Rui-Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao-Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, P.R. China
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- Department of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, Rui-Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao-Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, P.R. China
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- Department of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, Rui-Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao-Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, P.R. China
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- Department of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, Rui-Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao-Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Rui-Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao-Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, P.R. China
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- Department of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, Rui-Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao-Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Rui-Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao-Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, P.R. China
- * E-mail: (Q-FS); (S-JP)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Rui-Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao-Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, P.R. China
- * E-mail: (Q-FS); (S-JP)
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Thida M, Kim DW, Tran TTT, Pham MQ, Lee H, Kim I, Lee JW. Gambogic acid induces apoptotic cell death in T98G glioma cells. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2016; 26:1097-1101. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2015.11.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2015] [Revised: 11/10/2015] [Accepted: 11/14/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Kojima-Yuasa A, Huang X, Matsui-Yuasa I. Synergistic Anticancer Activities of Natural Substances in Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Diseases 2015; 3:260-281. [PMID: 28943624 PMCID: PMC5548258 DOI: 10.3390/diseases3040260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2015] [Revised: 10/11/2015] [Accepted: 10/13/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is highly resistant to currently available chemotherapeutic agents. The clinical outcome of HCC treatment remains unsatisfactory. Therefore, new effective and well-tolerated therapy strategies are needed. Natural products are excellent sources for the development of new medications for disease treatment. Recently, we and other researchers have suggested that the combined effect of natural products may improve the effect of chemotherapy treatments against the proliferation of cancer cells. In addition, many combination treatments with natural products augmented intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS). In this review we will demonstrate the synergistic anticancer effects of a combination of natural products with chemotherapeutic agents or natural products against human HCC and provide new insight into the development of novel combination therapies against HCC.
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- Akiko Kojima-Yuasa
- Department of Food and Human Health Sciences, Graduate School of Human Life Science, Osaka City University, 3-3-138 Sugimoto, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka 558-8585, Japan.
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, Kitasato University, 5-9-1 Shirogane, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8641, Japan.
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- Department of Food and Human Health Sciences, Graduate School of Human Life Science, Osaka City University, 3-3-138 Sugimoto, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka 558-8585, Japan.
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Li D, Song XY, Yue QX, Cui YJ, Liu M, Feng LX, Wu WY, Jiang BH, Yang M, Qu XB, Liu X, Guo DA. Proteomic and bioinformatic analyses of possible target-related proteins of gambogic acid in human breast carcinoma MDA-MB-231 cells. Chin J Nat Med 2015; 13:41-51. [PMID: 25660287 DOI: 10.1016/s1875-5364(15)60005-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2014] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Gambogic acid (GA) is an anticancer agent in phase ‖b clinical trial in China but its mechanism of action has not been fully clarified. The present study was designed to search the possible target-related proteins of GA in cancer cells using proteomic method and establish possible network using bioinformatic analysis. Cytotoxicity and anti-migration effects of GA in MDA-MB-231 cells were checked using MTT assay, flow cytometry, wound migration assay, and chamber migration assay. Possible target-related proteins of GA at early (3 h) and late stage (24 h) of treatment were searched using a proteomic technology, two-dimensional electrophoresis (2-DE). The possible network of GA was established using bioinformatic analysis. The intracellular expression levels of vimentin, keratin 18, and calumenin were determined using Western blotting. GA inhibited cell proliferation and induced cell cycle arrest at G2/M phase and apoptosis in MDA-MB-231 cells. Additionally, GA exhibited anti-migration effects at non-toxic doses. In 2-DE analysis, totally 23 possible GA targeted proteins were found, including those with functions in cytoskeleton and transport, regulation of redox state, metabolism, ubiquitin-proteasome system, transcription and translation, protein transport and modification, and cytokine. Network analysis of these proteins suggested that cytoskeleton-related proteins might play important roles in the effects of GA. Results of Western blotting confirmed the cleavage of vimentin, increase in keratin 18, and decrease in calumenin levels in GA-treated cells. In summary, GA is a multi-target compound and its anti-cancer effects may be based on several target-related proteins such as cytoskeleton-related proteins.
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- Dong Li
- Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun 130117, China; Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China; Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China; Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun 130117, China.
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- Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China.
