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Liu Z, Wang Q, Chi Y, Chen R, Zhao L, Liu Z, Zhai J, Li S, Han N, Yin J. Acovenosigenin A β-glucoside mediates JAK2-STAT3 signaling pathway by targeting GP130 in A549 and H460 cells based on integrative analysis of transcriptome and proteome and biological verification. Bioorg Chem 2024; 151:107633. [PMID: 39003941 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2024.107633] [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: 05/05/2024] [Revised: 07/05/2024] [Accepted: 07/10/2024] [Indexed: 07/16/2024]
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Acovenosigenin A β-glucoside (AAG) is a cardiac glycoside derived from Streptocaulon juventas (Lour.) Merr, which exhibited the potential in treating lung cancer in our previous research. However, the action mechanism remains unclear. In this research, JAK2-STAT3 signaling pathway was predicted to be the critical regulation pathway based on the integrative analysis of transcriptome and proteome. Western blotting and qPCR assays were performed to identify that AAG can regulate JAK2-STAT3 signaling pathway and its downstream genes, such as c-Myc, Survivin, Cyclin B1, CDK1, Bcl-2. And this action of AAG depended on the suppression of STAT3 phosphorylation and its nuclear translocation through the experiments of Immunofluorescence, transient transfection and cryptotanshinone treatment. Additionally, AAG was discovered to mediate the JAK2-STAT3 pathway in IL-6-driven A549 and H460 cells, which in turn inhibited cell proliferation, promoted mitochondria-related apoptosis, and arrested the cell cycle progression. By molecular docking analysis, CETSA and SIP experiments, the protein of GP130 was identified as the specific target of AAG in A549 and H460 cells. Further studies suggested that AAG inhibited JAK2-STAT3 pathway and its downstream genes by targeting GP130 in nude mice xenograft model in vivo. This research presented that AAG exhibits the promising potential in the treatment of NSCLC.
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- Zhe Liu
- Development and Utilization Key Laboratory of Northeast Plant Materials, School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Development and Utilization Key Laboratory of Northeast Plant Materials, School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Development and Utilization Key Laboratory of Northeast Plant Materials, School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Development and Utilization Key Laboratory of Northeast Plant Materials, School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Development and Utilization Key Laboratory of Northeast Plant Materials, School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Development and Utilization Key Laboratory of Northeast Plant Materials, School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Development and Utilization Key Laboratory of Northeast Plant Materials, School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Development and Utilization Key Laboratory of Northeast Plant Materials, School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Development and Utilization Key Laboratory of Northeast Plant Materials, School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China.
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- Development and Utilization Key Laboratory of Northeast Plant Materials, School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China.
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Anifowose SO, Alqahtani WSN, Al-Dahmash BA, Sasse F, Jalouli M, Aboul-Soud MAM, Badjah-Hadj-Ahmed AY, Elnakady YA. Efforts in Bioprospecting Research: A Survey of Novel Anticancer Phytochemicals Reported in the Last Decade. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27238307. [PMID: 36500400 PMCID: PMC9738008 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27238307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2022] [Revised: 11/10/2022] [Accepted: 11/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Bioprospecting natural products to find prominent agents for medical application is an area of scientific endeavor that has produced many clinically used bioactive compounds, including anticancer agents. These compounds come from plants, microorganisms, and marine life. They are so-called secondary metabolites that are important for a species to survive in the hostile environment of its respective ecosystem. The kingdom of Plantae has been an important source of traditional medicine in the past and is also enormously used today as an exquisite reservoir for detecting novel bioactive compounds that are potent against hard-to-treat maladies such as cancer. Cancer therapies, especially chemotherapies, are fraught with many factors that are difficult to manage, such as drug resistance, adverse side effects, less selectivity, complexity, etc. Here, we report the results of an exploration of the databases of PubMed, Science Direct, and Google Scholar for bioactive anticancer phytochemicals published between 2010 and 2020. Our report is restricted to new compounds with strong-to-moderate bioactivity potential for which mass spectroscopic structural data are available. Each of the phytochemicals reported in this review was assigned to chemical classes with peculiar anticancer properties. In our survey, we found anticancer phytochemicals that are reported to have selective toxicity against cancer cells, to sensitize MDR cancer cells, and to have multitarget effects in several signaling pathways. Surprisingly, many of these compounds have limited follow-up studies. Detailed investigations into the synthesis of more functional derivatives, chemical genetics, and the clinical relevance of these compounds are required to achieve safer chemotherapy.
