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Yang FF, Zhao TT, Milaneh S, Zhang C, Xiang DJ, Wang WL. Small molecule targeted therapies for endometrial cancer: progress, challenges, and opportunities. RSC Med Chem 2024; 15:1828-1848. [PMID: 38911148 PMCID: PMC11187550 DOI: 10.1039/d4md00089g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2024] [Accepted: 04/10/2024] [Indexed: 06/25/2024] Open
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Endometrial cancer (EC) is a common malignancy among women worldwide, and its recurrence makes it a common cause of cancer-related death. Surgery and external radiation, chemotherapy, or a combination of strategies are the cornerstone of therapy for EC patients. However, adjuvant treatment strategies face certain drawbacks, such as resistance to chemotherapeutic drugs; therefore, it is imperative to explore innovative therapeutic strategies to improve the prognosis of EC. With the development of pathology and pathophysiology, several biological targets associated with EC have been identified, including PI3K/Akt/mTOR, PARP, GSK-3β, STAT-3, and VEGF. In this review, we summarize the progress of small molecule targeted therapies in terms of both basic research and clinical trials and provide cases of small molecules combined with fluorescence properties in the clinical applications of integrated diagnosis and treatment. We hope that this review will facilitate the further understanding of the regulatory mechanism governing the dysregulation of oncogenic signaling in EC and provide insights into the possible future directions of targeted therapeutic regimens for EC treatment by developing new agents with fluorescence properties for the clinical applications of integrated diagnosis and treatment.
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- Fei-Fei Yang
- Yixing People's Hospital Yixing Jiangsu 214200 China
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- School of Life Sciences and Health Engineering, Jiangnan University Wuxi 214122 China
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- School of Life Sciences and Health Engineering, Jiangnan University Wuxi 214122 China
- Department of Pharmaceutical and Chemical Industries, Higher Institute of Applied Science and Technology Damascus Syria
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- School of Life Sciences and Health Engineering, Jiangnan University Wuxi 214122 China
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- Xishan People's Hospital of Wuxi City Wuxi Jiangsu 214105 China
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- Yixing People's Hospital Yixing Jiangsu 214200 China
- School of Life Sciences and Health Engineering, Jiangnan University Wuxi 214122 China
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da Cunha AR, Duarte EL, Vignoli Muniz GS, Coutinho K, Lamy MT. New insights into the interaction of emodin with lipid membranes. Biophys Chem 2024; 309:107233. [PMID: 38579435 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2024.107233] [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: 02/12/2024] [Revised: 03/26/2024] [Accepted: 04/01/2024] [Indexed: 04/07/2024]
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Emodin is a natural anthraquinone derivative found in nature, widely known as an herbal medicine. Here, the partition, location, and interaction of emodin with lipid membranes of 1,2-dimyristoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DMPC) are experimentally investigated with different techniques. Our studies have considered the neutral form of emodin (EMH) and its anionic/deprotonated form (EM-), and their interaction with a more and less packed lipid membrane, DMPC at the gel and fluid phases, respectively. Though DSC results indicate that the two species, EMH and EM-, similarly disrupt the packing of DMPC bilayers, spin labels clearly show that EMH causes a stronger bilayer disruption, both in gel and fluid DMPC. Fluorescence spectroscopy shows that both EMH and EM- have a high affinity for DMPC: the binding of EM- to both gel and fluid DMPC bilayers was found to be quite similar, and similar to that of EMH to gel DMPC, Kp = (1.4 ± 0.3)x103. However, EMH was found to bind twice more strongly to fluid DMPC bilayers, Kp = (3.2 ± 0.3)x103. Spin labels and optical absorption spectroscopy indicate that emodin is located close to the lipid bilayer surface, and suggest that EM- is closer to the lipid/water interface than EMH, as expected. The present studies present a relevant contribution to the current understanding of the effect the two species of emodin, EMH and EM-, present on different microregions of an organism, as local pH values can vary significantly, can cause in a neutral lipid membrane, either more or less packed, liked gel and fluid DMPC, respectively, and could be extended to lipid domains of biological membranes.
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- Antonio R da Cunha
- Universidade Federal do Maranhão, UFMA, Campus Balsas, 65800-000, Maranhão, Brazil; Instituto de Física, Universidade de São Paulo, Cidade Universitária, São Paulo 05508-090, Brazil.
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- Instituto de Física, Universidade de São Paulo, Cidade Universitária, São Paulo 05508-090, Brazil
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- Instituto de Física, Universidade de São Paulo, Cidade Universitária, São Paulo 05508-090, Brazil; Instituto de Química, Universidade de Brasília, Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro, Brasília 70910-900, Brazil
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- Instituto de Física, Universidade de São Paulo, Cidade Universitária, São Paulo 05508-090, Brazil
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- Instituto de Física, Universidade de São Paulo, Cidade Universitária, São Paulo 05508-090, Brazil
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Sabanayagam R, Krishnamoorthy S, Anbuselvam M, Muruganantham B, Muthusami S. A comparative analysis of phyto-components on EGFR binding, viability, and migration in HPV positive ME180 and HPV negative C33A cervical cancer cells. Med Oncol 2023; 40:357. [PMID: 37964051 DOI: 10.1007/s12032-023-02223-2] [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: 09/06/2023] [Accepted: 10/13/2023] [Indexed: 11/16/2023]
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A need for effective implementation of cervical cancer (CC) even in developed countries insist the urge for developing an effective drug molecule to treat CC. Previously, we showed an inverse correlation between survival of CC patients and epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor (EGFR) levels. Newer tyrosine kinase inhibitors to treat CC are being constantly pursued. In this context, the proposed study is an attempt to perform a comparative analysis using 20 phyto-components to determine the effective lead molecule. Molecular docking was utilized to determine the comparative efficacy of 20 phyto-components in binding to EGFR. It was then validated by cell viability, mitochondrial membrane potential, apoptosis, migration, and matrix metalloproteinase (MMP-2) in human papilloma virus (HPV) positive and HPV negative CC cells using top nine phyto-components based on computational screening. Computational analysis identified nine phyto-components out of which five compounds were effective in reducing the survival, mitochondrial membrane potential, apoptosis, migration, and MMP-2 secretion. EGCG, plumbagin, quercetin, emodin, and naringenin were identified as effective molecules in attenuating CC survival, proliferation, and migration.
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- Rajalakshmi Sabanayagam
- Department of Biochemistry, Karpagam Academy of Higher Education, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 641021, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Karpagam Academy of Higher Education, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 641021, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Karpagam Academy of Higher Education, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 641021, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Karpagam Academy of Higher Education, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 641021, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Karpagam Academy of Higher Education, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 641021, India.
- Centre for Cancer Research, Karpagam Academy of Higher Education, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 641021, India.
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Lande PS, Adhao VS, Ambhore JP, Gaikwad KP, Chandak CS, Joge LP. Anticancer action of naturally occurring emodin for the controlling of cervical cancer. EXPLORATION OF TARGETED ANTI-TUMOR THERAPY 2023; 4:690-698. [PMID: 37720346 PMCID: PMC10501891 DOI: 10.37349/etat.2023.00161] [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: 03/25/2023] [Accepted: 06/01/2023] [Indexed: 09/19/2023] Open
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One of the major causes of death on the globe is cancer. The fourth most frequent malignancy in women worldwide is cervical cancer. Several cancer patients are remaining incurable due to the emergence of medication resistance, despite notable advances in cancer research over the previous few decades. The importance of natural sources as possible therapeutic candidates may be significant. Anthraquinones are one of the many chemical families of natural products, and they stand out for their wide range of structural variations, notable biological activity, and low toxicity. A natural substance called emodin, an anthraquinone derivative, is present in the roots and rhizomes of several plants. This substance has demonstrated antineoplastic, anti-inflammatory, antiangiogenic, and antiproliferative properties. It is also capable of preventing cancer spread and can reverse cancer cells' multidrug resistance. Emodin, a broad-spectrum inhibitor of cancer cells, have anticancer properties in many different types of biological pathways. These molecular mechanisms in cancer cells include the suppression of cell growth and proliferation, deterioration of the cell cycle arrest, the start of apoptosis, antimetastasis, and antiangiogenic impact. Therefore, the aim of the present review summarised the antiproliferative and anticarcinogenic qualities of cervical cancer of emodin.
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- Priyanka S. Lande
- Department of Quality Assurance, Dr. Rajendra Gode College of Pharmacy, Malkapur, Dist-Buldhana 443101, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Quality Assurance, Dr. Rajendra Gode College of Pharmacy, Malkapur, Dist-Buldhana 443101, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Quality Assurance, Dr. Rajendra Gode College of Pharmacy, Malkapur, Dist-Buldhana 443101, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Quality Assurance, Dr. Rajendra Gode College of Pharmacy, Malkapur, Dist-Buldhana 443101, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Quality Assurance, Dr. Rajendra Gode College of Pharmacy, Malkapur, Dist-Buldhana 443101, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Quality Assurance, Dr. Rajendra Gode College of Pharmacy, Malkapur, Dist-Buldhana 443101, Maharashtra, India
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Vijayarathna S, Oon CE, Al-Zahrani M, Abualreesh MH, Chen Y, Kanwar JR, Sahreen S, Ghazanfar S, Adnan M, Sasidharan S. Standardized Polyalthia longifolia leaf extract induces the apoptotic HeLa cells death via microRNA regulation: identification, validation, and therapeutic potential. Front Pharmacol 2023; 14:1198425. [PMID: 37693900 PMCID: PMC10483226 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2023.1198425] [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: 04/01/2023] [Accepted: 08/02/2023] [Indexed: 09/12/2023] Open
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Polyalthia longifolia var. angustifolia Thw. (Annonaceae), is a famous traditional medicinal plant in Asia. Ample data specifies that the medicinal plant P. longifolia has anticancer activity; however, the detailed mechanisms of action still need to be well studied. Recent studies have revealed the cytotoxicity potential of P. longifolia leaf against HeLa cells. Therefore, the current study was conducted to examine the regulation of miRNAs in HeLa cancer cells treated with the standardized P. longifolia methanolic leaf extract (PLME). The regulation of miRNAs in HeLa cancer cells treated with the standardized PLME extract was studied through Illumina, Hi-Seq. 2000 platform of Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) and various in silico bioinformatics tools. The PLME treatment regulated a subset of miRNAs in HeLa cells. Interestingly, the PLME treatment against HeLa cancer cells identified 10 upregulated and 43 downregulated (p < 0.05) miRNAs associated with apoptosis induction. Gene ontology (GO) term analysis indicated that PLME induces cell death in HeLa cells by inducing the pro-apoptotic genes. Moreover, the downregulated oncomiRs modulated by PLME treatment in HeLa cells were identified, targeting apoptosis-related genes through gene ontology and pathway analysis. The LC-ESI-MS/MS analysis identified the presence of Vidarabine and Anandamide compounds that were previously reported to exhibit anticancer activity. The findings of this study obviously linked the cell cytotoxicity effect of PLME treatment against the HeLa cells with regulating various miRNAs expression related to apoptosis induction in the HeLa cells. PLME treatment induced apoptotic HeLa cell death mechanism by regulating multiple miRNAs. The identified miRNAs regulated by PLME may provide further insight into the mechanisms that play a critical role in cervical cancer, as well as novel ideas regarding gene therapeutic strategies.
