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Einafshar E, Mobasheri L, Hasanpour M, Rashidi R, Ghorbani A. Pro-apoptotic effect of chloroform fraction of Moraea sisyrinchium bulb against glioblastoma cells. Biomed Pharmacother 2024; 170:115931. [PMID: 38016363 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2023.115931] [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: 07/24/2023] [Revised: 11/08/2023] [Accepted: 11/20/2023] [Indexed: 11/30/2023] Open
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Glioblastoma is a common malignant brain tumor, with limited therapeutic options. In our previous study, the Moraea sisyrinchium plant showed cytotoxicity against glioblastoma and hepatocellular carcinoma cells. Among different parts of this plant (flower, stem, and bulb), the bulb showed better anticancer potential. The present work aimed to test the anticancer activity of different fractions of the bulb extract, to determine its phytochemicals, and to study its mechanism action on glioblastoma. METHODS The bulb extract was partitioned into different fractions using immiscible solvents. The U87 glioblastoma cells were incubated with the obtained fractions. Then, the cell proliferation assay (MTT), cell migration test (scratch), cell cycle analysis (propidium iodide staining), apoptosis/necrosis assay (annexin V/propidium iodide staining), and real-time PCR (PTEN, Akt, mTOR, BAX and BCL-2 genes) were performed. Phytochemicals were determined using liquid chromatography-mass spectroscopy. RESULTS The chloroform fraction showed more antiproliferative effect than n-hexane, ethyl acetate, and n-butanol fractions. Also, chloroform fraction induced cell cycle arrest, increased apoptosis, and inhibited cell migration ability (P < 0.05). The expression of PTEN, mTOR, and BAX genes was significantly up-regulated, while the expression of Akt and Bcl-2 showed down-regulation. The phytochemicals identified in the chloroform fraction were mainly xanthones, phytosterols, and isoflavones. CONCLUSION The chloroform fraction of Moraea sisyrinchium bulb inhibits the proliferation and migration of glioblastoma cells by inducing cell cycle arrest and apoptosis by upregulation of the PTEN gene and Bax/Bcl-2 ratio. The identified compounds in the chloroform fraction are potential candidates for further investigation as anticancer agents against glioblastoma.
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- Elham Einafshar
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran; Pharmacological Research Center of Medicinal Plants, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacognosy and Medicinal Plants Research Center, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Biotechnology Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Pharmacological Research Center of Medicinal Plants, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
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Wang M, Ma X, Gao C, Luo Y, Fei X, Zheng Q, Ma X, Kuai L, Li B, Wang R, Song J. Rutin attenuates inflammation by downregulating AGE-RAGE signaling pathway in psoriasis: Network pharmacology analysis and experimental evidence. Int Immunopharmacol 2023; 125:111033. [PMID: 38149569 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2023.111033] [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: 07/09/2023] [Revised: 09/28/2023] [Accepted: 10/04/2023] [Indexed: 12/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND Jueyin granules (JYG) is effective against psoriasis, but its utility components are not clear. Rutin is the main monomer of JYG, its therapeutic effect and mechanism on psoriasis need to be further clarified. PURPOSE To explore the potential mechanisms of rutin on psoriasis through network pharmacology and experiments. METHODS In vitro, cell viability was determined using the CCK8 assay, and inflammatory factors were identified using RT-qPCR. The hub genes and kernel pathways of action were identified by modular pharmacology analysis. In vivo, a BALB/c mice model of psoriasis was induced by Imiquimod (IMQ). The therapeutic effect and action pathway were detected through Western Blotting, RT-qPCR, histopathologic and immunohistochemical analysis. RESULTS Rutin inhibited cell proliferation and expression of TNF-α and IL-6 in HaCaT cells. The hub genes include APP, INS, and TNF, while the kernel pathways contain the AGE-RAGE signaling pathway. In IMQ-induced psoriasis-like mice, rutin ameliorated skin lesions and inhibited cell proliferation. Rutin could attenuate inflammation by downregulating the AGE-RAGE signaling pathway. CONCLUSION This study suggests that rutin can reduce IMQ-induced psoriasis like skin inflammation in mice, and regulation of AGE-RAGE signaling pathway may be one of its potential anti-inflammatory mechanisms. Rutin has a promising therapeutic use for the treatment of psoriasis.
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- Mingxia Wang
- Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200443, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200437, China
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- Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200443, China
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- Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200443, China
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- Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200443, China
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- Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200443, China
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- Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200443, China; Institute of Dermatology, Shanghai Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200437, China; Institute of Dermatology, Shanghai Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200443, China; Institute of Dermatology, Shanghai Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200443, China.