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- Saheed O. Anifowose
- Department of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11415, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11415, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11415, Saudi Arabia
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- Institute for Pharmaceutical Biology, Technical University of Braunschweig, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Riyadh 11623, Saudi Arabia
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- Chair of Medical and Molecular Genetics Research, Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh 11433, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11415, Saudi Arabia
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Shah K, Chhabra S, Singh Chauhan N. Chemistry and anticancer activity of cardiac glycosides: A review. Chem Biol Drug Des 2022; 100:364-375. [PMID: 35638893 DOI: 10.1111/cbdd.14096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2022] [Revised: 05/17/2022] [Accepted: 05/21/2022] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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The objective of this review is an attempt to emphasize the development in the chemistry and to display review of diverse therapeutic actions of cardiac glycosides. Anticancer activity of cardiac glycosides is the main activity as discussed in this review. The aim of the review is to gather the recent researches on cardiac glycosides. The present manuscript gives the platform for the researcher to have complete literature on the topic.
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- Kamal Shah
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Research, GLA University, Mathura, India
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Research, GLA University, Mathura, India
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Design and Synthesis of Polymer Prodrugs for Improving Water-Solubility, Pharmacokinetic Behavior and Antitumor Efficacy of TXA9. Pharm Res 2020; 37:66. [PMID: 32166420 DOI: 10.1007/s11095-020-02789-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2019] [Accepted: 02/20/2020] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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PURPOSE TXA9, a novel cardiac glycoside, has a potent anti-proliferative effect against A549 human lung cancer cells, however, possesses a poor water-solubility and a rapid metabolic rate in vivo which limited the further development of TXA9. To overcome the shortcomings of TXA9, four polymer prodrugs of TXA9 were designed and synthesized. METHODS Poly (ethylene glycol) monomethyl ether (mPEG) and α-tocopherol polyethylene glycol succinate (TPGS) were applied to modify TXA9 via carbonate ester and glycine linkers respectively to obtain four polymer prodrugs. The water-solubility and stability of prodrugs were studied in vitro while their pharmacokinetic behaviors and antitumor activity were investigated in vivo. RESULTS The water-solubility of TXA9 was obviously increased and prodrugs with glycine linkers showed a better stability in rat plasma. Their pharmacokinetic investigation found that the t1/2 and AUC0-∞ of TPGS-Gly-TXA9 was increased by 80- and 9.6-fold compared with that of TXA9, which was more superior than the other three prodrugs. More importantly, the tumor inhibition rate of TPGS-Gly-TXA9 (43.81%) on A549 xenograft nude mice was significantly increased compared with that of TXA9 (25.26%). CONCLUSION The above results suggested that TPGS-Gly-TXA9 possessed better antitumor efficiency than TXA9 and could be further investigated as an anti-cancer agent.