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- Soundararajan Vijayarathna
- Institute for Research in Molecular Medicine (INFORMM), Universiti Sains Malaysia, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
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- Institute for Research in Molecular Medicine (INFORMM), Universiti Sains Malaysia, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
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- Biological Sciences Department, College of Science and Arts, King Abdulaziz University, Rabigh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Marine Biology, Faculty of Marine Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Oral and Craniofacial Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Biochemistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bilaspur, India
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- Institute for Research in Molecular Medicine (INFORMM), Universiti Sains Malaysia, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
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- National Institute of Genomics and Advanced Biotechnology (NIGAB), National Agriculture Research Centre (NARC), Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, University of Ha’il, Ha’il, Saudi Arabia
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- Institute for Research in Molecular Medicine (INFORMM), Universiti Sains Malaysia, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
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Shi X, Huang B, Zhu J, Yamaguchi T, Hu A, Tabuchi M, Watanabe D, Yoshikawa S, Mizushima S, Mizushima A, Xia S. A network pharmacology-based investigation of emodin against pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Medicine (Baltimore) 2023; 102:e33521. [PMID: 37335741 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000033521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/21/2023] Open
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Pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PAAD) is one of the most common malignancies worldwide with an increasing incidence and poor outcome due to the lack of effective diagnostic and treatment methods. Emerging evidence implicates that emodin displays extensive spectrum anticancer properties. Differential expression genes in PAAD patients were analyzed by Gene Expression Profiling Interactive Analysis (GEPIA) website, and the targets of emodin were obtained via Traditional Chinese Medicine Systems Pharmacology Database and Analysis Platform. Subsequently, enrichment analyses were performed using R software. A protein-protein interaction (PPI) network was constructed by STRING database and Cytoscape software was used to identify the hub genes. Prognostic value and immune infiltration landscapes were explored through Kaplan-Meier plotter (KM plotter) website and the Single-Sample Gene Set Enrichment Analysis package of R. Finally, molecular docking was used to computationally verify the interaction of ligand and receptor proteins. A total of 9191 genes were significantly differentially expressed in PAAD patients and 34 potential targets of emodin were obtained. Intersections of the 2 groups were considered as potential targets of emodin against PAAD. Functional enrichment analyses illustrated that these potential targets were linked to numerous pathological processes. Hub genes identified through PPI networks were correlated with poor prognosis and infiltration level of different immune cells in PAAD patients. Perhaps emodin interacted with the key molecules and regulate the activity of them. We revealed the inherent mechanism of emodin against PAAD with the aid of network pharmacology, which provided reliable evidence and a novel guideline for clinical treatment.
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- Xueying Shi
- Clinical Laboratory of Integrative Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning, China
- Institute (College) of Integrative Medicine, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning, China
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- Clinical Laboratory of Integrative Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning, China
- Institute (College) of Integrative Medicine, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning, China
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- Clinical Laboratory of Integrative Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning, China
- Institute (College) of Integrative Medicine, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Palliative Medicine, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Palliative Medicine, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Palliative Medicine, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Palliative Medicine, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Cancer therapeutic center, Juntendo University Urayasu Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Palliative Medicine, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Clinical Laboratory of Integrative Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning, China
- Department of Palliative Medicine, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Cherian S, Hacisayidli KM, Kurian R, Mathews A. Therapeutically important bioactive compounds of the genus Polygonum L. and their possible interventions in clinical medicine. J Pharm Pharmacol 2023; 75:301-327. [PMID: 36757388 DOI: 10.1093/jpp/rgac105] [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: 06/28/2022] [Accepted: 12/26/2022] [Indexed: 02/10/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Increasing literature data have suggested that the genus Polygonum L. possesses pharmacologically important plant secondary metabolites. These bioactive compounds are implicated as effective agents in preclinical and clinical practice due to their pharmacological effects such as anti-inflammatory, anticancer, antidiabetic, antiaging, neuroprotective or immunomodulatory properties among many others. However, elaborate pharmacological and clinical data concerning the bioavailability, tissue distribution pattern, dosage and pharmacokinetic profiles of these compounds are still scanty. KEY FINDINGS The major bioactive compounds implicated in the therapeutic effects of Polygonum genus include phenolic and flavonoid compounds, anthraquinones and stilbenes, such as quercetin, resveratrol, polydatin and others, and could serve as potential drug leads or as adjuvant agents. Data from in-silico network pharmacology and computational molecular docking studies are also highly helpful in identifying the possible drug target of pathogens or host cell machinery. SUMMARY We provide an up-to-date overview of the data from pharmacodynamic, pharmacokinetic profiles and preclinical (in-vitro and in-vivo) investigations and the available clinical data on some of the therapeutically important compounds of genus Polygonum L. and their medical interventions, including combating the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Sam Cherian
- Indian Society for Plant Physiology, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Hygiene and Food Safety, Veterinary Medicine Faculty, Azerbaijan State Agricultural University, Ganja City, Azerbaijan
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- Department of Pathology, Manipal University College, Melaka, Malaysia
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Quest International University Perak, Ipoh, Malaysia
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Sher A, Tabassum S, Wallace HM, Khan A, Karim AM, Gul S, Kang SC. In Vitro Analysis of Cytotoxic Activities of Monotheca buxifolia Targeting WNT/ β-Catenin Genes in Breast Cancer Cells. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 12:1147. [PMID: 36904007 PMCID: PMC10005423 DOI: 10.3390/plants12051147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2023] [Revised: 02/22/2023] [Accepted: 02/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Breast cancer (BC) is known to be the most common malignancy among women throughout the world. Plant-derived natural products have been recognized as a great source of anticancer drugs. In this study, the efficacy and anticancer potential of the methanolic extract of Monotheca buxifolia leaves using human breast cancer cells targeting WNT/β-catenin signaling was evaluated. We used methanolic and other (chloroform, ethyl acetate, butanol, and aqueous) extracts to discover their potential cytotoxicity on breast cancer cells (MCF-7). Among these, the methanol showed significant activity in the inhibition of the proliferation of cancer cells because of the presence of bioactive compounds, including phenols and flavonoids, detected by a Fourier transform infrared spectrophotometer and by gas chromatography mass spectrometry. The cytotoxic effect of the plant extract on the MCF-7 cells was examined by MTT and acid phosphatase assays. Real-time PCR analysis was performed to measure the mRNA expression of WNT-3a and β-catenin, along with Caspase-1,-3,-7, and -9 in MCF-7 cells. The IC50 value of the extract was found to be 232 μg/mL and 173 μg/mL in the MTT and acid phosphatase assays, respectively. Dose selection (100 and 300 μg/mL) was performed for real-time PCR, Annexin V/PI analysis, and Western blotting using Doxorubicin as a positive control. The extract at 100 μg/mL significantly upregulated caspases and downregulated the WNT-3a and β-catenin gene in MCF-7 cells. Western blot analysis further confirmed the dysregulations of the WNT signaling component (*** p< 0.0001). The results showed an increase in the number of dead cells in methanolic extract-treated cells in the Annexin V/PI analysis. Our study concludes that M. buxifolia may serve as an effective anticancer mediator through gene modulation that targets WNT/β-catenin signaling, and it can be further characterized using more powerful experimental and computational tools.
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- Ambreen Sher
- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Basic and Applied Sciences, International Islamic University, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Basic and Applied Sciences, International Islamic University, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan
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- Department of Computer and Information Sciences, Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS), Islamabad 44000, Pakistan
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- Department of Oriental Medicine Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Kyung Hee University, Yongin-si 17104, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Basic and Applied Sciences, International Islamic University, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan
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- Department of Oriental Medicine Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Kyung Hee University, Yongin-si 17104, Republic of Korea
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Babakanrad E, Mohammadian T, Esmaeili D, Behzadi P. Designing and cloning of fusion protein CpsA-CpsC-L-ACAN. Med J Armed Forces India 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mjafi.2022.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/31/2023] Open
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Inclusion complexation of emodin with various β-cyclodextrin derivatives: Preparation, characterization, molecular docking, and anticancer activity. J Mol Liq 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2022.120314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Singh M, Haque MA, Tikhomirov AS, Shchekotikhin AE, Das U, Kaur P. Computational and Biophysical Characterization of Heterocyclic Derivatives of Anthraquinone against Human Aurora Kinase A. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:39603-39618. [PMID: 36385832 PMCID: PMC9647706 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c00740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2022] [Accepted: 10/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Human Aurora kinase A (AurA) has recently garnered the attention of researchers worldwide as a promising effective mitotic drug target for its involvement in cancer and related inflammatory anomalies. This study has explored the binding affinity of newly identified heteroarene-fused anthraquinone derivatives against AurA. Molecular docking analyses showed that all the heteroanthraquinone compounds bind to AurA with different affinities. Molecular dynamics simulation studies revealed that the compounds maintained relatively stable binding modes in the active site pocket while inducing minimal conformational changes in the AurA structure, interacting with key residues through several noncovalent interactions, including hydrogen bonds. Fluorescence spectroscopy and biolayer interferometry binding assays with synthesized compounds against recombinantly expressed AurA further verified their binding efficacy. Naphthoisatine 3 proved to be the best binder, with compounds anthraimidazole 5 and anthrathiophene 2 showing comparable results. Overall, this study indicates decent binding of heterocyclic derivatives of anthraquinone with the target AurA, which can further be assessed by performing enzymatic assays and cellular studies. The studies also highlight the applicability of the heteroarene-fused anthraquinone scaffold to construct selective and potent inhibitors of Aurora kinases after necessary structural modifications for the development of new anticancer drugs.
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- Mandeep Singh
- Department
of Biophysics, All India Institute of Medical
Sciences, New Delhi, Delhi110029, India
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- Department
of Biophysics, All India Institute of Medical
Sciences, New Delhi, Delhi110029, India
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- Department
of Biophysics, All India Institute of Medical
Sciences, New Delhi, Delhi110029, India
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- Department
of Biophysics, All India Institute of Medical
Sciences, New Delhi, Delhi110029, India
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Marzhoseyni Z, Shayestehpour M, Salimian M, Esmaeili D, Saffari M, Fathizadeh H. Designing a novel fusion protein from Streptococcus agalactiae with apoptosis induction effects on cervical cancer cells. Microb Pathog 2022; 169:105670. [PMID: 35809755 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2022.105670] [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: 03/24/2022] [Revised: 07/02/2022] [Accepted: 07/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Cervical cancer remains life-threatening cancer in women around the world. Due to the limitations of conventional treatment approaches, there is an urgent need to develop novel and more efficient strategies against cervical cancer. Therefore, the researchers attend to the alternative anti-cancer compounds like bacterial products. Rib and α are known as surface proteins of Streptococcus agalactiae with immunologic effects. In the present study, we designed a new anti-cancer fusion protein (Rib-α) originating from S. agalactiae with in silico methods, and then, the recombinant gene was cloned in the pET-22 (+) expression vector. The recombinant protein was expressed in E. coli BL21. To purify the expressed protein, we applied the Ni-NTA column. The molecular mechanism by which Rib-α is cytotoxic to cancer cells has been discussed based on MTT, flow cytometry, and real-time PCR methods. The engineered fusion protein suppressed the proliferation of the cancer cells at 180 μg/ml. Cytotoxic assessment and morphological changes, augmentation of apoptotic-related genes, upregulation of caspase-3 mRNA, and flow cytometric analysis confirmed that apoptosis might be the principal mechanism of cell death. According to our findings, Rib-α fusion protein motivated the intrinsic apoptosis pathway. Therefore, it can be an exciting candidate to discover a new class of antineoplastic agents.
