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Chan KC, Basavaraj P, Tsai JC, Viehoever J, Hsieh BY, Li XY, Huang GJ, Huang WC. Evaluating the Therapeutic Effect of Hispidin on Prostate Cancer Cells. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:7857. [PMID: 39063105 PMCID: PMC11277327 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25147857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2024] [Revised: 07/05/2024] [Accepted: 07/16/2024] [Indexed: 07/28/2024] Open
Abstract
Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) is the primary treatment for advanced prostate cancer (PCa). However, prolonged ADT inevitably results in therapy resistance with the emergence of the castration-resistant PCa phenotype (CRPC). Hence, there is an urgent need to explore new treatment options capable of delaying PCa progression. Hispidin (HPD) is a natural polyketide primarily derived from plants and fungi. HPD has been shown to have a diverse pharmacological profile, exhibiting anti-inflammatory, antiviral, cardiovascular and neuro-protective activities. However, there is currently no research regarding its properties in the context of PCa treatment. This research article seeks to evaluate the anti-cancer effect of HPD and determine the underlying molecular basis in both androgen-sensitive PCa and CRPC cells. Cell growth, migration, and invasion assays were performed via the MTS method, a wound healing assay and the transwell method. To investigate if HPD affected the expression of proteins, Western blot analysis was conducted. Furthermore, apoptosis was assessed by Annexin V-FITC/PI staining and Western blot analyses. HPD exhibited a favorable pharmaceutical profile to inhibit cell growth; disrupt the cell cycle; attenuate wound healing, migration and invasion; and induce apoptosis in PCa cells in vitro. The mechanistic results demonstrated that HPD reduced AR, MMP-2 and MMP-9 expression and activated the caspase-related pathway, leading to programmed cell death in PCa cells. We showed the anti-cancer effect of HPD on PCa cells and confirmed its feasibility as a novel therapeutic agent. This study provides significant insights into the delineation of the molecular mechanism of HPD in PCa cells and the development of an effective and safe therapy using HPD to eliminate PCa progression.
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- Kai-Cheng Chan
- Graduate Institute of Cell Biology, College of Life Sciences, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan; (K.-C.C.); (P.B.)
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- Graduate Institute of Cell Biology, College of Life Sciences, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan; (K.-C.C.); (P.B.)
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan; (J.-C.T.); (B.-Y.H.); (X.-Y.L.)
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- International Master’s Program of Biomedical, School of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan;
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan; (J.-C.T.); (B.-Y.H.); (X.-Y.L.)
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan; (J.-C.T.); (B.-Y.H.); (X.-Y.L.)
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- Department of Chinese Pharmaceutical Sciences and Chinese Medicine Resources, College of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan;
- Department of Food Nutrition and Healthy Biotechnology, Asia University, Taichung 41354, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Cell Biology, College of Life Sciences, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan; (K.-C.C.); (P.B.)
- International Master’s Program of Biomedical, School of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan;
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Gao Y, Li X, Xu H, Sun H, Zhang J, Wu X, Fu J. The Liquid-Fermentation Formulation of Sanghuangporus sanghuang Optimized by Response Surface Methodology and Evaluation of Biological Activity of Extracellular Polysaccharides. Foods 2024; 13:1190. [PMID: 38672864 PMCID: PMC11049023 DOI: 10.3390/foods13081190] [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: 03/21/2024] [Revised: 04/11/2024] [Accepted: 04/12/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
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Sanghuangporus sanghuang is a rare fungus growing on mulberry trees that has immense medicinal value. This study aimed to optimize the liquid-fermentation-media formulation and culture conditions for large-scale culturing of S. sanghuang by performing one-way testing and response surface methodology. The antioxidant and anticancer activities of the extracellular polysaccharides from S. sanghuang were also analyzed. The optimal formulation and growth conditions for S. sanghuang were as follows: glucose, 30.2 ± 0.37 g/L; yeast extract, 14.60 ± 0.05 g/L; dandelion powder, 1.24 ± 0.01 g/L; shaker speed, 150 r/min; and temperature, 25 °C. We obtained 13.99 ± 0.42 g/L of mycelium biomass by culturing S. sanghuang for 15 days with the optimized formulation. This was 2-fold higher than the mycelial mass obtained with the sub-optimal formulation. The extracellular fungal polysaccharides showed significant antioxidant activity against ABTS and DPPH free radicals, and significantly reduced the in vitro growth and survival of several cancer cell lines. The anticancer activity of the extracellular fungal polysaccharides was significantly higher in the human glioma cells than in other cancer cell lines. In summary, this study optimized the liquid media formulation and conditions for the large-scale culturing of S. sanghuang. Furthermore, the extracellular polysaccharides from S. sanghuang showed significant antioxidant and anticancer activities.