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Sundaravadivelu S, Raj SK, Kumar BS, Arumugamand P, Ragunathan PP. Reverse Screening Bioinformatics Approach to Identify Potential Anti Breast Cancer Targets Using Thymoquinone from Neutraceuticals Black Cumin Oil. Anticancer Agents Med Chem 2020; 19:599-609. [PMID: 30678630 DOI: 10.2174/1871520619666190124155359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2018] [Revised: 10/25/2018] [Accepted: 01/03/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Functional foods, neutraceuticals and natural antioxidants have established their potential roles in the protection of human health and diseases. Thymoquinone (TQ), the main bioactive component of Nigella sativa seeds (black cumin seeds), a plant derived neutraceutical was used by ancient Egyptians because of their ability to cure a variety of health conditions and used as a dietary food supplement. Owing to its multi targeting nature, TQ interferes with a wide range of tumorigenic processes and counteracts carcinogenesis, malignant growth, invasion, migration, and angiogenesis. Additionally, TQ can specifically sensitize tumor cells towards conventional cancer treatments (e.g., radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy) and simultaneously minimize therapy-associated toxic effects in normal cells besides being cost effective and safe. TQ was found to play a protective role when given along with chemotherapeutic agents to normal cells. METHODS In the present study, reverse in silico docking approach was used to search for potential molecular targets for cancer therapy. Various metastatic and apoptotic targets were docked with the target ligand. TQ was also tested for its anticancer activities for its ability to cause cell death, arrest cell cycle and ability to inhibit PARP gene expression. RESULTS In silico docking studies showed that TQ effectively docked metastatic targets MMPs and other apoptotic and cell proliferation targets EGFR. They were able to bring about cell death mediated by apoptosis, cell cycle arrest in the late apoptotic stage and induce DNA damage too. TQ effectively down regulated PARP gene expression which can lead to enhanced cancer cell death. CONCLUSION Thymoquinone a neutraceutical can be employed as a new therapeutic agent to target triple negative breast cancer which is otherwise difficult to treat as there are no receptors on them. Can be employed along with standard chemotherapeutic drugs to treat breast cancer as a combinatorial therapy.
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- Sumathi Sundaravadivelu
- Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore, TN, India
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- Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore, TN, India
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- Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore, TN, India
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- Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore, TN, India
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- Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore, TN, India
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Bui XH, Dang PH, Vo TT, Nguyen NYT, Nguyen MD, Tran QL. A new cardenolide glycoside from the roots of Streptocaulon juventas (lour.) merr. (Asclepiadaceae). Nat Prod Res 2019; 35:1192-1198. [PMID: 31368357 DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2019.1641806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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From remaining aqueous fraction of the roots of Streptocaulon juventas, one new cardiac glycoside named periplogenin 3-O-β-gentiobioside (1) together with six known ones (2-7) were isolated. Their relative structures were elucidated based on NMR spectroscopic analysis. Compound 1 showed moderate cytotoxicity against non-small cell lung carcinoma NCI-H460 and ovarian cancer HeLa cells. Moreover, compounds 2 and 3 exhibited remarkable cytotoxicity against NCI-H460 cell with the IC50 values of 0.34 and 0.068 μM, respectively.
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- Xuan-Hao Bui
- Faculty of Chemistry, Ho Chi Minh City University of Pedagogy, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- Faculty of Chemistry, VNUHCM-University of Science, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- Faculty of Traditional Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- Faculty of Chemistry, VNUHCM-University of Science, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- Faculty of Chemistry, VNUHCM-University of Science, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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Cardenolides: Insights from chemical structure and pharmacological utility. Pharmacol Res 2018; 141:123-175. [PMID: 30579976 DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2018.12.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2018] [Revised: 12/07/2018] [Accepted: 12/18/2018] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Cardiac glycosides (CGs) are a class of naturally occurring steroid-like compounds, and members of this class have been in clinical use for more than 1500 years. They have been used in folk medicine as arrow poisons, abortifacients, heart tonics, emetics, and diuretics as well as in other applications. The major use of CGs today is based on their ability to inhibit the membrane-bound Na+/K+-ATPase enzyme, and they are regarded as an effective treatment for congestive heart failure (CHF), cardiac arrhythmia and atrial fibrillation. Furthermore, increasing evidence has indicated the potential cytotoxic effects of CGs against various types of cancer. In this review, we highlight some of the structural features of this class of natural products that are crucial for their efficacy, some methods of isolating these compounds from natural resources, and the structural elucidation tools that have been used. We also describe their physicochemical properties and several modern biotechnological approaches for preparing CGs that do not require plant sources.