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- Zeynab Marzhoseyni
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran; Autoimmune Diseases Research Center, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran
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- Anatomical Science Research Center, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.
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- Department of Microbiology and Applied Virology Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, Sirjan School of Medical Sciences, Sirjan, Iran; Department of Laboratory Sciences, Sirjan School of Medical Sciences, Sirjan, Iran
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Xu L, Liu Y, Chen Y, Zhu R, Li S, Zhang S, Zhang J, Xie HQ, Zhao B. Emodin inhibits U87 glioblastoma cells migration by activating aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) signaling pathway. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2022; 234:113357. [PMID: 35272197 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2022.113357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2021] [Revised: 02/21/2022] [Accepted: 02/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) is a ligand-activated receptor to mediates the biological reactions of many environmental and natural compounds, which is highly expressed in glioblastoma. Although it has been reported that AhR agonist emodin can suppress some kinds of tumors, its inhibitory effect on glioblastoma migration and its relationship with AhR remain unclear. Based on the complexity of tumor pathogenesis and the tissue specificity of AhR, we hope can further understand the effect of emodin on glioblastoma and explore its mechanism. We found that the inhibitory effect of emodin on the migration of U87 glioblastoma cells increased with time, and the cell migration ability was inhibited by about 25% after 36 h exposure. In this process, emodin promoted the expression of the tumor suppressor IL24 by activating the AhR signaling pathway. Reducing the expression of AhR or IL24 by interfering RNA could block or relieve the inhibitory effect of emodin on the U87 cells migration, which indicates the inhibition of emodin on the migration of glioblastoma is mediated by the AhR-IL24 axis. Our data proved the AhR-IL24 signal axis is an important pathway for emodin to inhibit the migration of glioblastoma, and the AhR signaling pathway can be used as a key target to research the regulation effect and its mechanism of compounds on glioblastoma migration.
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- Li Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; Institute of Environment and Health, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; School of Public Health and Management, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; Institute of Environment and Health, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; Institute of Environment and Health, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; Institute of Environment and Health, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, China
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- Engineering Laboratory of Shenzhen Natural Small Molecule Innovative Drugs, Health Science Center, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Engineering Laboratory of Shenzhen Natural Small Molecule Innovative Drugs, Health Science Center, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; Institute of Environment and Health, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; Institute of Environment and Health, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, China
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Das A, Banik BK. Advances in heterocycles as DNA intercalating cancer drugs. PHYSICAL SCIENCES REVIEWS 2022. [DOI: 10.1515/psr-2021-0065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The insertion of a molecule between the bases of DNA is known as intercalation. A molecule is able to interact with DNA in different ways. DNA intercalators are generally aromatic, planar, and polycyclic. In chemotherapeutic treatment, to suppress DNA replication in cancer cells, intercalators are used. In this article, we discuss the anticancer activity of 10 intensively studied DNA intercalators as drugs. The list includes proflavine, ethidium bromide, doxorubicin, dactinomycin, bleomycin, epirubicin, mitoxantrone, ellipticine, elinafide, and echinomycin. Considerable structural diversities are seen in these molecules. Besides, some examples of the metallo-intercalators are presented at the end of the chapter. These molecules have other crucial properties that are also useful in the treatment of cancers. The successes and limitations of these molecules are also presented.
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- Aparna Das
- Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences , College of Sciences and Human Studies, Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University , Al Khobar 31952 , Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences , College of Sciences and Human Studies, Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University , Al Khobar 31952 , Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Cytoprotective Peptides from Blue Mussel Protein Hydrolysates: Identification and Mechanism Investigation in Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells Injury. Mar Drugs 2021; 19:md19110609. [PMID: 34822480 PMCID: PMC8620150 DOI: 10.3390/md19110609] [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: 10/09/2021] [Revised: 10/23/2021] [Accepted: 10/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Cardiovascular disease represents a leading cause of mortality and is often characterized by the emergence of endothelial dysfunction (ED), a physiologic condition that takes place in the early progress of atherosclerosis. In this study, two cytoprotective peptides derived from blue mussel chymotrypsin hydrolysates with the sequence of EPTF and FTVN were purified and identified. Molecular mechanisms underlying the cytoprotective effects against oxidative stress which lead to human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) injury were investigated. The results showed that pretreatment of EPTF, FTVN and their combination (1:1) in 0.1 mg/mL significantly reduced HUVEC death due to H2O2 exposure. The cytoprotective mechanism of these peptides involves an improvement in the cellular antioxidant defense system, as indicated by the suppression of the intracellular ROS generation through upregulation of the cytoprotective enzyme heme oxygenase-1. In addition, H2O2 exposure triggers HUVEC damage through the apoptosis process, as evidenced by increased cytochrome C release, Bax protein expression, and the elevated amount of activated caspase-3, however in HUVEC pretreated with peptides and their combination, the presence of those apoptotic stimuli was significantly decreased. Each peptide showed similar cytoprotective effect but no synergistic effect. Taken together, these peptides may be especially important in protecting against oxidative stress-mediated ED.
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Abbas AH, Mahmood AAR, Tahtamouni LH, Al-Mazaydeh ZA, Rammaha MS, Alsoubani F, Al-bayati RI. A novel derivative of picolinic acid induces endoplasmic reticulum stress-mediated apoptosis in human non-small cell lung cancer cells: synthesis, docking study, and anticancer activity. PHARMACIA 2021. [DOI: 10.3897/pharmacia.68.e70654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Thirteen new derivatives of picolinic acid (4–7) were designed and synthesized from the starting parent molecule, picolinic acid. The new compounds were characterized by ATR-FTIR, 1HNMR, and CHNS analysis. A molecular docking study was performed to evaluate the binding affinity of the synthesized compounds toward EGFR kinase domain that indicated occupation of the critical site of EGFR kinase pocket and excellent positioning of the compounds in the pocket. The cytotoxic activity of the compounds against two human cancer cell lines (A549 and MCF-7), the non-tumorigenic MCF10A cell line, and white blood cells (WBC) was evaluated using the MTT assay. Compound 5 showed anticancer activity against A549 lung cancer cells (IC50 = 99.93 µM) but not against MCF-7 breast cancer cells or normal cells. Compound 5 mediated cytotoxicity in A549 lung cancer cells by inducing apoptotic cell death, as suggested by fragmented nuclei after DAPI staining, and agarose gel electrophoresis. Moreover, compound 5 triggered the activation of caspases 3, 4 and 9. However, compound 5 treatment did not affect the release of cytochrome c from the mitochondria to the cytosol, as compared to the vehicle-treated control cells. Nevertheless, compound 5-treated cells reported greater release of smac/DIABLO to the cytosol. In the same context, both compound 5 and thapsigargin (specific inhibitor of sarco/endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase (SERCA)) enhanced eIF2 phosphorylation, reflecting the activation of the atypical ER stress pathway and the potential applicability of compound 5 in lung cancer treatment.
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Manirakiza A, Irakoze L, Manirakiza S. Aloe and its Effects on Cancer: A Narrative Literature Review. East Afr Health Res J 2021; 5:1-16. [PMID: 34308239 PMCID: PMC8291210 DOI: 10.24248/eahrj.v5i1.645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2019] [Accepted: 10/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Many years ago, Aloe Vera was cited to have a lot of therapeutic properties including; anti-microbial, anti-viral, anti-cancer, anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, skin protection, wound healing, and regulation of blood glucose and cholesterol. However, Aloe could present some side effects. This review focused on the latest discoveries regarding the therapeutic role of Aloe plant or its compounds on the acquired biological capabilities for tumour growth and progression namely; evading growth suppressor, avoiding immune destruction, enabling replicative immortality, tumour promoting inflammation, activating invasion and metastasis, inducing angiogenesis, genome instability and mutation, resisting cell death, deregulating cellular energetics and sustaining proliferating signalling. It clarified the anti-cancer activities it exerts on different types of cancer and also highlighted some pro-oncogenic pathways that can be disrupted by different compounds of Aloe.
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Galiardi-Campoy AEB, Machado FC, Carvalho T, Tedesco AC, Rahal P, Calmon MF. Effects of photodynamic therapy mediated by emodin in cervical carcinoma cells. Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther 2021; 35:102394. [PMID: 34119706 DOI: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2021.102394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2021] [Revised: 05/10/2021] [Accepted: 06/07/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Cervical cancer is a worldwide public health problem, and improved selective therapies and anticancer drugs are urgently needed. In recent years, emodin has attracted considerable attention due to its anti-inflammatory, antineoplastic, and proapoptotic effects. Furthermore, emodin may be used as a photosensitizing agent in photodynamic therapy. Interest in photodynamic therapy for cancer treatment has increased due to its efficiency in causing tumor cell death. This study aimed to analyze the effect of emodin combined with photodynamic therapy in cervical carcinoma cell lines. At first, emodin presented cytotoxicity in concentration and time-dependent manners in all the specific cell lines analyzed. SiHa, CaSki, and HaCaT cancer cells presented more than 80% cell viability in concentrations below 30 µmol/L. Fluorescence microscopy images showed efficient cellular uptake of emodin in all analyzed cell lines. A significant decrease in cell viability was observed in SiHa, CaSki, and HaCaT cell lines after treatment of emodin combined with photodynamic therapy. These decreases were accompanied by increased ROS production, caspase-3 activity, and fluorescence intensity of autophagic vacuoles. This suggests increased ROS production led to cell death by apoptosis and autophagy. Additionally, after the combination of emodin and photodynamic therapy in SiHa cells, we observed the overexpression of 22 target genes and downregulation of two target genes of anti-cancer drugs. These results show the promising potential for applications that combine emodin with photodynamic therapy for cervical cancer treatment.
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- Ana Emília Brumatti Galiardi-Campoy
- Institute of Biosciences, Humanities and Exact Sciences (IBILCE), Department of Biology, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Cristóvão Colombo Street, 2265, Zip/Postal Code: 15054-010, São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Institute of Biosciences, Humanities and Exact Sciences (IBILCE), Department of Biology, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Cristóvão Colombo Street, 2265, Zip/Postal Code: 15054-010, São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Institute of Biosciences, Humanities and Exact Sciences (IBILCE), Department of Biology, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Cristóvão Colombo Street, 2265, Zip/Postal Code: 15054-010, São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Center of Nanotechnology and Tissue Engineering-Photobiology and Photomedicine Research Group, Faculty of Philosophy, Sciences and Letters of Ribeirao Preto, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil
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- Institute of Biosciences, Humanities and Exact Sciences (IBILCE), Department of Biology, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Cristóvão Colombo Street, 2265, Zip/Postal Code: 15054-010, São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Institute of Biosciences, Humanities and Exact Sciences (IBILCE), Department of Biology, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Cristóvão Colombo Street, 2265, Zip/Postal Code: 15054-010, São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil.
