Root extract of Hemsleya amabilis Diels suppresses renal cell carcinoma cell growth through inducing apoptosis and G2/M phase arrest via PI3K/AKT signaling pathway

Li, Kai; You, Ganhua; Jiang, Kehua; Wang, Rongpin; Li, Wuchao; Meng, Yonglu; Fang, Yinyi; Chen, Weiming; Zhu, Guohua; Song, Jukun; Wang, Wei; Su, Hao; Hu, Bin; Sun, Fa; Jia, Zhenyu; Li, Can; Zhu, Jianguo

doi:10.1016/j.jep.2023.117014

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“…In addition, the cells were treated with 75% ethanol at 4 °C for 12–24 h, followed by staining with PI (BD Biosciences, Franklin Lakes, NJ, USA) for the cell cycle detection. Finally, flow cytometry (ACEA NovoCyte, Santa Clara, CA, USA) was used to explore cell apoptosis and cycle distribution [ 59 ].…”

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Isoliquiritigenin Inhibits the Growth of Colorectal Cancer Cells through the ESR2/PI3K/AKT Signalling Pathway

Luo,

Tang,

Zheng

et al. 2023

Pharmaceuticals

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Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common malignancies. Isoliquiritigenin (ISL), a flavonoid phytoestrogen, has shown anti-tumour activities against various cancers. However, its anti-CRC mechanism has not been clarified. In this study, the potential molecular mechanism of ISL against CRC was investigated through network pharmacological prediction and experimental validation. The results of the network prediction indicate that ESR2, PIK3CG and GSK3β might be the key targets of ISL against CRC, which was verified by molecular docking, and that its anti-tumour mechanisms might be related to the oestrogen and PI3K/AKT signalling pathway. The experimental results show that ISL reduced the viability of SW480 and HCT116 cells, induced apoptosis, blocked the cell cycle in the G2 phase in vitro, and suppressed xenograft tumour growth in vivo. In addition, ISL significantly down-regulated the protein expression of PIK3CG, AKT, p-AKT, p-GSK3β, CDK1, NF-κB and Bcl-2; up-regulated ESR2 and Bax; decreased the ratio of p-AKT/AKT and p-GSK3β/GSK3β; and increased the Bax/Bcl-2 ratio. This study indicates that ISL can inhibit the growth of CRC cells and induce apoptosis, which may be related to the up-regulation of ESR2 and inhibition of the PI3K/Akt signalling pathway.

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confidence: 99%