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Schneider NFZ, Cerella C, Lee JY, Mazumder A, Kim KR, de Carvalho A, Munkert J, Pádua RM, Kreis W, Kim KW, Christov C, Dicato M, Kim HJ, Han BW, Braga FC, Simões CMO, Diederich M. Cardiac Glycoside Glucoevatromonoside Induces Cancer Type-Specific Cell Death. Front Pharmacol 2018; 9:70. [PMID: 29545747 PMCID: PMC5838923 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2018.00070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2017] [Accepted: 01/19/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Cardiac glycosides (CGs) are natural compounds used traditionally to treat congestive heart diseases. Recent investigations repositioned CGs as potential anticancer agents. To discover novel cytotoxic CG scaffolds, we selected the cardenolide glucoevatromonoside (GEV) out of 46 CGs for its low nanomolar anti-lung cancer activity. GEV presented reduced toxicity toward non-cancerous cell types (lung MRC-5 and PBMC) and high-affinity binding to the Na+/K+-ATPase α subunit, assessed by computational docking. GEV-induced cell death was caspase-independent, as investigated by a multiparametric approach, and culminates in severe morphological alterations in A549 cells, monitored by transmission electron microscopy, live cell imaging and flow cytometry. This non-canonical cell death was not preceded or accompanied by exacerbation of autophagy. In the presence of GEV, markers of autophagic flux (e.g. LC3I-II conversion) were impacted, even in presence of bafilomycin A1. Cell death induction remained unaffected by calpain, cathepsin, parthanatos, or necroptosis inhibitors. Interestingly, GEV triggered caspase-dependent apoptosis in U937 acute myeloid leukemia cells, witnessing cancer-type specific cell death induction. Differential cell cycle modulation by this CG led to a G2/M arrest, cyclin B1 and p53 downregulation in A549, but not in U937 cells. We further extended the anti-cancer potential of GEV to 3D cell culture using clonogenic and spheroid formation assays and validated our findings in vivo by zebrafish xenografts. Altogether, GEV shows an interesting anticancer profile with the ability to exert cytotoxic effects via induction of different cell death modalities.
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- Naira F Z Schneider
- Laboratorio de Virologia Applicada, Departamento de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil
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- Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire du Cancer, Hôpital Kirchberg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg.,Department of Pharmacy, Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Pharmacy, Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Pharmacy, Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Pharmacy, Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Laboratorio de Virologia Applicada, Departamento de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil
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- Department of Biology, Friedrich-Alexander Universität, Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Departamento de Produtos Farmacêuticos, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Biology, Friedrich-Alexander Universität, Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- SNU-Harvard Neurovascular Protection Center, College of Pharmacy and Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire du Cancer, Hôpital Kirchberg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
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- College of Pharmacy, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Pharmacy, Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Departamento de Produtos Farmacêuticos, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Laboratorio de Virologia Applicada, Departamento de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacy, Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
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Zhang HY, Xu WQ, Zheng YY, Omari-Siaw E, Zhu Y, Cao X, Tong SS, Yu JN, Xu XM. Octreotide-periplocymarin conjugate prodrug for improving targetability and anti-tumor efficiency: synthesis, in vitro and in vivo evaluation. Oncotarget 2018; 7:86326-86338. [PMID: 27861145 PMCID: PMC5349917 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.13389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2016] [Accepted: 11/09/2016] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Cardiac glycosides could increase intracellular Ca2+ ion by inhibiting the Na+/K+ATPase to induce apoptosis in many tumor cells. However, narrow therapeutic index, poor tumor selectivity and severe cardiovascular toxicity hinder their applications in cancer treatment. To improve the safety profile and tumor targetablility of cardiac glycosides, we designed octreotide conjugated periplocymarin, a cardiac glycoside isolated from Cortex periplocae. The conjugate showed higher cytotoxicity on MCF-7 cells and HepG2 tumor cells (SSTRs overexpression) but much less toxicity in L-02 normal cells. Tissue distribution studies of the conjugate using H22 tumor model in mice showed higher accumulation in tumor and lower distribution in heart and liver than periplocymarin. Furthermore, in vivo anticancer effects of the conjugate on mice bearing H22 cancer xenografts confirmed enhanced anti-tumor efficacy and decreased systemic toxicity. Altogether, octreotide-conjugated periplocymarin demonstrated tumor selectivity and may be useful as a targeting agent to improve the safety profile of cardiac glycosides for cancer therapy.