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- Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China
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Li D, Yang H, Li R, Wang Y, Wang W, Li D, Ma S, Zhang X. Antitumor activity of gambogic acid on NCI-H1993 xenografts via MET signaling pathway downregulation. Oncol Lett 2015; 10:2802-2806. [PMID: 26722245 PMCID: PMC4665713 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2015.3719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2014] [Accepted: 04/24/2015] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The present study aimed to investigate the anti-tumor mechanisms of gambogic acid (GA) on NCI-H1993 xenografts in vivo. Non-small cell lung carcinoma NCI-H1993 cells, which harbor a MET gene amplification, were subcutaneously injected into athymic nude mice. The mice were randomly assigned to treatment with 10, 20 or 30 mg/kg GA for 3 weeks. At the end of the efficacy study, all the mice were sacrificed and the tumor tissues were subjected to western blot analysis and immunohistochemical (IHC) staining. GA inhibited NCI-H1993 xenograft tumor growth in a dose-dependent manner. Western blot analysis demonstrated that expression of phosphorylated (p)-MET and its downstream signaling molecules p-AKT and p-ERK1/2 were significantly inhibited by GA. IHC analysis of Ki-67 expression demonstrated that GA treatment resulted in dose-dependent inhibition of tumor cell proliferation. GA exerted antitumor effects on NCI-H1993 xenografts in vivo by direct regulation of the MET signaling pathway. Theses antitumor effects were primarily a result of its anti-proliferation function.
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- Donglei Li
- Oncology Department, Baoding Second Central Hospital of Oncology, Zhuozhou, Hebei 072750, P.R. China
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- Oncology Department, Baoding Second Central Hospital of Oncology, Zhuozhou, Hebei 072750, P.R. China
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- Oncology Department, Baoding Second Central Hospital of Oncology, Zhuozhou, Hebei 072750, P.R. China
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- Oncology Department, Baoding Second Central Hospital of Oncology, Zhuozhou, Hebei 072750, P.R. China
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- Oncology Department, Baoding Second Central Hospital of Oncology, Zhuozhou, Hebei 072750, P.R. China
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- Oncology Department, Baoding Second Central Hospital of Oncology, Zhuozhou, Hebei 072750, P.R. China
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- Oncology Department, Baoding Second Central Hospital of Oncology, Zhuozhou, Hebei 072750, P.R. China
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- Oncology Department, Baoding Second Central Hospital of Oncology, Zhuozhou, Hebei 072750, P.R. China
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Jia B, Li S, Hu X, Zhu G, Chen W. Recent research on bioactive xanthones from natural medicine: Garcinia hanburyi. AAPS PharmSciTech 2015; 16:742-58. [PMID: 26152816 PMCID: PMC4508296 DOI: 10.1208/s12249-015-0339-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2015] [Accepted: 05/18/2015] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Garcinia hanburyi, a tropical plant found in south Asia, has a special long history in the development of both medicine and art. This review mainly focuses on the pharmacy research of the bioactive compounds from the plant in recent years. Preparative and analysis separation methods were introduced. Moreover, the chemical structure of the isolated compounds was included. The studies of biological activities of the caged xanthones from the plant, including antitumor, anti-HIV-1, antibacterial, and neurotrophic activities, were reviewed in detail. Furthermore, the mechanisms of its antitumor activity were also reviewed. As mentioned above, some of the xanthones from G. hanburyi can be promising drug candidates, which is worth studying. However, we still need much evidence to prove their efficacy and safety. So, further research is critical for the future application of xanthones from G. hanburyi.
