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Scorza C, Goncalves V, Finsterer J, Scorza F, Fonseca F. Exploring the Prospective Role of Propolis in Modifying Aging Hallmarks. Cells 2024; 13:390. [PMID: 38474354 DOI: 10.3390/cells13050390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2023] [Revised: 02/18/2024] [Accepted: 02/22/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024] Open
Abstract
Aging populations worldwide are placing age-related diseases at the forefront of the research agenda. The therapeutic potential of natural substances, especially propolis and its components, has led to these products being promising agents for alleviating several cellular and molecular-level changes associated with age-related diseases. With this in mind, scientists have introduced a contextual framework to guide future aging research, called the hallmarks of aging. This framework encompasses various mechanisms including genomic instability, epigenetic changes, mitochondrial dysfunction, inflammation, impaired nutrient sensing, and altered intercellular communication. Propolis, with its rich array of bioactive compounds, functions as a potent functional food, modulating metabolism, gut microbiota, inflammation, and immune response, offering significant health benefits. Studies emphasize propolis' properties, such as antitumor, cardioprotective, and neuroprotective effects, as well as its ability to mitigate inflammation, oxidative stress, DNA damage, and pathogenic gut bacteria growth. This article underscores current scientific evidence supporting propolis' role in controlling molecular and cellular characteristics linked to aging and its hallmarks, hypothesizing its potential in geroscience research. The aim is to discover novel therapeutic strategies to improve health and quality of life in older individuals, addressing existing deficits and perspectives in this research area.
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- Carla Scorza
- Disciplina de Neurociência, Departamento de Neurologia e Neurocirurgia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo 04039-032, Brazil
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- Disciplina de Neurociência, Departamento de Neurologia e Neurocirurgia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo 04039-032, Brazil
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- Disciplina de Neurociência, Departamento de Neurologia e Neurocirurgia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo 04039-032, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Análises Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina do ABC, Santo André 09060-650, Brazil
- Departamento de Ciencias Farmaceuticas, Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo (UNIFESP), Diadema 09972-270, Brazil
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Yu TJ, Shiau JP, Tang JY, Farooqi AA, Cheng YB, Hou MF, Yen CH, Chang HW. Physapruin A Exerts Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress to Trigger Breast Cancer Cell Apoptosis via Oxidative Stress. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24108853. [PMID: 37240198 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24108853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2023] [Revised: 05/04/2023] [Accepted: 05/13/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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Physalis plants are commonly used traditional medicinal herbs, and most of their extracts containing withanolides show anticancer effects. Physapruin A (PHA), a withanolide isolated from P. peruviana, shows antiproliferative effects on breast cancer cells involving oxidative stress, apoptosis, and autophagy. However, the other oxidative stress-associated response, such as endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, and its participation in regulating apoptosis in PHA-treated breast cancer cells remain unclear. This study aims to explore the function of oxidative stress and ER stress in modulating the proliferation and apoptosis of breast cancer cells treated with PHA. PHA induced a more significant ER expansion and aggresome formation of breast cancer cells (MCF7 and MDA-MB-231). The mRNA and protein levels of ER stress-responsive genes (IRE1α and BIP) were upregulated by PHA in breast cancer cells. The co-treatment of PHA with the ER stress-inducer (thapsigargin, TG), i.e., TG/PHA, demonstrated synergistic antiproliferation, reactive oxygen species generation, subG1 accumulation, and apoptosis (annexin V and caspases 3/8 activation) as examined by ATP assay, flow cytometry, and western blotting. These ER stress responses, their associated antiproliferation, and apoptosis changes were partly alleviated by the N-acetylcysteine, an oxidative stress inhibitor. Taken together, PHA exhibits ER stress-inducing function to promote antiproliferation and apoptosis of breast cancer cells involving oxidative stress.
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- Tzu-Jung Yu
- Graduate Institute of Natural Products, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
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- Division of Breast Oncology and Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
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- School of Post-Baccalaureate Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical and Genetic Engineering (IBGE), Islamabad 54000, Pakistan
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- Department of Marine Biotechnology and Resources, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan
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- Division of Breast Oncology and Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
- Department of Biomedical Science and Environmental Biology, College of Life Science, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Natural Products, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
- National Natural Product Libraries and High-Throughput Screening Core Facility, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
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- Department of Biomedical Science and Environmental Biology, College of Life Science, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
- Center for Cancer Research, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
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Wang L, Zhou L, Liu S, Liu Y, Zhao J, Chen Y, Liu Y. Artepillin C Time−Dependently Alleviates Metabolic Syndrome in Obese Mice by Regulating CREB/CRTC2−BMAL1 Signaling. Nutrients 2023; 15:nu15071644. [PMID: 37049484 PMCID: PMC10096790 DOI: 10.3390/nu15071644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2023] [Revised: 03/22/2023] [Accepted: 03/26/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023] Open
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Artepillin C (APC), a cAMP-response element−binding (CREB)/CREB regulated transcription coactivator 2 (CRTC2) inhibitor isolated from Brazilian green propolis, can ameliorate metabolic syndrome in obese mice. Because the sensitivity and responsiveness of the body to the drug depend on the time of day and the circadian clock alignment, the optimal administration time of APC for desired efficacy in treating metabolic syndrome remains unclear. In this study, APC (20 mg/kg) or the vehicle was intraperitoneally injected into obese mice once daily for one or three weeks. The results of the insulin tolerance test, pyruvate tolerance test, and histological and biochemical assays showed that APC could improve whole−body glucose homeostasis and decrease hepatic lipid synthesis following a circadian rhythm. Further exploration of the underlying mechanism revealed that APC may disturb the diurnal oscillations of the expression of brain and muscle ARNT−like protein (BMAL1) in primary hepatocytes and the livers of the study subjects. Moreover, APC could inhibit hepatic BMAL1 expression by blocking the CREB/CRTC2 transcription complex. BMAL1 overexpression in primary hepatocytes or the livers of db/db mice antagonized the inhibitory effect of APC on hepatic lipid metabolism. In conclusion, the chronotherapy of APC may relieve metabolic syndrome in obese mice, and the mechanism behind APC−mediated time−of−day effects on metabolic syndrome were unveiled, thereby providing a foundation for optimized APC treatment from a mechanistic perspective.