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Svitina H, Hamman JH, Gouws C. Molecular mechanisms and associated cell signalling pathways underlying the anticancer properties of phytochemical compounds from Aloe species (Review). Exp Ther Med 2021; 22:852. [PMID: 34178125 PMCID: PMC8220653 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2021.10284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2020] [Accepted: 05/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Naturally occurring components from various species of Aloe have been used as traditional folk medicine since the ancient times. Over the last few decades, the therapeutic effects of extracts and phytochemical compounds obtained from Aloe vera have been proven in preclinical and clinical studies. Recently, compounds from other Aloe species apart from Aloe vera have been investigated for the treatment of different diseases, with a particular focus on cancer. In the present review, the effects of phytochemical compounds obtained from different Aloe species are discussed, with a specific focus on the effects on cell signalling in cancer and normal cells, and their selectivity and efficacy. This information will be useful for the application of Aloe-derived compounds as therapeutic agents, either alone or in combination with other standard drugs for cancer treatment.
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- Hanna Svitina
- Centre of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Sciences (Pharmacen™), North-West University, Potchefstroom, North West 2520, South Africa.,Department of Functional Genomics, Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics of NASU, Kyiv 03143, Ukraine
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- Centre of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Sciences (Pharmacen™), North-West University, Potchefstroom, North West 2520, South Africa
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- Centre of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Sciences (Pharmacen™), North-West University, Potchefstroom, North West 2520, South Africa
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Is Emodin with Anticancer Effects Completely Innocent? Two Sides of the Coin. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:cancers13112733. [PMID: 34073059 PMCID: PMC8198870 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13112733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2021] [Revised: 05/25/2021] [Accepted: 05/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Many anticancer active compounds are known to have the capacity to destroy pathologically proliferating cancer cells in the body, as well as to destroy rapidly proliferating normal cells. Despite remarkable advances in cancer research over the past few decades, the inclusion of natural compounds in researches as potential drug candidates is becoming increasingly important. However, the perception that the natural is reliable is an issue that needs to be clarified. Among the various chemical classes of natural products, anthraquinones have many biological activities and have also been proven to exhibit a unique anticancer activity. Emodin, an anthraquinone derivative, is a natural compound found in the roots and rhizomes of many plants. The anticancer property of emodin, a broad-spectrum inhibitory agent of cancer cells, has been detailed in many biological pathways. In cancer cells, these molecular mechanisms consist of suppressing cell growth and proliferation through the attenuation of oncogenic growth signaling, such as protein kinase B (AKT), mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), HER-2 tyrosine kinase, Wnt/-catenin, and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K). However, it is known that emodin, which shows toxicity to cancer cells, may cause kidney toxicity, hepatotoxicity, and reproductive toxicity especially at high doses and long-term use. At the same time, studies of emodin, which has poor oral bioavailability, to transform this disadvantage into an advantage with nano-carrier systems reveal that natural compounds are not always directly usable compounds. Consequently, this review aimed to shed light on the anti-proliferative and anti-carcinogenic properties of emodin, as well as its potential toxicities and the advantages of drug delivery systems on bioavailability.
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Al-Bayati AI, Razzak Mahmood AA, Al-Mazaydeh ZA, Rammaha MS, Al-bayati RI, Alsoubani F, Tahtamouni LH. Synthesis, docking study, and in vitro anticancer evaluation of new flufenamic acid derivatives. PHARMACIA 2021. [DOI: 10.3897/pharmacia.68.e66788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Novel compounds (6–10) were synthesized and confirmed by spectroscopic analysis, including AT-IR, 1HNMR and CHNS. Their cytotoxic effect was evaluated by MTT assay against two cancer cell lines and two normal cell types. Compound 7 exhibited anticancer activity against MCF-7 breast cancer cell line (GI50 = 63.9 µg/ml, 148 µM), without any effect against A549 lung cancer cells, or the normal cells. Compound 7 caused cytotoxicity in MCF-7 breast cancer cells by apoptotic cell death, as suggested by fragmented nuclei after DAPI staining and agarose gel electrophoresis. In addition, treating MCF-7 cells with compound 7 resulted in an increase in the level of caspase 9 mRNA level, and its activation. Moreover, compound 7-treated MCF-7 cells showed enhanced cytochrome c release from the mitochondria to the cytosol, signifying an induction of the intrinsic apoptotic pathway. Finally, compound 7 exhibited epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) kinase inhibitory activity at (EC50 = 0.13 µM), which was matched by molecular docking studies that showed compound 7 might be an important EGFR kinase inhibitor.
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Lee HS, Lee IH, Kang K, Park SI, Jung M, Yang SG, Kwon TW, Lee DY. A Comprehensive Understanding of the Anticancer Mechanisms of FDY2004 Against Cervical Cancer Based on Network Pharmacology. Nat Prod Commun 2021. [DOI: 10.1177/1934578x211004304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Herbal drugs are continuously being developed and used as effective therapeutics for various cancers, such as cervical cancer (CC); however, their mechanisms of action at a systemic level have not been explored fully. To study such mechanisms, we conducted a network pharmacological investigation of the anti-CC mechanisms of FDY2004, an herbal drug consisting of Moutan Radicis Cortex, Persicae Semen , and Rhei Radix et Rhizoma. We found that FDY2004 inhibited the viability of human CC cells. By performing pharmacokinetic evaluation and network analysis of the phytochemical components of FDY2004, we identified 29 bioactive components and their 116 CC-associated pharmacological targets. Gene ontology enrichment analysis showed that the modulation of cellular functions, such as apoptosis, growth, proliferation, and survival, might be mediated through the FDY2004 targets. The therapeutic targets were also key components of CC-associated oncogenic and tumor-suppressive pathways, including PI3K-Akt, human papillomavirus infection, IL-17, MAPK, TNF, focal adhesion, and viral carcinogenesis pathways. In conclusion, our data present a comprehensive insight for the mechanisms of the anti-CC properties of FDY2004.
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- Ho-Sung Lee
- The Fore, Songpa-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Forest Hospital, Songpa-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- The Fore, Songpa-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Forest Hospital, Songpa-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Forestheal Hospital, Songpa-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Forest Hospital, Songpa-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Kyunghee Naro Hospital, Bundang-gu, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
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- Forest Hospital, Songpa-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- The Fore, Songpa-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Forest Hospital, Songpa-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Pang X, Shao L, Nie X, Yan H, Li C, Yeo AJ, Lavin MF, Xia Q, Shao H, Yu G, Jia Q, Peng C. Emodin attenuates silica-induced lung injury by inhibition of inflammation, apoptosis and epithelial-mesenchymal transition. Int Immunopharmacol 2021; 91:107277. [PMID: 33352442 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2020.107277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2020] [Revised: 11/28/2020] [Accepted: 12/02/2020] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Silicosis is a fatal pulmonary disease caused by the inhalation of silica dust, and characterized by inflammation and fibrosis of the lung, with no effective treatment to date. Here we investigate the effect of emodin, an anthraquinone derivative isolated from rhubarb using a mouse silicosis model and in vitro cultured human macrophages and alveolar epithelial cells. Results from histological examination indicated that emodin reduced the degree of alveolitis and fibrosis in the lungs of mice exposed to silica particles. We also demonstrated that emodin effectively inhibited the phosphorylation of Smad3 and NF-κB and reduced the levels of inflammatory factors in the lung tissue of mice treated with silica particles. In addition, we found that emodin inhibited apoptosis and demonstrated an anti-fibrotic effect by down-regulating the pro-apoptotic protein Bax and up-regulating the anti-apoptotic protein Bcl-2. Furthermore, emodin increased E-cadherin levels, reduced the expression of Vimentin, α-SMA and Col-I, as well as pro-inflammatory factors TGF-β1, TNF-α and IL-1β in vivo and in vitro. These results suggested that emodin can regulate epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) through the inhibition of the TGF-β1/Smad3 signaling pathway and the NF-κB signaling pathway to prevent alveolar inflammation and apoptotic process. Overall, this study showed that emodin can alleviate pulmonary fibrosis in silicosis through regulating the inflammatory response and fibrotic process at multiple levels.
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- Xinru Pang
- Shandong Academy of Occupational Health and Occupational Medicine, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Ji'nan, Shandong, China
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- Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Ji'nan, Shandong, China
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- Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Ji'nan, Shandong, China
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- Shandong Institute of Scientific and Technical Information
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- Shandong Academy of Occupational Health and Occupational Medicine, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Ji'nan, Shandong, China
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- Shandong Academy of Occupational Health and Occupational Medicine, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Ji'nan, Shandong, China; University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research (UQCCR), Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Shandong Academy of Occupational Health and Occupational Medicine, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Ji'nan, Shandong, China; University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research (UQCCR), Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- The University of Queensland, Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Sciences (QAEHS), Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Shandong Academy of Occupational Health and Occupational Medicine, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Ji'nan, Shandong, China
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- Shandong Academy of Occupational Health and Occupational Medicine, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Ji'nan, Shandong, China.
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- Shandong Academy of Occupational Health and Occupational Medicine, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Ji'nan, Shandong, China.
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- Shandong Academy of Occupational Health and Occupational Medicine, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Ji'nan, Shandong, China; The University of Queensland, Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Sciences (QAEHS), Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
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Lu Y, Wen Q, Luo J, Xiong K, Wu Z, Wang B, Chen Y, Yang B, Fu S. Self-assembled dihydroartemisinin nanoparticles as a platform for cervical cancer chemotherapy. Drug Deliv 2020; 27:876-887. [PMID: 32516033 PMCID: PMC8216472 DOI: 10.1080/10717544.2020.1775725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2020] [Accepted: 05/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Dihydroartemisinin (DHA) is a potent anti-cancer drug that has limited clinical applications due to poor water solubility and low bioavailability. We designed a biodegradable poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether-poly(ε-caprolactone) (MPEG-PCL) micelle carrier for DHA using the self-assembly method. The DHA/MPEG-PCL nanoparticles were spherical with an average particle size of 30.28 ± 0.27 nm, and released the drug in a sustained manner in aqueous solution. The drug-loaded nanoparticles showed dose-dependent toxicity in HeLa cells by inducing cycle arrest and apoptosis. Furthermore, compared to free DHA, the DHA/MPEG-PCL nanoparticles showed higher therapeutic efficacy and lower toxicity in vivo, and significantly inhibited tumor growth and prolonged the survival of tumor-bearing nude mice. In addition, the tumor tissues of the DHA/MPEG-PCL-treated mice showed a marked decline in the in situ expression of proliferation and angiogenesis markers. Taken together, the self-assembled DHA/MPEG-PCL nanoparticles are a highly promising delivery system for targeted cancer treatment.
