1. Chelerythrine inhibits the progression of glioblastoma by suppressing the TGFB1-ERK1/2/Smad2/3-Snail/ZEB1 signaling pathway.
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Zhu M, Niu J, Jiang J, Dong T, Chen Y, Yang X, and Liu P
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- Animals, Antineoplastic Agents pharmacology, Antineoplastic Agents therapeutic use, Benzophenanthridines therapeutic use, Brain Neoplasms diagnostic imaging, Brain Neoplasms pathology, Cell Line, Tumor, Cell Survival drug effects, Cell Survival physiology, Disease Progression, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Glioblastoma diagnostic imaging, Glioblastoma pathology, Humans, MAP Kinase Signaling System drug effects, MAP Kinase Signaling System physiology, Mice, Mice, Inbred BALB C, Mice, Nude, Smad2 Protein antagonists & inhibitors, Transforming Growth Factor beta1 antagonists & inhibitors, Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays methods, Zinc Finger E-box-Binding Homeobox 1 antagonists & inhibitors, Benzophenanthridines pharmacology, Brain Neoplasms metabolism, Glioblastoma metabolism, Smad2 Protein metabolism, Transforming Growth Factor beta1 metabolism, Zinc Finger E-box-Binding Homeobox 1 metabolism
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Aims: Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common and aggressive intracranial tumor with poor prognosis. A large majority of clinical chemotherapeutic agents cannot achieve the desired therapeutic effect. Chelerythrine (CHE), a natural component with multitudinous pharmacological functions, has been proven to have outstanding antitumor effects in addition to antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and hypotensive effects. However, the anti-GBM effect of CHE has not been reported to date. The purpose of this paper is to observe the anti-GBM effect of CHE and further explore the related mechanism., Materials and Methods: GBM cell lines (U251 and T98G) and BALB/c nude mice were used in the experiments. Methyl thiazolyl tetrazolium (MTT) and clone formation assays were applied to detect the viability, proliferation and stemness of GBM cells. Flow cytometry was utilized to identify the effect of CHE on GBM apoptosis. Scratch and Transwell experiments reflected the migration and invasion of cells. In vivo, xenograft tumors were implanted subcutaneously in nude mice. The progression of tumors was assessed by ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging. Finally, western blot, bioinformatics, and immunohistochemistry experiments were used to explore the molecular mechanisms in depth., Key Findings: In vitro tests showed that CHE inhibited the proliferation, stemness, migration, and invasion of GBM cells and induced apoptosis. In vitro, CHE was observed to restrain the progression of xenograft tumors. We eventually proved that the cytotoxicity of CHE was relevant to the TGFB1-ERK1/2/Smad2/3-Snail/ZEB1 signaling pathway., Significance: CHE inhibited GBM progression by inhibiting the TGFB1-ERK1/2/Smad2/3-Snail/ZEB1 signaling pathway and is a potential chemotherapeutic drug for GBM., (Copyright © 2022 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2022
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