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Oxidative-Stress-Mediated ER Stress Is Involved in Regulating Manoalide-Induced Antiproliferation in Oral Cancer Cells. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24043987. [PMID: 36835397 PMCID: PMC9965613 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24043987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2023] [Revised: 02/06/2023] [Accepted: 02/15/2023] [Indexed: 02/18/2023] Open
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Manoalide provides preferential antiproliferation of oral cancer but is non-cytotoxic to normal cells by modulating reactive oxygen species (ROS) and apoptosis. Although ROS interplays with endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and apoptosis, the influence of ER stress on manoalide-triggered apoptosis has not been reported. The role of ER stress in manoalide-induced preferential antiproliferation and apoptosis was assessed in this study. Manoalide induces a higher ER expansion and aggresome accumulation of oral cancer than normal cells. Generally, manoalide differentially influences higher mRNA and protein expressions of ER-stress-associated genes (PERK, IRE1α, ATF6, and BIP) in oral cancer cells than in normal cells. Subsequently, the contribution of ER stress on manoalide-treated oral cancer cells was further examined. ER stress inducer, thapsigargin, enhances the manoalide-induced antiproliferation, caspase 3/7 activation, and autophagy of oral cancer cells rather than normal cells. Moreover, N-acetylcysteine, an ROS inhibitor, reverses the responses of ER stress, aggresome formation, and the antiproliferation of oral cancer cells. Consequently, the preferential ER stress of manoalide-treated oral cancer cells is crucial for its antiproliferative effect.
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Hasegawa Y, Motoyama M, Hamamoto A, Kimura S, Kamatari YO, Kamishina H, Oh-Hashi K, Furuta K, Hirata Y. Identification of Novel Oxindole Compounds That Suppress ER Stress-Induced Cell Death as Chemical Chaperones. ACS Chem Neurosci 2022; 13:1055-1064. [PMID: 35294164 DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.2c00064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and oxidative stress lead to protein misfolding, and the resulting accumulation of protein aggregates is often associated with the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and prion disease. Small molecules preventing these pathogenic processes may be effective interventions for such neurodegenerative disorders. In this paper, we identify several novel oxindole compounds that can prevent ER stress- and oxidative stress-induced cell death. Among them, derivatives of the lead compound GIF-0726-r in which a hydrogen atom at the oxindole ring 5 position is substituted with a methyl (GIF-0852-r), bromine (GIF-0854-r), or nitro (GIF-0856-r) group potently suppressed global ER stress. Furthermore, GIF-0854-r and -0856-r prevented protein aggregate accumulation in vitro and in cultured hippocampal HT22 neuronal cells, indicating that these two compounds function effectively as chemical chaperones. In addition, GIF-0852-r, -0854-r, and -0856-r prevented glutamate-induced oxytosis and erastin-induced ferroptosis. Collectively, these results suggest that the novel oxindole compounds GIF-0854-r and -0856-r may be useful therapeutics against protein-misfolding diseases as well as valuable research tools for studying the molecular mechanisms of ER and oxidative stress.
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- Yuto Hasegawa
- Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Gifu University, Yanagido, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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- Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Gifu University, Yanagido, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Science, Faculty of Engineering, Gifu University, Yanagido, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
- Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Gifu University, Yanagido, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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- The United Graduate School of Veterinary Sciences, Gifu University, Yanagido, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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- United Graduate School of Drug Discovery and Medical Information Sciences, Gifu University, Yanagido, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
- Life Science Research Center, Gifu University, Yanagido, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
- Institute for Glyco-Core Research (iGCORE), Gifu University, Yanagido, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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- The United Graduate School of Veterinary Sciences, Gifu University, Yanagido, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Science, Faculty of Engineering, Gifu University, Yanagido, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
- Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Gifu University, Yanagido, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
- United Graduate School of Drug Discovery and Medical Information Sciences, Gifu University, Yanagido, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Science, Faculty of Engineering, Gifu University, Yanagido, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
- Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Gifu University, Yanagido, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
- United Graduate School of Drug Discovery and Medical Information Sciences, Gifu University, Yanagido, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Science, Faculty of Engineering, Gifu University, Yanagido, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
- Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Gifu University, Yanagido, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
- United Graduate School of Drug Discovery and Medical Information Sciences, Gifu University, Yanagido, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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