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Sheng W, Mao H, Wang C, Yang N, Zhang Z, Han J. Dehydrocostus Lactone Enhances Chemotherapeutic Potential of Doxorubicin in Lung Cancer by Inducing Cell Death and Limiting Metastasis. Med Sci Monit 2018; 24:7850-7861. [PMID: 30388099 PMCID: PMC6228117 DOI: 10.12659/msm.911410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Natural compounds have been utilized in inhibiting metastasis alone or in combination with other anti-tumor agents. Dehydrocostus lactone (DHC), a natural sesquiterpene lactone, was used to investigate its effect on proliferation of lung cancer cells and on the anti-angiogenic efficacy of doxorubicin. MATERIAL AND METHODS Cell proliferation was assessed by MTT assay and clonogenic assay. Apoptosis and migration were assessed by flow cytometry and wound-healing assay, respectively. Western blotting and qPCR were performed for gene and protein expression analysis. Matrigel plug assay was performed for angiogenesis assessment. RESULTS Results of the study show that DHC inhibited the survival and proliferation of lung cancer cells (A549 and H460) and enhanced the growth-inhibitory properties of DOX. Cotreatment of DHC enhanced the apoptosis-inducing effects of DOX by activating caspase-9 and caspase-3 followed by cleavage of PARP. Treatment of A549 and H460 cells with DHC caused suppression of HIF-1α, Akt and pAkt, GSK-3β and pGSK-3β, as well as ERK, pERK, mTOR, and p-mTOR. DHC enhanced the effect of DOX by inhibiting migration of A549 cells as observed by wound-healing assay. DHC caused synergistic inhibition of MMP-2 and MMP-9 genes when treated in combination with DOX. DHC further enhanced the anti-angiogenic properties of DOX in mice implanted with Matrigel plugs. DHC suppressed the proliferation of lung cancer cells and enhanced the anti-angiogenic properties of DOX. CONCLUSIONS The putative mechanism behind the metastasis-limiting effects of DHC may involve the suppression of Akt/GSK-3β and inhibition of MMP-2 and MMP-9 in lung cancer cells.
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- Wei Sheng
- Department of Oncology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China (mainland)
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- Department of Oncology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China (mainland)
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- Department of Oncology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China (mainland)
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- Department of Oncology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China (mainland)
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- Department of Oncology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China (mainland)
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- Department of Oncology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China (mainland)
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Chatterjee A, Ronghe A, Padhye SB, Spade DA, Bhat NK, Bhat HK. Antioxidant activities of novel resveratrol analogs in breast cancer. J Biochem Mol Toxicol 2017; 32. [PMID: 28960787 DOI: 10.1002/jbt.21925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2017] [Revised: 03/06/2017] [Accepted: 03/12/2017] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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The objective of the present study was to characterize the role of novel resveratrol (Res) analogs: 4-(E)-{(4-hydroxyphenylimino)-methylbenzene, 1, 2-diol} (HPIMBD) and 4-(E)-{(p-tolylimino)-methylbenzene-1,2-diol} (TIMBD) as potent antioxidants against breast cancer. Non-neoplastic breast epithelial cell lines MCF-10A and MCF-10F were treated with 17β-estradiol (E2), Res, HPIMBD, and TIMBD for up to 72 h. mRNA and protein levels of antioxidant genes, superoxide dismutase 3 (SOD3) and N-quinoneoxidoreductase-1 (NQO1) and transcription factors, nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor (Nrf) 1, 2 and 3 were quantified after the above treatments. Generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) was measured by CM-H2-DCFDA and oxidative-DNA damage was determined by measuring 8-hydroxy-2-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG). HPIMBD and TIMBD scavenged cellular ROS production, attenuated oxidative DNA damage, increased mRNA and protein expression levels of SOD3 and NQO1 and activated Nrf signaling pathway. Our studies demonstrate that HPIMBD and TIMBD have the potential as novel antioxidants to prevent development of breast cancer.