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- Yun Lu
- Department of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
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- Department of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
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- Department of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
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- Department of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
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- Department of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
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- Department of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
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- Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Luzhou, China
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- Department of Oncology, Three Gorges Central Hospital, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
- Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Luzhou, China
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Nawasreh MM, Alzyoud EI, Al-Mazaydeh ZA, Rammaha MS, Yasin SR, Tahtamouni LH. Biological activity and apoptotic signaling pathway of C 11-functionalized cephalostatin 1 analogues. Steroids 2020; 158:108602. [PMID: 32092307 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2020.108602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2019] [Revised: 01/07/2020] [Accepted: 01/27/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Cephalostatin 1, a potent anti-cancer agent, is a natural bis-steroidal alkaloid that causes cell death in the subnanomolar to picomolar ranges via an atypical apoptosis pathway. Although cephalostatin 1 is a highly effective anticancer drug, its availability limits its utilization. We previously reported the synthesis of two 12'α-hydroxy derivatives of cephalostatin 1 that induce cell death by activating the ER stress apoptosis signaling pathway. For the current work, we synthesized six C11-functionalized cephalostatin 1 analogues (CAs) to evaluate their biological activity. For the cytotoxic compounds, the induced apoptotic pathway was investigated. The C11-functionalized cephalostatin 1 analogues 5 and 6 (CA5 and CA6) were found to exhibit cytotoxic activity against K-562 leukemia cells, MCF-7 breast cancer cells and DU-145 prostate cancer cells, while the remaining four analogues did not show anti-tumor activities against any of the cell lines. Our results indicated that CA5 and CA6 induced cell death via the atypical ER-dependent apoptosis pathway; they increased the expression of Smac/DIABLO, an inhibitor of inhibitors of apoptosis (IAPs), which in turn facilitated the activation of different caspases including the ER-caspase 4 without cytochrome c release from mitochondria. CA5 and CA6 are promising anticancer agents due to their low GI50, the remarkable apoptosis pathway they induce which can overcome chemoresistance, and their very low toxicity to normal cells making them cephalostatin 1 utilizable alternatives.
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- Mansour M Nawasreh
- Applied Sciences Department, Faculty of Engineering Technology, Al-Balqa Applied University, Amman 11134, Jordan
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, The Hashemite University, Zarqa 13115, Jordan; Department of Genetics, University of Szeged, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, The Hashemite University, Zarqa 13115, Jordan
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, The Hashemite University, Zarqa 13115, Jordan
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, The Hashemite University, Zarqa 13115, Jordan
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, The Hashemite University, Zarqa 13115, Jordan; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Natural Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins 80523, CO, USA.
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Zou G, Zhang X, Wang L, Li X, Xie T, Zhao J, Yan J, Wang L, Ye H, Jiao S, Xiang R, Shi Y. Herb-sourced emodin inhibits angiogenesis of breast cancer by targeting VEGFA transcription. Theranostics 2020; 10:6839-6853. [PMID: 32550907 PMCID: PMC7295066 DOI: 10.7150/thno.43622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2020] [Accepted: 05/06/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Anti-angiogenesis is an important and promising strategy in cancer therapy. However, the current methods using anti-vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGFA) antibodies or inhibitors targeting VEGFA receptors are not as efficient as expected partly due to their low efficiencies in blocking VEGFA signaling in vivo. Until now, there is still no method to effectively block VEGFA production in cancer cells from the very beginning, i.e., from the transcriptional level. Here, we aimed to find bioactive small molecules to block VEGFA transcription. Methods: We screened our natural compound pool containing 330 small molecules derived from Chinese traditional herbs for small molecules activating the expression of seryl-tRNA synthetase (SerRS), which is a newly identified potent transcriptional repressor of VEGFA, by a cell-based screening system in MDA-MB-231 cell line. The activities of the candidate molecules on regulating SerRS and VEGFA expression were first tested in breast cancer cells. We next investigated the antiangiogenic activity in vivo by testing the effects of candidate drugs on the vascular development in zebrafish and by matrigel plug angiogenesis assay in mice. We further examined the antitumor activities of candidate drugs in two triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC)-bearing mouse models. Furthermore, streptavidin-biotin affinity pull-down assay, coimmunoprecipitation assays, docking analysis and chromatin immunoprecipitation were performed to identify the direct targets of candidate drugs. Results: We identified emodin that could greatly increase SerRS expression in TNBC cells, consequently reducing VEGFA transcription. Emodin potently inhibited vascular development of zebrafish and blocked tumor angiogenesis in TNBC-bearing mice, greatly improving the survival. We also identified nuclear receptor corepressor 2 (NCOR2) to be the direct target of emodin. Once bound by emodin, NCOR2 got released from SerRS promoter, resulting in the activation of SerRS expression and eventually the suppression of VEGFA transcription. Conclusion: We discovered a herb-sourced small molecule emodin with the potential for the therapy of TNBC by targeting transcriptional regulators NCOR2 and SerRS to suppress VEGFA transcription and tumor angiogenesis.
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- Gengyi Zou
- School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
- Department of Oncology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
- 2011 Project Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy of Ministry of Education, Tianjin 300071, China
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- School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
- 2011 Project Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy of Ministry of Education, Tianjin 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, and Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, Chengdu 610041, China
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- School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
- 2011 Project Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy of Ministry of Education, Tianjin 300071, China
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- School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
- 2011 Project Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy of Ministry of Education, Tianjin 300071, China
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- School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
- 2011 Project Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy of Ministry of Education, Tianjin 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, and Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Oncology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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- School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
- 2011 Project Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy of Ministry of Education, Tianjin 300071, China
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- School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
- 2011 Project Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy of Ministry of Education, Tianjin 300071, China
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Wei Y, Li F, Li L, Huang L, Li Q. Genetic and Biochemical Characterization of an Exopolysaccharide With in vitro Antitumoral Activity Produced by Lactobacillus fermentum YL-11. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2898. [PMID: 31921073 PMCID: PMC6929415 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.02898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2018] [Accepted: 12/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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In the present study, the whole genome sequence of Lactobacillus fermentum YL-11, a novel exopolysaccharide (EPS)-producing lactic acid bacteria (LAB) strain isolated from fermented milk, was determined. Genetic information and the synthetic mechanism of the EPS in L. fermentum YL-11 were identified based on bioinformatic analysis of the complete genome. The purified EPS of YL-11 mainly comprised galactose (48.0%), glucose (30.3%), mannose (11.8%), and arabinose (6.0%). In vitro, the EPS from YL-11 exhibited inhibition activity against HT-29 and Caco-2 colon cancer cells, suggesting that EPS from strain YL-11 might be used as an antitumoral agent. EPS at 600 and 800 μg/mL achieved inhibition rates of 46.5 ± 3.5% and 45.6 ± 6.1% to HT-29 cells, respectively. The genomic information about L. fermentum YL-11 and the antitumoral activity of YL-11 EPS provide a theoretical foundation for the future application of EPS in the food and pharmaceutical industries.
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- Yunlu Wei
- College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.,National Engineering Research Center for Fruit and Vegetable Processing, Beijing, China
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- College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.,National Engineering Research Center for Fruit and Vegetable Processing, Beijing, China
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- Department of Environmental and Quality Inspection, Chongqing Chemical Industry Vocational College, Chongqing, China
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- College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.,National Engineering Research Center for Fruit and Vegetable Processing, Beijing, China
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- College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.,National Engineering Research Center for Fruit and Vegetable Processing, Beijing, China
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Zheng XY, Yang SM, Zhang R, Wang SM, Li GB, Zhou SW. Emodin-induced autophagy against cell apoptosis through the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway in human hepatocytes. DRUG DESIGN DEVELOPMENT AND THERAPY 2019; 13:3171-3180. [PMID: 31564833 PMCID: PMC6734549 DOI: 10.2147/dddt.s204958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2019] [Accepted: 07/05/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Background Emodin, a major component of Polygonum multiflorum (PM), has been reported to exert both protective and toxic effects in several cell types. However, the effects and underlying mechanisms of action of emodin in hepatic cells are still obscure. Methods The present study used the normal human liver cell line L02 to investigate the effects and mechanisms of emodin in hepatic cells. After treatment with emodin, L02 cells were examined for viability, apoptosis and autophagy with the Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK-8), annexin V/PerCP staining and GFP-LC3 plasmid transfection. The expression of proteins including cleaved caspase-3, LC3B-I/II, p-PI3K, PI3K, p-AKT, AKT, p-mTOR, mTOR and actin was examined by using Western blot. Results Emodin significantly inhibited the viability of and induced apoptosis in L02 cells in a dose- and time-dependent manner. In addition, emodin increased the number of GFP-LC3 puncta in L02 cells and upregulated the expression of LC3B-II compared to those in control cells. Furthermore, emodin significantly decreased the expression of p-PI3K, p-AKT and p-mTOR in a dose-dependent manner compared to that in control cells without altering the expression of PI3K, AKT and mTOR. Notably, cotreatment with emodin and 3-methyladenine (3-MA) or rapamycin significantly increased and decreased the apoptosis rate of L02 cells, respectively, compared to that of cells treated with emodin alone. Conclusion In conclusion, emodin exhibited cytotoxicity in the L02 human hepatic cell line by promoting apoptosis, and it also induced autophagy through the suppression of the PI3K/AKT/mTOR signalling pathway. The autophagy could play a protective role following emodin treatment.
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- Xiao-Yuan Zheng
- Department of Pharmacy, Xinqiao Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Xinqiao Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Xinqiao Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Xinqiao Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Xinqiao Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Xinqiao Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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Yang N, Li C, Li H, Liu M, Cai X, Cao F, Feng Y, Li M, Wang X. Emodin Induced SREBP1-Dependent and SREBP1-Independent Apoptosis in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells. Front Pharmacol 2019; 10:709. [PMID: 31297058 PMCID: PMC6607744 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2019.00709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2018] [Accepted: 05/31/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Reynoutria multiflora (Thunb.) Moldenke (He Shou Wu) has been used for about 20 centuries as a Chinese medicinal herb for its activities of anticancer, anti-hyperlipidemia, and anti-aging. Previously, we found that He Shou Wu ethanol extract could induce apoptosis in hepatocellular carcinoma cells, and we also screened its active components. In this study, we investigated whether lowering lipid metabolism of emodin, a main active component in He Shou Wu, was associated with inhibitory effects in hepatocellular carcinoma cells. The correlation of apoptosis induction and lipid metabolism was investigated. The intrinsic apoptotic cell death, lipid production, and their signaling pathways were investigated in emodin-treated human hepatocellular carcinoma cells Bel-7402. The data showed that emodin triggered apoptosis in Bel-7402 cells. The mitochondrial membrane potential (ΔΨm) was reduced in emodin-treated Bel-7402 cells. We also found that emodin activated the expression of intrinsic apoptosis signaling pathway-related proteins, cleaved-caspase 9 and 3, Apaf 1, cytochrome c (CYTC), apoptosis-inducing factor, endonuclease G, Bax, and Bcl-2. Furthermore, the level of triglycerides and desaturation of fatty acids was reduced in Bel-7402 cells when exposed to emodin. Furthermore, the expression level of messenger RNA (mRNA) and protein of sterol regulatory element binding protein 1 (SREBP1) as well as its downstream signaling pathway and the synthesis and the desaturation of fatty acid metabolism-associated proteins (adenosine triphosphate citrate lyase, acetyl-CoA carboxylase alpha, fatty acid synthase (FASN), and stearoyl-CoA desaturase D) were also decreased. Notably, knock-out of SREBP1 in Bel-7402 cells was also found to induce less intrinsic apoptosis than did emodin. In conclusion, these results indicated that emodin could induce apoptosis in an SREBP1-dependent and SREBP1-independent manner in hepatocellular carcinoma cells.