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- Buyun Jia
- />School of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, 001 Qianjiang Road, Hefei, 230012 Anhui China
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- />School of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, 001 Qianjiang Road, Hefei, 230012 Anhui China
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- />School of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, 001 Qianjiang Road, Hefei, 230012 Anhui China
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- />School of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, 001 Qianjiang Road, Hefei, 230012 Anhui China
- />Ma’anshan Central Hospital, 027 Hudong Road, Ma’anshan, 243000 Anhui China
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- />School of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, 001 Qianjiang Road, Hefei, 230012 Anhui China
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Park MS, Kim NH, Kang CW, Oh CW, Kim GD. Antimetastatic Effects of Gambogic Acid are Mediated via the Actin Cytoskeleton and NF-κB Pathways in SK-HEP1 Cells. Drug Dev Res 2015; 76:132-42. [DOI: 10.1002/ddr.21249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2015] [Accepted: 03/10/2015] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Min-Seok Park
- Department of Microbiology; College of Natural Science, Pukyong National University; Busan 608-737 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology; College of Natural Science, Pukyong National University; Busan 608-737 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology; College of Natural Science, Pukyong National University; Busan 608-737 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Marine Biology; College of Fishery Sciences, Pukyong National University; Busan 608-737 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology; College of Natural Science, Pukyong National University; Busan 608-737 Republic of Korea
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Zheng Z, Ou W, Zhang X, Li Y, Li Y. UHPLC-MS method for determination of gambogic acid and application to bioavailability, pharmacokinetics, excretion and tissue distribution in rats. Biomed Chromatogr 2015; 29:1581-8. [DOI: 10.1002/bmc.3462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2014] [Revised: 02/09/2015] [Accepted: 02/19/2015] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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- Zhifen Zheng
- School of Life Science; Beijing Institute of Technology; Beijing 100081 China
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- School of Life Science; Beijing Institute of Technology; Beijing 100081 China
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- Hebei North University; Zhangjiakou 075000 China
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- China Astronaut Research and Training Centre; Beijing 100094 China
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- School of Life Science; Beijing Institute of Technology; Beijing 100081 China
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Zahonero C, Sánchez-Gómez P. EGFR-dependent mechanisms in glioblastoma: towards a better therapeutic strategy. Cell Mol Life Sci 2014; 71:3465-88. [PMID: 24671641 PMCID: PMC11113227 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-014-1608-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2013] [Revised: 02/06/2014] [Accepted: 03/11/2014] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Glioblastoma is a particularly resilient cancer, and while therapies may be able to reach the brain by crossing the blood-brain barrier, they then have to deal with a highly invasive tumor that is very resistant to DNA damage. It seems clear that in order to kill aggressive glioma cells more efficiently and with fewer side effects on normal tissue, there must be a shift from classical cytotoxic chemotherapy to more targeted therapies. Since the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is altered in almost 50% of glioblastomas, it currently represents one of the most promising therapeutic targets. In fact, it has been associated with several distinct steps in tumorigenesis, from tumor initiation to tumor growth and survival, and also with the regulation of cell migration and angiogenesis. However, inhibitors of the EGFR kinase have produced poor results with this type of cancer in clinical trials, with no clear explanation for the tumor resistance observed. Here we will review what we know about the expression and function of EGFR in cancer and in particular in gliomas. We will also evaluate which are the possible molecular and cellular escape mechanisms. As a result, we hope that this review will help improve the design of future EGFR-targeted therapies for glioblastomas.
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- Cristina Zahonero
- Neuro-Oncology Unit, Instituto de Salud Carlos III-UFIEC, Madrid, Spain
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BACKGROUND Optimal treatment decisions for cancer patients require reliable prognostic and predictive information. However, this information is inadequate in many cases. Several recent studies suggest that the leucine-rich repeats and immunoglobulin-like domains (LRIG) genes, transcripts, and proteins have prognostic implications in various cancer types. MATERIAL AND METHODS Relevant literature was identified on PubMed using the key words lrig1, lrig2, and lrig3. LRIG mRNA expression in cancer versus normal tissues was investigated using the Oncomine database. RESULTS The three human LRIG genes, LRIG1, LRIG2, and LRIG3, encode single-pass transmembrane proteins. LRIG1 is a negative regulator of growth factor signaling that has been shown to function as a tumor suppressor in vitro and in vivo in mice. The functions of LRIG2 and LRIG3 are less well defined. LRIG gene and protein expression are commonly dysregulated in human cancer. In early stage breast cancer, LRIG1 copy number was recently shown to predict early and late relapse in addition to overall survival; in nasopharyngeal carcinoma, loss of LRIG1 is also associated with poor survival. LRIG gene and protein expression have prognostic value in breast cancer, uterine cervical cancer, head-and-neck cancer, glioma, non-small cell lung cancer, prostate cancer, and cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma. In general, expression of LRIG1 and LRIG3 is associated with good survival, whereas expression of LRIG2 is associated with poor survival. Additionally, LRIG1 regulates cellular sensitivity to anti-cancer drugs, which indicates a possible role as a predictive marker. CONCLUSIONS LRIG gene statuses and mRNA and protein expression are clinically relevant prognostic indicators in several types of human cancer. We propose that LRIG analyses could become important when making informed and individualized clinical decisions regarding the management of cancer patients.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Biomarkers, Tumor/genetics