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- Anwesha Chatterjee
- Division of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, 64108, USA
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- Division of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, 64108, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Research Academy, Abeda Inamdar Senior College, University of Pune, India
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- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, 64110, USA
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- Division of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, 64108, USA
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- Division of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, 64108, USA
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HUA PEIYAN, ZHANG GUANGXIN, ZHANG YIFAN, SUN MEI, CUI RANJI, LI XIN, LI BINGJIN, ZHANG XINGYI. Costunolide induces G1/S phase arrest and activates mitochondrial-mediated apoptotic pathways in SK-MES 1 human lung squamous carcinoma cells. Oncol Lett 2016; 11:2780-2786. [PMID: 27073552 PMCID: PMC4812560 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2016.4295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2014] [Accepted: 01/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Despite the availability of several therapeutic options, a safer and more effective modality strategy is required for the treatment of lung cancer. Costunolide, a sesquiterpene lactone which isolated from the Saussurea lappa, has potent anticancer properties. In the present study, the effects of costunolide on cell viability, the cell cycle and apoptosis in SK-MES-1 human lung squamous carcinoma cells were investigated. Costunolide induced morphological changes and inhibited growth of SK-MES-1 cells growth. Flow cytometric analysis data demonstrated that costunolide significantly induced apoptosis of SK-MES-1 cells and induced cell cycle arrest at G1/S phase in a dose-dependent manner. Through upregulation in the expression of p53 and Bax, and downregulation in the expression of Bcl-2 and activation of caspase-3, costunolide-induced apoptosis was confirmed by western blot analysis. In addition, the significant loss of mitochondrial membrane potential indicated that costunolide may induce apoptosis via the mitochondria-dependent pathway in SK-MES-1 cells. These results highlight the potential effects of costunolide as an anti-cancer agent in a human lung squamous carcinoma cell line.
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- PEIYAN HUA
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130041, P.R. China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130041, P.R. China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130041, P.R. China
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- Department of Pathology, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130041, P.R. China
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- Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular and Chemical Genetics, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130041, P.R. China
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- Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular and Chemical Genetics, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130041, P.R. China
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- Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular and Chemical Genetics, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130041, P.R. China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130041, P.R. China
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Dai G, Tong Y, Chen X, Ren Z, Yang F. In vitro Anticancer Activity of Myricanone in Human Lung Adenocarcinoma A549 Cells. Chemotherapy 2015; 60:81-87. [DOI: 10.1159/000371738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2014] [Accepted: 12/22/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Adiguzel Y, Kulah H. Breath sensors for lung cancer diagnosis. Biosens Bioelectron 2014; 65:121-38. [PMID: 25461148 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2014.10.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2014] [Revised: 10/09/2014] [Accepted: 10/10/2014] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The scope of the applications of breath sensors is abundant in disease diagnosis. Lung cancer diagnosis is a well-fitting health-related application of this technology, which is of utmost importance in the health sector, because lung cancer has the highest death rate among all cancer types, and it brings a high yearly global burden. The aim of this review is first to provide a rational basis for the development of breath sensors for lung cancer diagnostics from a historical perspective, which will facilitate the transfer of the idea into the rapidly evolving sensors field. Following examples with diagnostic applications include colorimetric, composite, carbon nanotube, gold nanoparticle-based, and surface acoustic wave sensor arrays. These select sensor applications are widened by the state-of-the-art developments in the sensors field. Coping with sampling sourced artifacts and cancer staging are among the debated topics, along with the other concerns like proteomics approaches and biomimetic media utilization, feature selection for data classification, and commercialization.
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- Yekbun Adiguzel
- Department of Biophysics, School of Medicine, Istanbul Kemerburgaz University, Mahmutbey Dilmenler Caddesi, No. 26, 34217 Bagcilar, Istanbul, Turkey.
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- METU-MEMS Research and Application Center, Middle East Technical University (METU), Ankara, Turkey; METU BioMEMS, Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department, METU, Universiteler Mah., Dumlupınar Bulv. No. 1, 06800 Çankaya, Ankara, Turkey.