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- Nian Yang
- Laboratory of Chinese Herbal Pharmacology, Oncology Center, Renmin Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China.,Hubei Key Laboratory of Wudang Local Chinese Medicine Research, Biomedical Research Institute, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China.,Department of Pharmacy, Jurong Hospital Affiliated to Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- Laboratory of Chinese Herbal Pharmacology, Oncology Center, Renmin Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China.,Hubei Key Laboratory of Wudang Local Chinese Medicine Research, Biomedical Research Institute, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China
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- Laboratory of Chinese Herbal Pharmacology, Oncology Center, Renmin Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China.,Hubei Key Laboratory of Wudang Local Chinese Medicine Research, Biomedical Research Institute, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China
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- Laboratory of Chinese Herbal Pharmacology, Oncology Center, Renmin Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China.,Hubei Key Laboratory of Wudang Local Chinese Medicine Research, Biomedical Research Institute, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China
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- Laboratory of Chinese Herbal Pharmacology, Oncology Center, Renmin Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China
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- Laboratory of Chinese Herbal Pharmacology, Oncology Center, Renmin Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China
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- School of Chinese Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital, LMU, Munich, Germany
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- Laboratory of Chinese Herbal Pharmacology, Oncology Center, Renmin Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China.,Hubei Key Laboratory of Wudang Local Chinese Medicine Research, Biomedical Research Institute, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China
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Bai J, Wu J, Tang R, Sun C, Ji J, Yin Z, Ma G, Yang W. Emodin, a natural anthraquinone, suppresses liver cancer in vitro and in vivo by regulating VEGFR 2 and miR-34a. Invest New Drugs 2019; 38:229-245. [PMID: 30976957 DOI: 10.1007/s10637-019-00777-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2018] [Accepted: 04/02/2019] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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The pharmacokinetic (PK) and potential effects of Emodin on liver cancer were systematically evaluated in this study. Both the intragastric administration (i.g.) and hypodermic injection (i.h.) of Emodin exhibited a strong absorption (absorption rate < 1 h) and elimination capacity (t1/2 ≈ 2 h). The tissue distribution of Emodin after i.h. was rapid and wide. The stability of Emodin in three species of liver microsomes wasrat >human> beagle dog. These PK data provided the basis for the subsequent animal experiments. In liver cancer patient tissues, the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-induced signaling pathways, including phosphorylated VEGF receptor 2 (VEGFR2), AKT, and ERK1/2,were simultaneously elevated, but miR-34a expression was reduced and negatively correlated with SMAD2 and SMAD4. Emodin inhibited the expression of SMAD2/4 in HepG2 cells by inducing the miR-34a level. Subsequently, BALB/c nude mice received a daily subcutaneous injection of HepG2 cells with or without Emodin treatment (1 mg/kg or 10 mg/kg), and Emodin inhibited tumorigenesis and reduced the mortality rate in a dose-dependent manner. In vivo experiments showed that cell proliferation, migration, and invasion were promoted by VEGF or miR-34a signal treatment but were inhibited when combined with Emodin treatment. All these results demonstrated that Emodin inhibited tumorigenesis in liver cancer by simultaneously inhibiting the VEGFR2-AKT-ERK1/2signaling pathway and promoting a miR-34a-mediated signaling pathway.
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- Jianguo Bai
- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, the Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, NO.12, Jiankang Road, Shijiazhuang, 050011, Hebei Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, the Affiliated Hospital of Hebei University, Baoding, 071000, Hebei Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, the Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, NO.12, Jiankang Road, Shijiazhuang, 050011, Hebei Province, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, the Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, NO.12, Jiankang Road, Shijiazhuang, 050011, Hebei Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Emergency, the Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050011, Hebei Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of ultrasound, the Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050011, Hebei Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, the Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, NO.12, Jiankang Road, Shijiazhuang, 050011, Hebei Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, the Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, NO.12, Jiankang Road, Shijiazhuang, 050011, Hebei Province, People's Republic of China
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Zhu J, Xu J, Jiang LL, Huang JQ, Yan JY, Chen YW, Yang Q. Improved antitumor activity of cisplatin combined with Ganoderma lucidum polysaccharides in U14 cervical carcinoma-bearing mice. Kaohsiung J Med Sci 2019; 35:222-229. [PMID: 30958641 DOI: 10.1002/kjm2.12020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2018] [Accepted: 01/20/2019] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Research on anticervical cancer is urgently required to enhance clinical outcomes. As a main anticancer drug for cervical carcinoma, cisplatin (CIS) has been used for a lot of years in clinical therapy. However, serious adverse effects including nephrotoxicity and neurotoxicity limit its long-term treatment. Our main goal of this study is to investigate the improvement of Ganoderma lucidum polysaccharides (GPS) on CIS-induced antitumor effect of in U14 cervical carcinoma-bearing mice. The results showed that GPS + CIS could not only inhibit the growth of the tumor but also improve the spleen and thymus indexes. Moreover, little toxicological effects were observed on hepatic function and renal function in GPS + CIS treated mice bearing U14 tumor cells. Further analysis of the tumor inhibition mechanism indicated that the number of apoptotic tumor cells increased significantly, the expression of Bax increased and the expression of Bcl-2 decreased dramatically in cervical cancer sections after oral administration of GPS + CIS for 14 days. This GPS/CIS combined therapy represents intriguing therapeutic strategy for U14 cervical carcinoma providing not only superior efficacy but also a higher safety level.
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- Jun Zhu
- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, First People's Hospital of Wenling, Wenling, China
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, First People's Hospital of Wenling, Wenling, China
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, First People's Hospital of Wenling, Wenling, China
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, First People's Hospital of Wenling, Wenling, China
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, First People's Hospital of Wenling, Wenling, China
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, First People's Hospital of Wenling, Wenling, China
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, First People's Hospital of Wenling, Wenling, China
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Jiang J, Zhou N, Ying P, Zhang T, Liang R, Jiang X. Emodin Promotes Apoptosis of Human Endometrial Cancer Through Regulating the MAPK and PI3K/ AKT Pathways. Open Life Sci 2019; 13:489-496. [PMID: 33817118 PMCID: PMC7874679 DOI: 10.1515/biol-2018-0058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2018] [Accepted: 09/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Emodin, a major component of rhubarb, has anti-tumor effects in a variety of cancers, influencing multiple steps of tumor development through modulating several signaling pathways. The aim of this study is to examine the effect of emodin on cell apoptosis and explore the underlying mechanisms in human endometrial cancer cells. Here we report that emodin can inhibit KLE cell proliferation and induce apoptosis in a time- and dose-dependent manner. Western blot assay found that emodin was involved in MAPK and PI3K/Akt signaling pathways. Specifically, emodin significantly suppressed the phosphorylation of AKT, and enhanced the phosphorylation of MAPK pathways. Furthermore, the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) was up-regulated in KLE cells upon treatment with emodin, while the anti-oxidant agent N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) can inhibit emodin-induced apoptosis and promote the activation of AKT and Bcl-2. Taken together, we revealed that emodin may induce apoptosis in KLE cells through regulating the PI3K/AKT and MAPK signaling pathways, indicating the importance of emodin as an anti-tumor agent.
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- Jun Jiang
- Department of gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310006, P. R. China
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- Department of traditional chinese medicine, Hangzhou Obstetrics & Gynecology Hospital, Hangzhou 310008, P. R. China
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- Department of gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310006, P. R. China
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- Department of gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310006, P. R. China
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- Department of gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310006, P. R. China
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- Department of gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310006, P. R. China
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Chowchaikong N, Nilwarangkoon S, Laphookhieo S, Tanunyutthawongse C, Watanapokasin R. p38 inhibitor inhibits the apoptosis of cowanin-treated human colorectal adenocarcinoma cells. Int J Oncol 2018; 52:2031-2040. [PMID: 29620273 DOI: 10.3892/ijo.2018.4353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2017] [Accepted: 03/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Colorectal cancer, which is the third most common type of cancer diagnosed in both men and women, is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Cowanin is a pure compound extracted from Garcinia cowa Roxb., a tree species present in Thailand, Malaysia and Myanmar. The crude extract has been demonstrated to have antitumor activity, inflammation induction, antibacterial activity, anti-inflammatory activity and antimalarial activity. In the present study, the effects of cowanin on apoptosis induction and on the apoptosis-related and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathways were investigated in the LoVo human colorectal cancer cell line. The cytotoxicity of cowanin in LoVo cells was determined by MTT assay. Hoechst 33342 and JC‑1 staining were used to determine nuclear morphological changes and mitochondrial membrane potential, respectively. The expression levels of BCL2 apoptosis regulator (Bcl‑2) family, MAPK and AKT serine/threonine kinase 1 (Akt) pathway proteins following cowanin treatment were determined by western blot analysis. The results demonstrated that cowanin inhibited cell proliferation and induced cell death via the apoptosis pathway. Cowanin treatment increased BCL2 associated X (Bax) and decreased Bcl‑2 expression. In addition, cowanin activated caspase‑9, -7 and poly-ADP-ribose-polymerase expression. Furthermore, cowanin decreased the levels of phosphorylated extracellular signal-regulated kinase (p‑ERK), p‑Akt, p‑3‑phosphoinositide‑dependent protein kinase‑1, while it increased p‑p38 expression, thus resulting in the induction of apoptosis. In conclusion, cowanin inhibited cell proliferation and induced apoptosis of LoVo cells via the MAPK and Akt signaling pathways. Notably, inhibition of p38 by using a p38 inhibitor (SB203580) prevented the cowanin-induced apoptosis in LoVo cells. These results suggested that cowanin may be a potential candidate for the treatment of colorectal cancer and provided important information on the molecular mechanisms underlying its antitumor activity.
