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Emetine, a small mo...
Emetine, a small molecule natural product, displays potent anti-gastric cancer activity via regulation of multiple signaling pathways
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- Peng, Xuerun (author)
- Univ Elect Sci & Technol China, Sichuan Prov Peoples Hosp, Sch Med, Personalized Drug Therapy Key Lab Sichuan Prov,Dep, Chengdu 610072, Sichuan, Peoples R China
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- Shi, Jianyou (author)
- Univ Elect Sci & Technol China, Sichuan Prov Peoples Hosp, Sch Med, Personalized Drug Therapy Key Lab Sichuan Prov,Dep, Chengdu 610072, Sichuan, Peoples R China
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- Zhao, Zhipeng (author)
- Univ Elect Sci & Technol China, Sichuan Prov Peoples Hosp, Sch Med, Personalized Drug Therapy Key Lab Sichuan Prov,Dep, Chengdu 610072, Sichuan, Peoples R China
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- Tong, Rongsheng (author)
- Univ Elect Sci & Technol China, Sichuan Prov Peoples Hosp, Sch Med, Personalized Drug Therapy Key Lab Sichuan Prov,Dep, Chengdu 610072, Sichuan, Peoples R China
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- Zhang, Xiaonan (author)
- Uppsala universitet,Cancerprecisionsmedicin
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- Zhong, Lei (author)
- Uppsala universitet,Cancerprecisionsmedicin,Univ Elect Sci & Technol China, Sichuan Prov Peoples Hosp, Sch Med, Personalized Drug Therapy Key Lab Sichuan Prov,Dep, Chengdu 610072, Sichuan, Peoples R China
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- 2023-03-20
- 2023
- English.
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In: Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology. - : Springer. - 0344-5704 .- 1432-0843. ; 91:4, s. 303-315
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- Background Gastric cancer (GC) is a life-threatening malignant tumor with high incidence rate. Despite great progress, there are still many GC sufferers that cannot benefit from the existing anti-GC treatments. Therefore, it is still necessary to develop novel medicines against GC. Emetine, a natural small molecule isolated from Psychotria ipecacuanha, has been broadly used for medicinal purposes including cancer treatment. Here, we conducted a comprehensive study on the anti-GC effects of emetine and the related mechanisms of action.Methods The cell viability was evaluated by MTT and colony formation assay. Cellular proliferation and apoptosis were analyzed by edu incorporation assay and Annexin V-PI staining, respectively. Moreover, wound healing assay and transwell invasion assay were conducted to detect cell migration and invasion after treatment with emetine. To elucidate the molecular mechanism involved in the anti-GC effects of emetine, RNA sequencing and functional enrichment analysis were carried out on MGC803 cells. Then, the western blot analysis was performed to further verify the anti-GC mechanism of emetine. In vivo anti-tumor efficacy of emetine was evaluated in the MGC803 xenograft model.Results MTT and colony formation assay exhibited a strong potency of emetine against GC cell growth, with IC50 values of 0.0497 μM and 0.0244 μM on MGC803 and HGC-27 cells, respectively. Further pharmacodynamic studies revealed that emetine restrained the growth of GC cells mainly via proliferation inhibition and apoptosis induction. Meanwhile, emetine also had the ability to block GC cell migration and invasion. The results of RNA sequencing and western blot showed that emetine acted through regulating multiple signaling pathways, including not only MAPKs and Wnt/β-catenin signaling axes, but also PI3K/AKT and Hippo/YAP signaling cascades that were not found in other tumor types. Notably, the antitumor efficacy of emetine could also be observed in MGC803 xenograft models.Conclusion Our data demonstrate that emetine is a promising lead compound and even a potential drug candidate for GC treatment, deserving further structural optimization and development.
Subject headings
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Klinisk medicin -- Cancer och onkologi (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Clinical Medicine -- Cancer and Oncology (hsv//eng)
Keyword
- Gastric cancer
- Emetine
- YAP
- PI3K
- AKT
- Wnt
- MAPKs
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