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Chen SC, Chien YC, Pan CH, Sheu JH, Chen CY, Wu CH. Inhibitory effect of dihydroaustrasulfone alcohol on the migration of human non-small cell lung carcinoma A549 cells and the antitumor effect on a Lewis lung carcinoma-bearing tumor model in C57BL/6J mice. Mar Drugs 2014; 12:196-213. [PMID: 24413802 PMCID: PMC3917270 DOI: 10.3390/md12010196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2013] [Revised: 12/14/2013] [Accepted: 12/16/2013] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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There are many major causes of cancer death, including metastasis of cancer. Dihydroaustrasulfone alcohol, which is isolated from marine coral, has shown antioxidant activity, but has not been reported to have an anti-cancer effect. We first discovered that dihydroaustrasulfone alcohol provided a concentration-dependent inhibitory effect on the migration and motility of human non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) A549 cells by trans-well and wound healing assays. The results of a zymography assay and Western blot showed that dihydroaustrasulfone alcohol suppressed the activities and protein expression of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2 and MMP-9. Further investigation revealed that dihydroaustrasulfone alcohol suppressed the phosphorylation of ERK1/2, p38, and JNK1/2. Dihydroaustrasulfone alcohol also suppressed the expression of PI3K and the phosphorylation of Akt. Furthermore, dihydroaustrasulfone alcohol markedly inhibited tumor growth in Lewis lung cancer (LLC)-bearing mice. We concluded that dihydroaustrasulfone alcohol is a new pure compound with anti-migration and anti-tumor growth activity in lung cancer and might be applied to clinical treatment in the future.
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- Shuo-Chueh Chen
- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Science, China Medical University, Taichung 404, Taiwan
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 404, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung 404, Taiwan; E-Mail:
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- School of Pharmacy, China Medical University, 91 Hsueh-Shih Road, Taichung 404, Taiwan; E-Mail:
- College of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, 250 Wu-Hsing Street, Taipei City 110, Taiwan; E-Mail:
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- College of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, 250 Wu-Hsing Street, Taipei City 110, Taiwan; E-Mail:
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- Department of Marine Biotechnology and Resources, National Sun Yat-sen University, 70 Lien-Hai Road, Kaohsiung 804, Taiwan
- Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mails: (C.-H.W.); (J.-H.S.); (C.-Y.C.); Tel.: +886-2-2736-1661 (ext. 6100) (C.-H.W.); Fax: +886-2-2739-0671 (C.-H.W.); Tel.: +886-7-5252000 (ext. 5030) (J.-H.S.); Fax: +886-7-5255-0200 (J.-H.S.); Tel.: +886-4-22052121 (ext. 1921) (C.-Y.C.); Fax: +886-4-2203-8883 (C.-Y.C.)
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- Division of Chest Surgery and Cancer Center, Department of Surgery, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 404, Taiwan
- Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mails: (C.-H.W.); (J.-H.S.); (C.-Y.C.); Tel.: +886-2-2736-1661 (ext. 6100) (C.-H.W.); Fax: +886-2-2739-0671 (C.-H.W.); Tel.: +886-7-5252000 (ext. 5030) (J.-H.S.); Fax: +886-7-5255-0200 (J.-H.S.); Tel.: +886-4-22052121 (ext. 1921) (C.-Y.C.); Fax: +886-4-2203-8883 (C.-Y.C.)
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- College of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, 250 Wu-Hsing Street, Taipei City 110, Taiwan; E-Mail:
- Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mails: (C.-H.W.); (J.-H.S.); (C.-Y.C.); Tel.: +886-2-2736-1661 (ext. 6100) (C.-H.W.); Fax: +886-2-2739-0671 (C.-H.W.); Tel.: +886-7-5252000 (ext. 5030) (J.-H.S.); Fax: +886-7-5255-0200 (J.-H.S.); Tel.: +886-4-22052121 (ext. 1921) (C.-Y.C.); Fax: +886-4-2203-8883 (C.-Y.C.)