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- Nittiya Chowchaikong
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok 10110, Thailand
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok 10110, Thailand
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Muang, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok 10110, Thailand
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok 10110, Thailand
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Use of Chinese Medicine Reduces the Development of Cervical Cancer from Pap Smear-Diagnosed Cervical Dysplasia: A Case-Control Study. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2018; 2017:4082630. [PMID: 29456570 PMCID: PMC5804104 DOI: 10.1155/2017/4082630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2017] [Accepted: 11/02/2017] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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The Pap test diagnosed cervical dysplasia, which could recover to normal or progress to cervical cancer (CC), is an early stage of cell abnormality before CC. This case-control study analyzed the differences in the risk to develop CC between Chinese medicine (CM) users and nonusers among women who had ever been diagnosed as having cervical dysplasia. A total of 750 CC patients with a cervical dysplasia history were collected between 1998 and 2011 from National Health Insurance Research Database, and controls were women with cervical dysplasia history but did not develop CC. Adjusted odds ratio (aOR) for developing CC was assessed using multivariable logistic regression after adjusting for age, urbanization of residence, and occupation. The proportion of using CM among CC patients was lower than that among CC nonpatients, with an aOR of 0.8. By analyzing the relationship between CC development and the frequency of CM usage, the trend test revealed a significant decreasing trend for developing CC among high-frequency CM users. Moreover, the most frequently used single herb high-frequency was Rheum palmatum (Da-Huang). The usage of CM might be an effective complementary method to prevent uterine cervix from progressing to CC after cervical dysplasia has occurred.
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Tahtamouni LH, Nawasreh MM, Al-Mazaydeh ZA, Al-Khateeb RA, Abdellatif RN, Bawadi RM, Bamburg JR, Yasin SR. Cephalostatin 1 analogues activate apoptosis via the endoplasmic reticulum stress signaling pathway. Eur J Pharmacol 2018; 818:400-409. [PMID: 29154934 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2017.11.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2017] [Revised: 11/07/2017] [Accepted: 11/14/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Lubna H Tahtamouni
- Department of Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, The Hashemite University, Zarqa 13115, Jordan.
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- Applied Sciences Department, Faculty of Engineering Technology, Al-Balqa Applied University, Amman 11134, Jordan
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, The Hashemite University, Zarqa 13115, Jordan
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, The Hashemite University, Zarqa 13115, Jordan
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, The Hashemite University, Zarqa 13115, Jordan
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- Department of Physiology and Biochemistry, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, The Hashemite University, Zarqa 13115, Jordan
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Apoptosis in human hepatoma HepG2 cells induced by the phenolics of Tetrastigma hemsleyanum leaves and their antitumor effects in H22 tumor-bearing mice. J Funct Foods 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2017.11.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Wang CG, Zhong L, Liu YL, Shi XJ, Shi LQ, Zeng L, Liu BZ. Emodin Exerts an Antiapoptotic Effect on Human Chronic Myelocytic Leukemia K562 Cell Lines by Targeting the PTEN/PI3K-AKT Signaling Pathway and Deleting BCR-ABL. Integr Cancer Ther 2017; 16:526-539. [PMID: 27698265 PMCID: PMC5739139 DOI: 10.1177/1534735416664784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2016] [Revised: 07/15/2016] [Accepted: 07/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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The BCR-ABL kinase inhibitor, imatinib mesylate, is the front-line treatment for chronic myeloid leukemia, but the emergence of imatinib resistance has led to the search for alternative drug treatments. There is a pressing need, therefore, to develop and test novel drugs. Natural products including plants, microorganisms, and halobios provide rich resources for discovery of anticancer drugs. In this article, we demonstrate that emodin inhibited the growth of K562 cells harboring BCR-ABL in vitro and in vivo, and induced abundant apoptosis, which was correlated with the inhibition of PETN/PI3K/Akt level and deletion of BCR-ABL. These findings suggest that emodin is a promising agent to kill K562 cells harboring BCR-ABL.
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- Chun-Guang Wang
- Yongchuan Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China
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- Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China
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- Yongchuan Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China
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- Yongchuan Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China
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- Yongchuan Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China
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- Yongchuan Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China
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- Yongchuan Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China
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Biswal D, Pramanik NR, Chakrabarti S, Drew MGB, Acharya K, Chandra S. Syntheses, crystal structures, DFT calculations, protein interaction and anticancer activities of water soluble dipicolinic acid-imidazole based oxidovanadium(iv) complexes. Dalton Trans 2017; 46:16682-16702. [PMID: 29168865 DOI: 10.1039/c7dt02903a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Three novel water soluble neutral mononuclear oxidovanadium(iv) complexes 1-3, [VOLB2] (where H2L = dipicolinic acid (DPA) and B = imidazole (1)/1-methylimidazole (2)/1-allylimidazole (3)), were synthesized by the reaction of [VOL(H2O)2] with imidazole/1-methylimidazole/1-allylimidazole in ethanol. The complexes were thoroughly characterized by elemental analysis, IR, UV-Vis and EPR spectroscopy, magnetic susceptibility, cyclic voltammetry and single crystal X-ray diffraction techniques. In all the complexes the vanadium(iv) centre assumes a distorted octahedral environment. All the three complexes have similar structures and contain a range of intramolecular interactions such as hydrogen bonding, C-Hπ, and ππ stacking dominating their supramolecular architectures. A thermal study of the complexes was carried out to analyze their stability. The energy of non-covalent interactions and frontier orbitals for the complexes were also calculated by DFT. In order to investigate the binding interactions and conformational changes of the secondary structure of bovine serum albumin (BSA) with the complexes, absorption, fluorimetric titration and circular dichroism measurements in aqueous medium were carried out. Molecular docking studies have also been carried out to understand the binding modes and interaction patterns of the oxidovanadium(iv) complexes with BSA. The anticancer activities of the ligand and complexes 1-3 were tested against the human hepatic carcinoma cell line Hep3B. The complexes showed prominent cytotoxicity towards cancer cells.
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- Debanjana Biswal
- Department of Chemistry, University College of Science, 92, Acharya Prafulla Chandra Road, Kolkata, 700009, West Bengal, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, University College of Science, 92, Acharya Prafulla Chandra Road, Kolkata, 700009, West Bengal, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading RG6 6AD, UK
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- Molecular and Applied Mycology and Plant Pathology Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Calcutta, Kolkata 700019, West Bengal, India
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- Molecular and Applied Mycology and Plant Pathology Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Calcutta, Kolkata 700019, West Bengal, India
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Banerjee S, Chattopadhyay A, Fernandes JRD, Banerjee A, Phadte AA, Savardekar AV, Singh KS. Synthesis and electronic properties of ester substituted 1,4-dicyanodibenzodioxins and evaluation of anti-proliferative activity of all isomeric 1,2-, 2,3- and 1,4-dicyanodibenzodioxins against HeLa cell line. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2017; 27:4280-4284. [PMID: 28838694 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2017.08.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2017] [Revised: 08/04/2017] [Accepted: 08/19/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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1,4-Dicyanodibenzodioxins bearing carboxy methyl ester groups were synthesized using our established one-step SNAr coupling reaction between ortho- and meta-ester substituted catechols and perfluorinated terephthalonitrile. These are the first examples of 1,4-dicyanodibenzodioxins substituted at both the benzene moieties. Optical spectra were similar to the earlier examples reported, with a marginal blue shift for the ester dibenzodioxins. Theoretical analysis of the molecular orbitals reveals modest destabilization of the frontier molecular orbitals of one carboxy methyl ester isomer over the other and overall higher HOMO-LUMO gap for both isomers when compared to the earlier published 1,4-dicyanodibenzodioxins. In vitro cytotoxicity against human cervical cancer HeLa cell line was evaluated for these two compounds and all other previously published dibenzodioxins from our laboratory (1,4-dicyano, 1,2-dicyano and 2,3-dicyano variants). A number of derivatives showed anti-tumor activity in μM ranges and also exhibited no cytotoxicity against normal HEK 293 cell line. Mechanistic investigation of cell death pathways indicated high levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the dibenzodioxin treated tumor cell lines along with cellular nuclear fragmentation, both of which are markers of the apoptotic cell death pathway.
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- Subhadeep Banerjee
- Birla Institute of Technology and Science-Pilani, K.K. Birla Goa Campus, NH-17B Bypass, Zuarinagar, Goa 403726, India.
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- Birla Institute of Technology and Science-Pilani, K.K. Birla Goa Campus, NH-17B Bypass, Zuarinagar, Goa 403726, India
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- Birla Institute of Technology and Science-Pilani, K.K. Birla Goa Campus, NH-17B Bypass, Zuarinagar, Goa 403726, India
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- Birla Institute of Technology and Science-Pilani, K.K. Birla Goa Campus, NH-17B Bypass, Zuarinagar, Goa 403726, India
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- Birla Institute of Technology and Science-Pilani, K.K. Birla Goa Campus, NH-17B Bypass, Zuarinagar, Goa 403726, India
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- Birla Institute of Technology and Science-Pilani, K.K. Birla Goa Campus, NH-17B Bypass, Zuarinagar, Goa 403726, India
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- Bioorganic Chemistry Laboratory, CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa 403004, India
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Bai S, Chen T, Yu X, Luo M, Chen X, Lin C, Lai Y, Huang H. The specific killing effect of matrine on castration-resistant prostate cancer cells by targeting the Akt/FoxO3a signaling pathway. Oncol Rep 2017; 37:2819-2828. [PMID: 28440481 DOI: 10.3892/or.2017.5510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2016] [Accepted: 01/26/2017] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Matrine, a Sophora alkaloid, exhibits antiproliferative and anti-carcinogenic activities through several mechanisms. In a previous study, we found that matrine could effectively inhibit the proliferation of castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC). In the present study, the effect of matrine and LY294002 on the expression of the Akt/FoxO3a signaling pathway was examined by western blot analyses and RT-PCR. We discovered that matrine significantly inhibited the proliferation of both prostate cancer cell line PC-3 and prostate epithelial cell line RWPE1, induced apoptosis and induced cell cycle arrest. In addition, LY294002 was found to enhance the effect of matrine. Furthermore, the effects of matrine on the inhibition of proliferation and the induction of cell cycle arrest and cell apoptosis were more effective on PC-3 than on RWPE1 cells. Compared to RWPE1 cells, matrine exerted a more powerful influence on PC-3 cells in increasing the expression of the relevant protein. Our data suggested that FoxO3a-Bim and FoxO3a-P27 may mediate matrine-inhibited proliferation of CRPC cells by activating cell apoptosis and inducing cell cycle arrest. Matrine exhibited high selectivity in killing CRPC cells. Our findings demonstrated that matrine could be used in a potential therapeutic role in the management of CRPC in humans.