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- Hui-Yun Zhang
- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Center for Nano Drug/Gene Delivery and Tissue Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Center for Nano Drug/Gene Delivery and Tissue Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Center for Nano Drug/Gene Delivery and Tissue Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Center for Nano Drug/Gene Delivery and Tissue Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Center for Nano Drug/Gene Delivery and Tissue Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Center for Nano Drug/Gene Delivery and Tissue Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Center for Nano Drug/Gene Delivery and Tissue Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, People's Republic of China.,School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Center for Nano Drug/Gene Delivery and Tissue Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, People's Republic of China
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Nguyen MC, Le DT, Kamei K, Dang TPT. Wound healing activity of Streptocaulon juventas root ethanolic extract. Wound Repair Regen 2018; 25:956-963. [PMID: 29219215 DOI: 10.1111/wrr.12599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2017] [Accepted: 09/30/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Streptocaulon juventas is a well-known plant that has antimicrobial activity, in vitro antiplasmodial activity, anti-proliferative activity, and antioxidant activity. In this study, we showed experimental evidence that proved that S. juventas root ethanolic extract has wound healing activities. First, in a mouse excision wound model, S. juventas root ethanolic extract at a dose of 100 mg/kg/day significantly reduced the wound closure time. After 7 days, the wound granulation tissue in mice treated with the extract exhibited a 2.3-fold decrease in inflammatory cells, a 1.7-fold increase in fibroblasts and enhanced angiogenesis. Molecular analysis also revealed that after wounds were treated with S. juventas root ethanolic extract, TNF-α and NF-κB1 gene expression were down-regulated by 4.7 and 3.7 times, respectively. In contrast, TGF-β1 and VEGF gene expression were up-regulated by 1.9 and 6.5 times, respectively. Taken together, our experimental data strongly show that the ethanolic extract from S. juventas root displays remarkable wound healing activity.
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- Minh Can Nguyen
- Department of Molecular and Environmental Biotechnology, University of Science, Vietnam National University in, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.,Department of Agricultural Engineering and Environment, Pham Van Dong University, Quang Ngai, Vietnam
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- Department of Molecular and Environmental Biotechnology, University of Science, Vietnam National University in, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Molecular and Environmental Biotechnology, University of Science, Vietnam National University in, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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Kim WK, Bach DH, Ryu HW, Oh J, Park HJ, Hong JY, Song HH, Eum S, Bach TT, Lee SK. Cytotoxic activities of Telectadium dongnaiense and its constituents by inhibition of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway. PHYTOMEDICINE : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOTHERAPY AND PHYTOPHARMACOLOGY 2017; 34:136-142. [PMID: 28899495 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2017.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2017] [Revised: 06/13/2017] [Accepted: 08/09/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway is a potential target for the treatment of human colon cancer. Thus, the inhibitory effects of various plant extracts on cell proliferation and Wnt signal transduction were evaluated to discover a Wnt signaling inhibitor. PURPOSE The present study aimed to investigate the cytotoxicity involved in Wnt pathway of the MeOH extract from Telectadium dongnaiense bark (TDB) and to identify its bioactive constituents by bioassay-guided fractionation. METHODS The sulforhodamine B-based proliferation assay and the β-catenin/TCF-responsive reporter gene assay were employed as screening systems. The isolation and identification of compounds were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic methods. Inhibitory effects on the expression levels of Wnt target genes were determined by real-time PCR and western blotting. RESULTS The extract of TDB most strongly inhibited cell proliferation and TOPflash activity (IC50 = 1.5 and 2.0 µg/ml), which was correlated with its inhibitory effects on the expression of Wnt target genes. Three major compounds were isolated from bioactive fractions and were identified as 1,4-dicaffeoylquinic acid (1), quercetin 3-rutinoside (2), and periplocin (3). Only compound 3 showed anti-proliferative activity (IC50 = 0.06 µM) and exhibited Wnt signaling inhibitory effects in HCT116 colon cancer cells. CONCLUSIONS This study contributes to understanding the cytotoxic properties of TDB extract and its constituents and provides a potent strategy for its further application.