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- Yuhan Gao
- College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; (Y.G.); (X.L.); (H.X.); (X.W.)
- Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department, College of Design and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117585, Singapore
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- College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; (Y.G.); (X.L.); (H.X.); (X.W.)
- Mycological Research Center, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; (Y.G.); (X.L.); (H.X.); (X.W.)
- Mycological Research Center, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Tibet Academy of Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Sciences, Lasa 850000, China; (H.S.); (J.Z.)
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- Tibet Academy of Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Sciences, Lasa 850000, China; (H.S.); (J.Z.)
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- College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; (Y.G.); (X.L.); (H.X.); (X.W.)
- Mycological Research Center, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; (Y.G.); (X.L.); (H.X.); (X.W.)
- Mycological Research Center, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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Fan SH, Wang WQ, Zhou YW, Gao XJ, Zhang Q, Zhang MH. Research on the Interaction Mechanism and Structural Changes in Human Serum Albumin with Hispidin Using Spectroscopy and Molecular Docking. Molecules 2024; 29:655. [PMID: 38338399 PMCID: PMC10856618 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29030655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2023] [Revised: 01/22/2024] [Accepted: 01/26/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024] Open
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The interaction between human serum albumin (HSA) and hispidin, a polyketide abundantly present in both edible and therapeutic mushrooms, was explored through multispectral methods, hydrophobic probe assays, location competition trials, and molecular docking simulations. The results of fluorescence quenching analysis showed that hispidin quenched the fluorescence of HSA by binding to it via a static mechanism. The binding of hispidin and HSA was validated further by synchronous fluorescence, three-dimensional fluorescence, and UV/vis spectroscopy analysis. The apparent binding constant (Ka) at different temperatures, the binding site number (n), the quenching constants (Ksv), the dimolecular quenching rate constants (Kq), and the thermodynamic parameters (∆G, ∆H, and ∆S) were calculated. Among these parameters, ∆H and ∆S were determined to be 98.75 kJ/mol and 426.29 J/(mol·K), respectively, both exhibiting positive values. This observation suggested a predominant contribution of hydrophobic forces in the interaction between hispidin and HSA. By employing detergents (SDS and urea) and hydrophobic probes (ANS), it became feasible to quantify alterations in Ka and surface hydrophobicity, respectively. These measurements confirmed the pivotal role of hydrophobic forces in steering the interaction between hispidin and HSA. Site competition experiments showed that there was an interaction between hispidin and HSA molecules at site I, which situates the IIA domains of HSA, which was further confirmed by the molecular docking simulation.
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- Si-Hua Fan
- College of Biology and Food Engineering, Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology, No. 1, Kechuang Road, Maonan District, Maoming 525000, China; (S.-H.F.); (W.-Q.W.)
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangtze University, 88 Jingmi Road, Jingzhou District, Jingzhou 434025, China; (Y.-W.Z.); (X.-J.G.)
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- College of Biology and Food Engineering, Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology, No. 1, Kechuang Road, Maonan District, Maoming 525000, China; (S.-H.F.); (W.-Q.W.)
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangtze University, 88 Jingmi Road, Jingzhou District, Jingzhou 434025, China; (Y.-W.Z.); (X.-J.G.)
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangtze University, 88 Jingmi Road, Jingzhou District, Jingzhou 434025, China; (Y.-W.Z.); (X.-J.G.)
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangtze University, 88 Jingmi Road, Jingzhou District, Jingzhou 434025, China; (Y.-W.Z.); (X.-J.G.)
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- College of Biology and Food Engineering, Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology, No. 1, Kechuang Road, Maonan District, Maoming 525000, China; (S.-H.F.); (W.-Q.W.)
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangtze University, 88 Jingmi Road, Jingzhou District, Jingzhou 434025, China; (Y.-W.Z.); (X.-J.G.)