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- Shoumin Bai
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510120, P.R. China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510120, P.R. China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510120, P.R. China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510120, P.R. China
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- Department of Urology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510120, P.R. China
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- Department of Urology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510120, P.R. China
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- Department of Urology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510120, P.R. China
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- Department of Urology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510120, P.R. China
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Su J, Yan Y, Qu J, Xue X, Liu Z, Cai H. Emodin induces apoptosis of lung cancer cells through ER stress and the TRIB3/NF-κB pathway. Oncol Rep 2017; 37:1565-1572. [PMID: 28184934 DOI: 10.3892/or.2017.5428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2016] [Accepted: 01/02/2017] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Emodin is a phytochemical with potent anticancer activities against various human malignant cancer types, including lung cancer; however, the molecular mechanisms underlying the effects of emodin remain unclear. In the present study, the A549 and H1299 human non-small lung cancer cell lines were treated with emodin and the induced molecular effects were investigated. Changes in cell viability were evaluated by MTT assay, Hoechst staining was used to indicate the apoptotic cells, and western blotting was utilized to assess endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and signaling changes. RNA interference was also employed to further examine the role of tribbles homolog 3 (TRIB3) in the emodin-induced apoptosis of lung cancer cells. Emodin was found to reduce the viability of lung cancer cells and induce apoptosis in a concentration-dependent manner. Emodin-induced apoptosis was impaired by inhibition of ER stress using 4-phenylbutyrate (4-PBA). ER stress and TRIB3/nuclear factor-κB signaling was activated in emodin-treated lung cancer cells. Emodin-induced apoptosis was reduced by TRIB3 knockdown in A549 cells, whereas ER stress was not reduced. In vivo assays verified the significance of these results, revealing that emodin inhibited lung cancer growth and that the inhibitory effects were reduced by inhibition of ER stress with 4-PBA. In conclusion, the results suggest that TRIB3 signaling is associated with emodin-induced ER stress-mediated apoptosis in lung cancer cells.
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- Jin Su
- Department of Radiotherapy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, P.R. China
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- The Second Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, P.R. China
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- The Second Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, P.R. China
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- Department of Surgery, Xi'an Feng Cheng Hospital, Xi'an, Shaanxi, P.R. China
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- Department of Radiotherapy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, P.R. China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, P.R. China
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Cong L, Zhang F, Shang H. Notch1 targeted regulation of mir-224/LRIG2 signaling for the proliferation and apoptosis of cervical cancer cells. Oncol Lett 2017; 13:2304-2308. [PMID: 28454395 PMCID: PMC5403178 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2017.5676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2016] [Accepted: 12/07/2016] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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In the present study, we explored the participation of Notch1 targeted regulation of mir-224/LRIG2 gene signal pathway in proliferation and apoptosis of cervical cancer cells. Forty-nine cases of cervical cancer lesion samples from cervical cancer patients treated in our hospital from February 2013 to February 2015 were chosen as subjects (the observation group), and cervical samples of healthy women (42 cases) during the same period were used as the control group. We determined the mRNA and protein expression of Notch1, mir-224, and LRIG2 genes. We also analyzed the mutual relationship between Notch1 gene expression and cervical cancer. The Notch1 genes in the cervical cancer cells (HeLa) were silenced and overexpressed to measure cancer apoptosis with flow cytometry. After obstruction of the Notch1 signal pathway, the mRNA and protein expression in the mir-224 and LRIG2 genes was also measured. It was found that in comparison to the control group, Notch1 gene expression in the observation group was significantly higher (p<0.05), cell growth was suppressed in Notch1 silent cell strains but accelerated in overexpressed Notch1 cells. The silencing of Notch1 genes can lead to the reduction of mir-224/LRIG gene and protein levels, while overexpression of the Notch1 genes increased the mir-224/LRIG gene and protein levels. In conclusion, the Notch1 gene is positively related to cervical cancer and can promote the occurrence of the disease. The potential mechanism shows that Notch1 gene can regulate cervical cancer cell proliferation by regulating the mir-224/LRIG2 signal pathway.
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- Lanxiang Cong
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Linyi People's Hospital, Linyi, Shandong 276000, P.R. China
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Linyi People's Hospital, Linyi, Shandong 276000, P.R. China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Linyi Cancer Hospital, Linyi, Shandong 276003, P.R. China
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Liu M, Zhao G, Cao S, Zhang Y, Li X, Lin X. Development of Certain Protein Kinase Inhibitors with the Components from Traditional Chinese Medicine. Front Pharmacol 2017; 7:523. [PMID: 28119606 PMCID: PMC5220067 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2016.00523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2016] [Accepted: 12/15/2016] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Traditional Chinese medicines (TCMs) have been used in China for more than two thousand years, and some of them have been confirmed to be effective in cancer treatment. Protein kinases play critical roles in control of cell growth, proliferation, migration, survival, and angiogenesis and mediate their biological effects through their catalytic activity. In recent years, numerous protein kinase inhibitors have been developed and are being used clinically. Anticancer TCMs represent a large class of bioactive substances, and some of them display anticancer activity via inhibiting protein kinases to affect the phosphoinositide 3-kinase, serine/threonine-specific protein kinases, pechanistic target of rapamycin (PI3K/AKT/mTOR), P38, mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) and extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERK) pathways. In the present article, we comprehensively reviewed several components isolated from anticancer TCMs that exhibited significantly inhibitory activity toward a range of protein kinases. These components, which belong to diverse structural classes, are reviewed herein, based upon the kinases that they inhibit. The prospects and problems in development of the anticancer TCMs are also discussed.
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- Minghua Liu
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University Luzhou, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University Luzhou, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University Luzhou, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University Luzhou, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University Luzhou, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University Luzhou, China
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Shadrack DM, K. Ndesendo VM. Molecular Docking and ADMET Study of Emodin Derivatives as Anticancer Inhibitors of NAT2, COX2 and TOP1 Enzymes. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017. [DOI: 10.4236/cmb.2017.71001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Cortez AP, Menezes EGP, Benfica PL, Santos APD, Cleres LM, Ribeiro HDO, Lima EM, Kato MJ, Valadares MC. Grandisin induces apoptosis in leukemic K562 cells. BRAZ J PHARM SCI 2017. [DOI: 10.1590/s2175-97902017000115210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Wang B, Zhao XH. Apigenin induces both intrinsic and extrinsic pathways of apoptosis in human colon carcinoma HCT-116 cells. Oncol Rep 2016; 37:1132-1140. [PMID: 27959417 DOI: 10.3892/or.2016.5303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2016] [Accepted: 11/24/2016] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Apigenin is one of the plant-originated flavones with anticancer activities. In this study, apigenin was assessed for its in vitro effects on a human colon carcinoma line (HCT‑116 cells) in terms of anti-proliferation, cell cycle progression arrest, apoptosis and intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation, and then outlined its possible apoptotic mechanism for the cells. Apigenin exerted cytotoxic effect on the cells via inhibiting cell growth in a dose-time-dependent manner and causing morphological changes, arrested cell cycle progression at G0/G1 phase, and decreased mitochondrial membrane potential of the treated cells. Apigenin increased respective ROS generation and Ca2+ release and thereby, caused ER stress in the treated cells. Apigenin shows apoptosis induction towards the cells, resulting in enhanced portion of apoptotic cells. A mechanism involved ROS generation and endoplasmic reticulum stress was outlined for the apigenin-mediated apoptosis via both intrinsic mitochondrial and extrinsic pathways, based on the assayed mRNA and protein expression levels in the cells. With this mechanism, apigenin resulted in the HCT-116 cells with enhanced intracellular ROS generation and Ca2+ release together with damaged mitochondrial membrane, and upregulated protein expression of CHOP, DR5, cleaved BID, Bax, cytochrome c, cleaved caspase-3, cleaved caspase-8 and cleaved caspase-9, which triggered apoptosis of the cells.
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- Bo Wang
- Key Laboratory of Dairy Science, Ministry of Education, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150030, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Dairy Science, Ministry of Education, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150030, P.R. China
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Wang L, Song J, Bao XY, Chen P, Yi HS, Pan MH, Lu C. BmDredd is an initiator caspase and participates in Emodin-induced apoptosis in the silkworm, Bombyx mori. Gene 2016; 591:362-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2016.06.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2015] [Revised: 05/11/2016] [Accepted: 06/06/2016] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Manimaran A, Manoharan S, Neelakandan M. EMODIN EFFICACY ON THE AKT, MAPK, ERK AND DNMT EXPRESSION PATTERN DURING DMBA-INDUCED ORAL CARCINOMA IN GOLDEN SYRIAN HAMSTERS. AFRICAN JOURNAL OF TRADITIONAL, COMPLEMENTARY, AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINES 2016; 13:186-193. [PMID: 28480378 PMCID: PMC5412193 DOI: 10.21010/ajtcam.v13i6.27] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Background: The present study has evaluated the Emodin efficacy on the Akt, MAPK, ERK and DNMT expression pattern during 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene (DMBA)-induced oral carcinoma in golden Syrian hamsters, in order to explore its antitumor potential. Materials and methods: Oral tumors were developed in the buccal pouches of golden Syrian hamsters using the carcinogen, DMBA. Results: While the incidence of tumor formation was 100% in hamsters treated with DMBA alone, the tumor formation was not noticed in DMBA+ Emodin treated hamsters. Also, Emodin reduced the severity of precancerous pathological lesions such as dysplasia, in the hamsters treated with DMBA. Emodin administration corrected the abnormalities in the expression pattern of Akt, MAPK, ERK and DNMT in the buccal mucosa of hamsters treated with DMBA. Conclusions: The present study thus suggests that the tumor preventive potential of Emodin is partly related to its modulating effect on the Akt, MAPK, ERK and DNMT expression pattern, as these molecular markers have a pivotal role in the process of cell proliferation, inflammation, invasion, and apoptosis.
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- Asokan Manimaran
- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar - 608002, Tamilnadu, India
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar - 608002, Tamilnadu, India
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar - 608002, Tamilnadu, India
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Monisha BA, Kumar N, Tiku AB. Emodin and Its Role in Chronic Diseases. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2016; 928:47-73. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-41334-1_3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Wang J, Zhang Y, Zhu Q, Liu Y, Cheng H, Zhang Y, Li T. Emodin protects mice against radiation-induced mortality and intestinal injury via inhibition of apoptosis and modulation of p53. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2016; 46:311-318. [PMID: 27525562 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2016.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2016] [Revised: 08/01/2016] [Accepted: 08/03/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
Abstract
The aim of this study was to explore the protective effect of emodin, a plant-derived anthraquinone, against gamma radiation-induced mortality and intestinal injury in mice, and to investigate the radioprotective molecular mechanism. C57BL/6 male mice were pre-treated with emodin for 7days via oral gavage before gamma radiation. We found that pretreatment with emodin prolonged mice survival time after 9Gy total body irradiation (TBI). Mice were sacrificed at 1 week after 7Gy TBI, we found that emodin attenuated intestinal morphological changes and increased villus height, crypt numbers, and reduced villus and crypt apoptosis as well as inhibited the expression of p53. MTT assay, flow cytometry, Hoechst 33258 staining, real-time PCR, and Western blotting indicated that emodin pretreatment can effectively increase human umbilical venous endothelial cells (HUVECs) viability and attenuate cell apoptosis; it also inhibited the expression of p53, Bax, and Caspase3 in HUVECs after irradiation. In summary, these results suggest the potential of emodin as an effective radioprotectant against radiation-induced intestinal injury.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jing Wang
- College of Pharmacology, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, Anhui 230012, China; Department of Pharmacology, Punan Hospital, Shanghai 200125, China
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- College of Pharmacology, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, Anhui 230012, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- College of Pharmacology, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, Anhui 230012, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China.
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China; College of Pharmacology, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, Anhui 230012, China; Department of Pharmacology, Punan Hospital, Shanghai 200125, China.
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