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- Won Kyung Kim
- College of Pharmacy, Natural Products Research Institute, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Natural Products Research Institute, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Natural Medicine Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience & Biotechnology, 30 Yeongudanji-ro, Ochang-eup, Cheongju-si, Chungbuk, 28116, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Natural Products Research Institute, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Natural Products Research Institute, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Natural Products Research Institute, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Natural Medicine Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience & Biotechnology, 30 Yeongudanji-ro, Ochang-eup, Cheongju-si, Chungbuk, 28116, Republic of Korea
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- International Biological Material Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience & Biotechnology, 30 Yeongudanji-ro, Ochang-eup, Cheongju-si, Chungbuk, 28116, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Vietnam Academy of Sciences and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Caugiay, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- College of Pharmacy, Natural Products Research Institute, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea.
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Na/K Pump and Beyond: Na/K-ATPase as a Modulator of Apoptosis and Autophagy. Molecules 2017; 22:molecules22040578. [PMID: 28430151 PMCID: PMC6154632 DOI: 10.3390/molecules22040578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2017] [Revised: 03/29/2017] [Accepted: 03/29/2017] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Lung cancer is a leading cause of global cancer deaths. Na/K-ATPase has been studied as a target for cancer treatment. Cardiotonic steroids (CS) trigger intracellular signalling upon binding to Na/K-ATPase. Normal lung and tumour cells frequently express different pump isoforms. Thus, Na/K-ATPase is a powerful target for lung cancer treatment. Drugs targeting Na/K-ATPase may induce apoptosis and autophagy in transformed cells. We argue that Na/K-ATPase has a role as a potential target in chemotherapy in lung cancer treatment. We discuss the effects of Na/K-ATPase ligands and molecular pathways inducing deleterious effects on lung cancer cells, especially those leading to apoptosis and autophagy.
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de Oliveira JT, Barbosa MCDS, de Camargos LF, da Silva IVG, Varotti FDP, da Silva LM, Moreira LM, Lyon JP, Dos Santos VJDSV, Dos Santos FV. Digoxin reduces the mutagenic effects of Mitomycin C in human and rodent cell lines. Cytotechnology 2017; 69:699-710. [PMID: 28321777 DOI: 10.1007/s10616-017-0078-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2017] [Accepted: 03/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Digoxin is a drug widely used to treat heart failure and studies have demonstrated its potential as anticancer agent. In addition, digoxin presents the potential to interact with a series of other compounds used in medicine. The aim of the present study was to evaluate in vitro the cytotoxicity, genotoxicity and mutagenicity of digoxin and its potential to interact with the mutagen Mitomycin C (MMC). The cytotoxicity of digoxin was assessed by employing the MTT method and the comet assay was performed to assess the genotoxicity of this medicine in CHO-K1 and HeLa cell lines. Besides, the cytokinesis-block micronucleus assay was performed to assess the mutagenicity and the antimutagenicity of this drug. The Ames assay was also performed with TA98 and TA100 strains of S. typhimurium. Results showed that digoxin was cytotoxic, genotoxic and mutagenic for HeLa and CHO-K1 cell lines at concentrations many times higher than those observed in human therapeutic conditions. Nevertheless, an antimutagenic effect against the mutagen MMC was observed on both cell lines in concentrations near those used therapeutically in humans. This chemoprotective effect observed is an interesting finding that should be better explored regarding its impact in anticancer chemotherapy.
