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Tang RZ, Li ZZ, Hu D, Kanwal F, Yuan CB, Mustaqeem M, Batool AI, Rehman MFU. Sanjie Yiliu Formula Inhibits Colorectal Cancer Growth by Suppression of Proliferation and Induction of Apoptosis. ACS OMEGA 2021; 6:7761-7770. [PMID: 33778287 PMCID: PMC7992181 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c05565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2021] [Accepted: 02/24/2021] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
Abstract
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common malignancies worldwide. As current therapies toward CRC, including chemotherapy and radiotherapy, pose limitations, such as multidrug resistance (MDR) as well as the intrinsic and potential cytotoxic effects, necessitating to find more effective treatment options with fewer side effects, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has an advantage in complementary therapies. In the present study, 3-(4,5-dimethylthiozol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT assays), trypan blue staining, colony formation, 4,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole dihydrochloride (DAPI) staining, cell cycle determination, and Annexin V-FITC/PI staining were used to examine the efficacy of Sanjie Yiliu Formula (SJYLF) against CRC proliferation and to investigate its underlying molecular mechanisms through protein expression of various proapoptotic factors by quantitative polymerase chain reaction (q-PCR) and Western blotting. This four-herb-TCM SJYLF can be suggested as one of the decoctions clinically effective in late-stage cancer treatment. Our results suggest that SJYLF robustly decreased the viability of only CRC cell lines (HCT-8, SW-480, HT-29, and DLD-1) and not the normal human kidney cells (HK-2). Moreover, SJYLF significantly suppressed proliferation and induced apoptosis in HCT-8 and downregulated cyclin D1, CDK4, and BCL-2, while Bax expression was upregulated at both mRNA and protein expression levels.
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- Rong Zhu Tang
- Department
of Gastroenterology, Seventh People’s
Hospital of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, NO.358, Datong Road, Pudong New
Area, Shanghai 200137, P. R. China
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- Department
of Hematology, Taihe Hospital Affiliated
to the Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China
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- Department
of Neurology, The Central Hospital of Xiaogan, Xiaogan, Hubei 432100, P. R. China
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- Med-X
Research Institute, School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 201620, P. R.
China
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- Department
of Critical Care Medicine, Shanghai General
Hospital, Shanghai 200080, P. R. China
- School
of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200025, P. R. China
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Sargodha, Sub-Campus Bhakkar, Bhakkar 30000, Pakistan
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- Department
of Zoology, University of Sargodha, Sargodha 40100, Pakistan
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Kim BS, Chung TW, Choi HJ, Bae SJ, Cho HR, Lee SO, Choi JH, Joo JK, Ha KT. Caesalpinia sappan induces apoptotic cell death in ectopic endometrial 12Z cells through suppressing pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 1 expression. Exp Ther Med 2021; 21:357. [PMID: 33732330 PMCID: PMC7903453 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2021.9788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2020] [Accepted: 12/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Endometriosis is a common gynecological disease defined as the growth of endometrial tissues outside the uterus. Although the mechanism underlying the progression of endometriosis has not been fully elucidated, cancer-like aerobic glycolysis is considered to mediate the elevated growth and resistance to apoptosis of endometriotic cells. The heartwood of Caesalpinia sappan L. (family Leguminosae) is a herbal medicinal product used to treat gynecological symptoms, including algomenorrhea and amenorrhea. The results of the present study revealed that endometriotic 12Z cells exhibited more rapid growth than normal endometrial cells (THES). The expression levels of pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase (PDK)1 and 3 and lactate production were higher in 12Z cells than in THES cells. In addition, the 12Z cells were more sensitive to the cytotoxicity of the aqueous extract of C. sappan heartwood (CS) than the THES cells. CS inhibited lactate production and phosphorylation of pyruvate dehydrogenase A by reducing the expression of PDK1. CS also increased mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels, decreased mitochondrial membrane potential and consequently stimulated the apoptosis of 12Z cells. CS-induced cell death was substantially inhibited by exogenous PDK1 expression. In conclusion, CS may be a novel drug candidate for treating endometriosis by inhibiting aerobic glycolysis and inducing ROS-mitochondria-mediated apoptotic cell death.