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Wei J, Liu L, Yuan X, Wang D, Wang X, Bi W, Yang Y, Wang Y. Transcriptome Analysis Reveals the Putative Polyketide Synthase Gene Involved in Hispidin Biosynthesis in Sanghuangporus sanghuang. MYCOBIOLOGY 2023; 51:360-371. [PMID: 37929012 PMCID: PMC10621269 DOI: 10.1080/12298093.2023.2257999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2023] [Accepted: 08/30/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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Hispidin is an important styrylpyrone produced by Sanghuangporus sanghuang. To analyze hispidin biosynthesis in S. sanghuang, the transcriptomes of hispidin-producing and non-producing S. sanghuang were determined by Illumina sequencing. Five PKSs were identified using genome annotation. Comparative analysis with the reference transcriptome showed that two PKSs (ShPKS3 and ShPKS4) had low expression levels in four types of media. The gene expression pattern of only ShPKS1 was consistent with the yield variation of hispidin. The combined analyses of gene expression with qPCR and hispidin detection by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry coupled with ion-trap and time-of-flight technologies (LCMS-IT-TOF) showed that ShPKS1 was involved in hispidin biosynthesis in S. sanghuang. ShPKS1 is a partially reducing PKS gene with extra AMP and ACP domains before the KS domain. The domain architecture of ShPKS1 was AMP-ACP-KS-AT-DH-KR-ACP-ACP. Phylogenetic analysis shows that ShPKS1 and other PKS genes from Hymenochaetaceae form a unique monophyletic clade closely related to the clade containing Agaricales hispidin synthase. Taken together, our data indicate that ShPKS1 is a novel PKS of S. sanghuang involved in hispidin biosynthesis.
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- Jiansheng Wei
- Haba Snow Mountain Provincial Nature Reserve Management and Protection Bureau, Diqing, P.R. China
- Laboratory of Forest Plant Cultivation and Utilization, Yunnan Academy of Forestry & Grassland, Kunming, Yunnan, P.R. China
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Yunnan Agriculture University, Kunming, Yunnan, P.R. China
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- Laboratory of Forest Plant Cultivation and Utilization, Yunnan Academy of Forestry & Grassland, Kunming, Yunnan, P.R. China
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- Laboratory of Forest Plant Cultivation and Utilization, Yunnan Academy of Forestry & Grassland, Kunming, Yunnan, P.R. China
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- Laboratory of Forest Plant Cultivation and Utilization, Yunnan Academy of Forestry & Grassland, Kunming, Yunnan, P.R. China
- School of Pharmaceutical Science and Yunnan Key Laboratory of Pharmacology for Natural Products, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, P.R. China
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- Laboratory of Forest Plant Cultivation and Utilization, Yunnan Academy of Forestry & Grassland, Kunming, Yunnan, P.R. China
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- Institute of Edible Fungi, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- Laboratory of Forest Plant Cultivation and Utilization, Yunnan Academy of Forestry & Grassland, Kunming, Yunnan, P.R. China
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Davari M, Ezazi R. Mycelial inhibitory effects of antagonistic fungi, plant essential oils and propolis against five phytopathogenic Fusarium species. Arch Microbiol 2022; 204:480. [PMID: 35831616 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-022-03102-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2022] [Accepted: 06/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Fusarium spp. are considered as one of the most devastating plant pathogenic fungi worldwide. In this study, the effect of essential oil (EO) of Mentha longifolia, M. spicata, Achillea sp. and Foeniculum vulgare, ethanolic extract of Propolis (EEP), and Trichoderma harzianum T447 and T. hamatum T622 was investigated against five phytopathogenic Fusarium species. The results showed that the fungal species, the type of EO, and concentrations play a substantial role in inhibiting the mycelial growth of Fusarium spp. GC-MS analysis of the EOs showed that the piperitone oxide and cis-piperitone oxide were found as the main components of M. longifolia. Our results also revealed that EEP possessed the growth inhibitory effect against Fusarium spp. It was observed that the extracellular secretions of T. harzianum T447 showed very high inhibition against the fungi. Our results highlighted the need for further research to apply them as a safe alternative to the chemical pesticides.
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- Mahdi Davari
- Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, 5619911367, P.O. Box; 179, Ardabil, Iran.
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- Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran
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