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- Júlia Teixeira de Oliveira
- Laboratório de Biologia Celular e Mutagênese (LaBCeM), Universidade Federal de São João del Rei (UFSJ), Divinópolis, MG, 35501-506, Brazil.,Núcleo de Pesquisa em Química Biológica (NQBio), Universidade Federal de São João del Rei (UFSJ), Divinópolis, MG, 35501-296, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biologia Celular e Mutagênese (LaBCeM), Universidade Federal de São João del Rei (UFSJ), Divinópolis, MG, 35501-506, Brazil.,Núcleo de Pesquisa em Química Biológica (NQBio), Universidade Federal de São João del Rei (UFSJ), Divinópolis, MG, 35501-296, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biologia Celular e Mutagênese (LaBCeM), Universidade Federal de São João del Rei (UFSJ), Divinópolis, MG, 35501-506, Brazil.,Núcleo de Pesquisa em Química Biológica (NQBio), Universidade Federal de São João del Rei (UFSJ), Divinópolis, MG, 35501-296, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biologia Celular e Mutagênese (LaBCeM), Universidade Federal de São João del Rei (UFSJ), Divinópolis, MG, 35501-506, Brazil
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- Núcleo de Pesquisa em Química Biológica (NQBio), Universidade Federal de São João del Rei (UFSJ), Divinópolis, MG, 35501-296, Brazil
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- Serviço de Biologia Celular (SBC), Fundação Ezequiel Dias (FUNED), Belo Horizonte, MG, 30510-010, Brazil
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- Departamento de Zootecnia (DZOO), Universidade Federal de São João del Rei (UFSJ), São João del Rei, MG, 36301-160, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Naturais (DCNAT), Universidade Federal de São João del Rei (UFSJ), São João del Rei, MG, 36301-160, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biologia Celular e Mutagênese (LaBCeM), Universidade Federal de São João del Rei (UFSJ), Divinópolis, MG, 35501-506, Brazil. .,Núcleo de Pesquisa em Química Biológica (NQBio), Universidade Federal de São João del Rei (UFSJ), Divinópolis, MG, 35501-296, Brazil.
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Rascón-Valenzuela LA, Velázquez C, Garibay-Escobar A, Vilegas W, Medina-Juárez LA, Gámez-Meza N, Robles-Zepeda RE. Apoptotic activities of cardenolide glycosides from Asclepias subulata. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2016; 193:303-311. [PMID: 27545974 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2016.08.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2015] [Revised: 08/09/2016] [Accepted: 08/18/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Asclepias subulata Decne. (Apocynaceae) is a shrub occurring in Sonora-Arizona desert. The ethnic groups of Sonora, Mexico, Seris and Pimas, use this plant for the treatment of sore eyes, gastrointestinal disorders and cancer. AIM OF THE STUDY To determine the cell death pathways that the cardenolide glycosides with antiproliferative activity found in the methanol extract of A. subulata are able to activate. MATERIALS AND METHODS The effect of cardenolide glycosides isolated of A. subulata on induction of apoptosis in cancer cells was evaluated through the measuring of several key events of apoptosis. A549 cells were treated for 12h with doses of 3.0, 0.2, 3.0 and 1.0µM of 12, 16-dihydroxicalotropin, calotropin, corotoxigenin 3-O-glucopyranoside and desglucouzarin, respectively. Apoptotic and necrotic cell levels were measured by double staining with annexin V-FITC/PI. Mitochondrial membrane depolarization was examined through JC-1 staining. Apoptosis cell death and the apoptosis pathways activated by cardenolide glycosides isolated of A. subulata were further characterized by the measurement of caspase-3, caspase-8 and caspase-9 activity. RESULTS Apoptotic assays showed that the four cardenolide glycosides isolated of A. subulata induced apoptosis in A549 cells, which was evidencing by phosphatidylserine externalization in 18.2%, 17.0%, 23.9% and 22.0% for 12, 16-dihydroxicalotropin, calotropin, corotoxigenin 3-O-glucopyranoside and desglucouzarin, respectively, compared with 4.6% of control cells. Cell death was also associated with a decrease in mitochondrial membrane potential, which was more than 75% in the treated cultures respect to control. The activation of caspase-3 was observed in all cardenolide glycosides-treated cancer cells indicating the caspase-dependent apoptosis of A549 cells. Extrinsic and intrinsic apoptosis pathways were activated by cardenolide glycosides treatment at the doses tested. CONCLUSION In this study was found that cardenolide glycosides, 12, 16-dihydroxicalotropin, calotropin, corotoxigenin 3-O-glucopyranoside and desglucouzarin, isolated from A. subulata induced the cell death trough caspase-dependent apoptosis, which was activated, preferably, by extrinsic pathway.