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- Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200443, China.
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Effect of F11R Gene Knockdown on Malignant Biological Behaviors of Pancreatic Cancer Cells. JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY 2022; 2022:3379027. [PMID: 35295710 PMCID: PMC8920619 DOI: 10.1155/2022/3379027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2021] [Revised: 01/16/2022] [Accepted: 02/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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F11R receptor (F11R/junctional adhesion molecule-A/F11R-A) is preferentially concentrated at tight junctions and influences epithelial cell morphology and migration. Numerous studies have shown that the aberrant expression of F11R contributes to tumor progression including pancreatic cancer. However, the significance of F11R in various tumors is controversial, and the role of F11R in regulating the malignant behaviors of human pancreatic cancer is unknown. To investigate the role of F11R in the carcinogenesis of pancreatic cancer and the potential targets of F11R as a therapeutic target for pancreatic cancer, we knocked down F11R in the pancreatic cancer cell line PANC-1 using lentiviral approaches. We found that F11R silencing led to decreased cell proliferation, a loss of cell invasiveness, cell cycle arrest in the G1 phase, and enhanced cell apoptosis. The present results suggest that F11R may be a promising therapeutic target for pancreatic cancer.
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Zu F, Chen H, Liu Q, Zang H, Li Z, Tan X. Syntenin Regulated by miR-216b Promotes Cancer Progression in Pancreatic Cancer. Front Oncol 2022; 12:790788. [PMID: 35155233 PMCID: PMC8831246 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.790788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2021] [Accepted: 01/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Outcomes for patients with pancreatic cancer (PC) are poor; therefore, there is an urgent need to identify novel therapeutic targets involved in the progression of PC. We previously identified 161 differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) in PC. Syntenin (SDCBP) was identified as a survival-related protein through integrated, survival, and Cox analyses. High expression of SDCBP was associated with a poor prognosis in PC tissue and promoted the proliferation, migration, and invasion of PC cells, and induced epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) via the PI3K/AKT pathway. Additionally, we elucidated the regulatory mechanism underlying these roles of SDCBP at the post-transcriptional level. microRNAs (miRNAs) of SDCBP were predicted using bioinformatics. Low levels of miR-216b expression were confirmed in PC tissues and were negatively correlated with SDCBP expression. miR-216b was found to directly regulate SDCBP expression through luciferase reporter assays. Furthermore, agomiR-216b restrained PC proliferation, migration, invasion, and EMT via the PI3K/AKT pathway, whereas antagomiR-216b facilitated this process. Notably, the knockout of SDCBP counteracted the effect of antagomiR-216b in PC, which suggested that miR-216b and SDCBP represent molecular targets underlying PC progression and EMT. Finally, the results were validated in in vivo studies. These findings indicated that low expression of miR-216b and the oncogene SDCBP contributes to PC migration, invasion, and EMT, and that they have potential as future therapeutic targets for patients with PC.
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- Fuqiang Zu
- Department of Pancreatic and Thyroid Surgery, General Surgery, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Pancreatic and Thyroid Surgery, General Surgery, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The People’s Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The People’s Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Pancreatic and Thyroid Surgery, General Surgery, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Pancreatic and Thyroid Surgery, General Surgery, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
- *Correspondence: Xiaodong Tan,
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Li C, Li J, Li Y, Li L, Luo Y, Li J, Zhang Y, Wang Y, Liu X, Zhou X, Gong H, Jin X, Liu Y. Isorhamnetin Promotes MKN-45 Gastric Cancer Cell Apoptosis by Inhibiting PI3K-Mediated Adaptive Autophagy in a Hypoxic Environment. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2021; 69:8130-8143. [PMID: 34269571 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.1c02620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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A tumor-related hypoxic microenvironment can promote the proliferation of gastric cancer cells, and hypoxic-induced autophagy is the main mechanism of protection against hypoxia in gastric cancer cells. Isorhamnetin (ISO) is a chemical substance derived from plants, mainly from the sea buckthorn. Previous studies have shown that ISO has antitumor effects, but the effects of ISO against gastric cancer in a hypoxic environment are still unknown. In this study, we investigated the effects of ISO against gastric cancer in a hypoxic environment and the mechanisms underlying ISO-induced gastric cancer cell death. The results show that ISO targeted PI3K and blocked the PI3K-AKT-mTOR signaling pathway, significantly inhibiting gastric cancer cell autophagy in a hypoxic environment, inhibiting cell proliferation, decreasing mitochondrial membrane potential, and promoting mitochondria-mediated apoptosis. ISO, a functional food component, is a promising candidate for the treatment of gastric cancer.