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Lin Y, Xu J, Liao H, Li L, Pan L. Piperine induces apoptosis of lung cancer A549 cells via p53-dependent mitochondrial signaling pathway. Tumour Biol 2013; 35:3305-10. [DOI: 10.1007/s13277-013-1433-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2013] [Accepted: 11/14/2013] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Chou PY, Huang GJ, Pan CH, Chien YC, Chen YY, Wu CH, Sheu MJ, Cheng HC. Trilinolein Inhibits Proliferation of Human Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma A549 Through the Modulation of PI3K/Akt Pathway. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CHINESE MEDICINE 2012; 39:803-15. [DOI: 10.1142/s0192415x11009214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Trilinolein has been identified as one of the active constituents isolated from Panax notoginseng used widely in traditional Chinese medicine. Protective actions of Panax notoginseng against cerebral ischemia, beneficial effects on the cardiovascular system, and hemostatic, antioxidant, hypolipidemic, hepatoprotective, renoprotective and estrogen-like activities have been illustrated. In the present study, the effects of trilinolein on the growth of non-small cell lung carcinoma A549 were investigated. It was found that the exposure of A549 cells to trilinolein resulted in the growth inhibition and the induction of apoptosis in a dose- and time- dependent manner. Trilinolein treatment induced the upregulation of pro-apoptotic Bax, downregulation of anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 expression, which was associated with the proteolytic activation of caspases and the concomitant degradation of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) protein. Intracellular reactive oxygen species seem to play a role in the trilinolein-induced apoptosis, since ROS were produced early in the trilinolein treatment. Moreover, the activity of PI3K/Akt was downregulated in trilinolein-treated cells. Our results demonstrated that the most important regulators of trilinolein-induced apoptosis are Bcl-2 family and caspase-3, which are associated with cytochrome c release and dephosphorylation on the Akt signaling pathway.
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- Pei-Yu Chou
- Department of Life Science, National Chung Hsing University, 250 Kuo-Kuang Rd., Taichung, 402, Taiwan
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- Institute of Chinese Pharmaceutical Science, China Medical University, 91, Hsueh-Shih Road, Taichung, 404, Taiwan
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- School of Pharmacy, China Medical University, 91, Hsueh-Shih Road, Taichung, 404, Taiwan
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- Department of Life Science, National Chung Hsing University, 250 Kuo-Kuang Rd., Taichung, 402, Taiwan
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- School of Pharmacy, China Medical University, 91, Hsueh-Shih Road, Taichung, 404, Taiwan
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- School of Pharmacy, China Medical University, 91, Hsueh-Shih Road, Taichung, 404, Taiwan
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- School of Pharmacy, China Medical University, 91, Hsueh-Shih Road, Taichung, 404, Taiwan
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- Department of Life Science, National Chung Hsing University, 250 Kuo-Kuang Rd., Taichung, 402, Taiwan
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Molecular mechanisms of cigarette smoke-induced proliferation of lung cells and prevention by vitamin C. JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY 2011; 2011:561862. [PMID: 21772844 PMCID: PMC3136156 DOI: 10.1155/2011/561862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2010] [Revised: 02/12/2011] [Accepted: 02/24/2011] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer dearth. Cigarette smoking is the strongest risk factor for developing lung cancer, which is conceivably initiated by proliferation. Here, we show that low concentration of aqueous extract of cigarette smoke (AECS) causes excessive proliferation of human lung epithelial cells (A549) without any apoptotic cell death. The causative factor responsible for AECS-induced proliferation has been identified as p-benzoquinone (p-BQ). Coimmunoprecipitation and immunoblot experiments indicate that p-BQ binds with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). However, in contrast to EGF, it causes aberrant phosphorylation of EGFR that lacks c-Cbl-mediated ubiquitination and degradation resulting in persistent activation of EGFR. This is followed by activation of Hras + Kras and the downstream survival and proliferative signaling molecules Akt and ERK1/2, as well as the nuclear transcription factors c-Myc and c-Fos. Vitamin C and/or antibody to p-BQ prevents AECS/p-BQ-induced proliferation of lung cells apparently by inactivating p-BQ and thereby preventing activation of EGFR and the downstream signaling molecules. The results suggest that vitamin C and/or antibody to p-BQ may provide a novel intervention for preventing initiation of lung cancer in smokers.
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EGFR/erB-1, HER2/erB-2, CK7, LP34, Ki67 and P53 expression in preneoplastic lesions of bronchial epithelium: an immunohistochemical and genetic study. Virchows Arch 2011; 458:571-81. [DOI: 10.1007/s00428-011-1062-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2010] [Revised: 01/20/2011] [Accepted: 02/16/2011] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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