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- L A Rascón-Valenzuela
- Departamento de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas de la Universidad de Sonora, División de Ciencias Biológicas y de la Salud, Universidad de Sonora, Blvd. Colosio s/n, entre Sahuaripa y Reforma Colonia Centro, C.P. 83000 Hermosillo, Sonora, México
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- Departamento de Ciencias Químico Biológicas, División de Ciencias Biológicas y de la Salud, Universidad de Sonora, Encinas y Rosales Hermosillo, Sonora, México.
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- Departamento de Ciencias Químico Biológicas, División de Ciencias Biológicas y de la Salud, Universidad de Sonora, Encinas y Rosales Hermosillo, Sonora, México
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- UNESP - São Paulo State University - Institute of Biosciences, Coastal Campus of São Vicente, Brasil
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- Departamento de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas de la Universidad de Sonora, División de Ciencias Biológicas y de la Salud, Universidad de Sonora, Blvd. Colosio s/n, entre Sahuaripa y Reforma Colonia Centro, C.P. 83000 Hermosillo, Sonora, México
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- Departamento de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas de la Universidad de Sonora, División de Ciencias Biológicas y de la Salud, Universidad de Sonora, Blvd. Colosio s/n, entre Sahuaripa y Reforma Colonia Centro, C.P. 83000 Hermosillo, Sonora, México
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- Departamento de Ciencias Químico Biológicas, División de Ciencias Biológicas y de la Salud, Universidad de Sonora, Encinas y Rosales Hermosillo, Sonora, México.
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Patel S. Plant-derived cardiac glycosides: Role in heart ailments and cancer management. Biomed Pharmacother 2016; 84:1036-1041. [PMID: 27780131 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2016.10.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2016] [Revised: 10/08/2016] [Accepted: 10/10/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Cardiac glycosides, the cardiotonic steroids such as digitalis have been in use as heart ailment remedy since ages. They manipulate the renin-angiotensin axis to improve cardiac output. However; their safety and efficacy have come under scrutiny in recent times, as poisoning and accidental mortalities have been observed. In order to better understand and exploit them as cardiac ionotropes, studies are being pursued using different cardiac glycosides such as digitoxin, digoxin, ouabain, oleandrin etc. Several cardiac glycosides as peruvoside have shown promise in cancer control, especially ovary cancer and leukemia. Functional variability of these glycosides has revealed that not all cardiac glycosides are alike. Apart from their specific affinity to sodium-potassium ATPase, their therapeutic dosage and behavior in poly-morbidity conditions needs to be considered. This review presents a concise account of the key findings in recent years with adequate elaboration of the mechanisms. This compilation is expected to contribute towards management of cardiac, cancer, even viral ailments.
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- Seema Patel
- Bioinformatics and Medical Informatics Research Center, San Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Dr San Diego, CA 92182, USA.
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