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- Chenghao Li
- Gansu University Key Laboratory for Molecular Medicine & Chinese Medicine Prevention and Treatment of Major Diseases, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, No. 35 Dingxi East Road, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, China
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- Gansu University Key Laboratory for Molecular Medicine & Chinese Medicine Prevention and Treatment of Major Diseases, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, No. 35 Dingxi East Road, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, China
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- Gansu University Key Laboratory for Molecular Medicine & Chinese Medicine Prevention and Treatment of Major Diseases, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, No. 35 Dingxi East Road, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, China
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- Gansu University Key Laboratory for Molecular Medicine & Chinese Medicine Prevention and Treatment of Major Diseases, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, No. 35 Dingxi East Road, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, China
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- Gansu University Key Laboratory for Molecular Medicine & Chinese Medicine Prevention and Treatment of Major Diseases, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, No. 35 Dingxi East Road, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, China
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- Gansu University Key Laboratory for Molecular Medicine & Chinese Medicine Prevention and Treatment of Major Diseases, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, No. 35 Dingxi East Road, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, China
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- Gansu University Key Laboratory for Molecular Medicine & Chinese Medicine Prevention and Treatment of Major Diseases, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, No. 35 Dingxi East Road, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, China
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- Gansu University Key Laboratory for Molecular Medicine & Chinese Medicine Prevention and Treatment of Major Diseases, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, No. 35 Dingxi East Road, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, China
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- Gansu University Key Laboratory for Molecular Medicine & Chinese Medicine Prevention and Treatment of Major Diseases, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, No. 35 Dingxi East Road, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, China
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- Gansu University Key Laboratory for Molecular Medicine & Chinese Medicine Prevention and Treatment of Major Diseases, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, No. 35 Dingxi East Road, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, China
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- Gansu University Key Laboratory for Molecular Medicine & Chinese Medicine Prevention and Treatment of Major Diseases, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, No. 35 Dingxi East Road, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, China
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- Gansu University Key Laboratory for Molecular Medicine & Chinese Medicine Prevention and Treatment of Major Diseases, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, No. 35 Dingxi East Road, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, China
- College of Pharmacy, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, No. 35 Dingxi East Road, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Gansu University Key Laboratory for Molecular Medicine & Chinese Medicine Prevention and Treatment of Major Diseases, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, No. 35 Dingxi East Road, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, China
- Key Laboratory of Dun huang Medical and Transformation, Ministry of Education, No. 35 Dingxi East Road, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, China
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He F, Wang G, Xu Z, Huang Z. Nelfinavir restricts A549 cell growth by inhibiting STAT3 signaling. J Int Med Res 2021; 49:3000605211014989. [PMID: 34167351 PMCID: PMC8278455 DOI: 10.1177/03000605211014989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Objective To investigate the anticancer effect of nelfinavir (NFV) on human A549
cells. Methods The inhibitory effects of NFV on the proliferation of human A549 cells were
assessed using a MTT assay. Apoptotic cells were observed by fluorescence
microscopy following Hoechst 33342 staining. Apoptosis of A549 cells was
assessed using Annexin-V/propidium iodide staining and flow cytometry.
Expression levels of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3
(STAT3) and p-STAT3 were measured by western blotting. STAT3 RNA silencing
was used to investigate the pro-apoptotic mechanism of NFV in A549
cells. Results NFV dose-dependently suppressed proliferation of human A549 cells and induced
significant apoptosis. Western blotting showed that the antitumor function
of NFV might be mediated by STAT3 inhibition. A549 cell apoptosis in
response to 20 µM NFV was significantly increased following STAT3 silencing.
NFV significantly impeded the expression of the anti-apoptotic proteins
Bcl-xL and Bcl-2, by increased the expression of the pro-apoptotic protein
Cle-PARP. Conclusions Our findings highlight STAT3 as a promising therapeutic target. NFV is a
novel anti-cancer drug for the treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer.
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- Fangli He
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Ward 215, Anji County People's Hospital, Huzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Ward 215, Anji County People's Hospital, Huzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Ward 214, Anji County People's Hospital, Huzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Ward 214, Anji County People's Hospital, Huzhou, Zhejiang, China
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