- Biomarkers, Tumor/metabolism
- Breast Neoplasms/genetics
- Breast Neoplasms/metabolism
- Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/genetics
- Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/metabolism
- Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/mortality
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/genetics
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/metabolism
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/mortality
- Down-Regulation
- Female
- Gene Expression
- Genes, Tumor Suppressor
- Glioma/genetics
- Glioma/metabolism
- Glioma/mortality
- Head and Neck Neoplasms/genetics
- Head and Neck Neoplasms/metabolism
- Humans
- Lung Neoplasms/genetics
- Lung Neoplasms/metabolism
- Lung Neoplasms/mortality
- Male
- Membrane Glycoproteins/genetics
- Membrane Glycoproteins/metabolism
- Membrane Proteins/genetics
- Membrane Proteins/metabolism
- Mice
- Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms/genetics
- Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms/metabolism
- Neoplasm Proteins/genetics
- Neoplasm Proteins/metabolism
- Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
- Neoplasms/genetics
- Neoplasms/metabolism
- Neoplasms/mortality
- Prognosis
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Up-Regulation
- Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/genetics
- Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/metabolism
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- David Lindquist
- Oncology Research Laboratory, Department of Radiation Sciences, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Oncology Research Laboratory, Department of Radiation Sciences, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Oncology Research Laboratory, Department of Radiation Sciences, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Oncology Research Laboratory, Department of Radiation Sciences, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
- Correspondence: H. Hedman, Oncology Research Laboratory, Department of Radiation Sciences, Umeå University, SE-90187 Umeå, Sweden. Tel: + 46 90 785 2881. E-mail:
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Abstract
Recent discoveries of AMPK activators point to the large number of therapeutic candidates that can be transformed to successful designs of novel drugs. AMPK is a universal energy sensor and influences almost all physiological processes in the cells. Thus, regulation of the cellular energy metabolism can be achieved in selective tissues via the artificial activation of AMPK by small molecules. Recently, special attention has been given to direct activators of AMPK that are regulated by several nonspecific upstream factors. The direct activation of AMPK, by definition, should lead to more specific biological activities and as a result minimize possible side effects.
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She C, Zhu LQ, Zhen YF, Wang XD, Dong QR. Activation of AMPK protects against hydrogen peroxide-induced osteoblast apoptosis through autophagy induction and NADPH maintenance: new implications for osteonecrosis treatment? Cell Signal 2013; 26:1-8. [PMID: 24080159 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2013.08.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2013] [Accepted: 08/30/2013] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
Elevated hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) causes osteoblast dysfunction and apoptosis, serving as an important contributor to the development of osteonecrosis. Here we aimed to understand the role of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) in the process. We observed a high level of AMPK activation in surgery isolated patients' osteonecrosis tissues. In cultured osteoblastoma MG63 cells, H2O2 stimulation induced significant AMPK activation, oxidative stress, cell death and apoptosis. Inhibition of AMPK by its inhibitor (compound C) or by shRNA-mediated knockdown dramatically enhanced H2O2-induced MG63 cell apoptosis, while over-expression of AMPK in HEK-293 cells alleviated H2O2-induced cell damage. These results confirmed that H2O2-activated AMPK is pro-cell survival. We observed that H2O2 induced protective autophagy in MG63 cells, and AMPK-dependent Ulk1 activation and mTORC1 (mTOR complex 1) inactivation might involve autophagy activation. Further, AMPK activation inhibited H2O2-induced oxidative stress, probably through inhibiting NADPH (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate) depletion, since more NADPH depletion and oxidative stress were induced by H2O2 in AMPK deficient MG63 cells. Finally, we observed a significant AMPK activation in H2O2-treated primary cultured and transformed (MC3T3-E1) osteoblasts, and AMPK inhibitor compound C enhanced death by H2O2 in these cells. Based on these results, we concluded that H2O2-induced AMPK activation is pro-survival and anti-apoptosis in osteoblasts. Autophagy induction and NADPH maintenance are involved in AMPK-mediated pro-survival effects. AMPK might represent a novel molecular target for osteonecrosis treatment.
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Affiliation(s)
- Chang She
- Department of Orthopedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215000, China
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