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- Bo-Sung Kim
- Department of Korean Medical Science, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan, Gyeongnam 50612, Republic of Korea.,Healthy Aging Korean Medical Research Center, Pusan National University, Yangsan, Gyeongnam 50612, Republic of Korea
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- Healthy Aging Korean Medical Research Center, Pusan National University, Yangsan, Gyeongnam 50612, Republic of Korea
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- Healthy Aging Korean Medical Research Center, Pusan National University, Yangsan, Gyeongnam 50612, Republic of Korea
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- Healthy Aging Korean Medical Research Center, Pusan National University, Yangsan, Gyeongnam 50612, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Keimyung University, Daegu 42601, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Keimyung University, Daegu 42601, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life and Nanopharmaceutical Sciences, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02453, Republic of Korea.,Oriental Pharmacy, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02453, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan 49241, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Korean Medical Science, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan, Gyeongnam 50612, Republic of Korea.,Healthy Aging Korean Medical Research Center, Pusan National University, Yangsan, Gyeongnam 50612, Republic of Korea
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Preferential Activity of Petiveria alliacea Extract on Primary Myeloid Leukemic Blast. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2021; 2020:4736206. [PMID: 33488744 PMCID: PMC7787761 DOI: 10.1155/2020/4736206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2020] [Revised: 10/14/2020] [Accepted: 11/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Abstract
The need for new therapeutic approaches to improve the response in acute leukemia (AL), either by directing therapy or with new therapeutic alternatives, has been a research and clinical interest topic. We evaluated whether blasts from AL patients were sensitive ex vivo to the induction chemotherapy and whether the extracts of Petiveria alliacea (Anamu SC) and Caesalpinia spinosa (P2Et) modulated the sensitivity of leukemic cells to death. Bone marrow samples were taken from 26 patients with de novo AL and 6 in relapse, and the cytotoxicity of the extracts alone or in combination with the chemotherapeutic was evaluated by XTT. Patients were classified as good (GR) and bad responders (BR) according to the ex vivo test. 70.5% of the GR patients to the ex vivo test achieved postinduction remission to induction chemotherapy with a median overall survival of 12.50 months versus 7.23 months in the two groups. Furthermore, it was found that the ex vivo response to extracts and chemotherapeutics is heterogeneous and shows an exclusive pattern between the extracts, Anamu being the more effective in inducing cell death. The combination of extracts with chemotherapeutic agents showed synergistic or antagonistic effects in the patients' blasts. These results show that the ex vivo evaluation of the sensitivity to induction drugs using primary blasts from patients exhibits a correlation with the response to induction chemotherapy in patients. These analyses would allow establishing a system to predict response to treatment and determine ex vivo susceptibility to new therapies under development, among which is phytotherapeutics.
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Liang X, Fei Y, Xie Q, Liu Y, Lu M, Xia F, Nie Y, Ji J. Sulfuryl Fluoride Absorption from Fumigation Exhaust Gas by Biobased Solvents: Thermodynamic and Quantum Chemical Analysis. Ind Eng Chem Res 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.8b06112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Xiaojiang Liang
- Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Biofuel, Biodiesel Laboratory of China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Biofuel, Biodiesel Laboratory of China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Biofuel, Biodiesel Laboratory of China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Biofuel, Biodiesel Laboratory of China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Biofuel, Biodiesel Laboratory of China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Biofuel, Biodiesel Laboratory of China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Biofuel, Biodiesel Laboratory of China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Biofuel, Biodiesel Laboratory of China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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Zhao X, Zhao J, Hu R, Yao Q, Zhang G, Shen H, Yagüe E, Hu Y. Ruanjian Sanjie decoction exhibits antitumor activity by inducing cell apoptosis in breast cancer. Oncol Lett 2017; 13:3071-3079. [PMID: 28529560 PMCID: PMC5431657 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2017.5832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2016] [Accepted: 01/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Traditional Chinese medicine, based on theories developed and practiced for >2,000 years, is one of the most common complementary and alternative types of medicine currently used in the treatment of patients with breast cancer. Ruanjian Sanjie (RJSJ) decoction, is composed of four herbs, including Ban xia (Pinellia ternata), Xia ku cao (Prunella vulgaris), Shan ci gu (Cremastra appendiculata) and Hai zao (Sargassum pallidum), and has traditionally been used for softening hard lumps and resolving hard tissue masses. However, the active compounds and mechanisms of action of RJSJ remain unknown. The present study demonstrated the antitumor activity of RJSJ against Ehrlich ascites carcinoma in Swiss albino mice and breast cancer xenografts in nude mice. Notably, RJSJ does not induce body weight loss, immune function toxicity or myelosuppression in mice, indicating that it is safe and well tolerated. In addition, RJSJ shows potent cytotoxicity against breast cancer cells in vitro by the suppression of the anti-apoptotic proteins B-cell lymphoma 2 and survivin, leading to the activation of caspase-3/7 and caspase-9, and the apoptotic cascade. These findings provide a clear rationale to explore the therapeutic strategy of using RJSJ alone or in combination with chemotherapeutic agents for breast cancer patients and the characterization of its active principles.
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- Xiumei Zhao
- Centre for Research and Development of Anti Tumor Drugs, Tianjin Institute of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tianjin 300020, P.R. China
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- The Third Department of Breast Cancer, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin 300060, P.R. China
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- Centre for Research and Development of Anti Tumor Drugs, Tianjin Institute of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tianjin 300020, P.R. China
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- Tianjin People's Hospital, Tianjin 300121, P.R. China
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- Centre for Research and Development of Anti Tumor Drugs, Tianjin Institute of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tianjin 300020, P.R. China
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- Centre for Research and Development of Anti Tumor Drugs, Tianjin Institute of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tianjin 300020, P.R. China
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- Cancer Research Center, Division of Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital Campus, London W12 0NN, UK
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- The Third Department of Breast Cancer, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin 300060, P.R. China
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