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Ye XS, Tian WJ, Wang GH, Hu LJ, Leng CL, Sun BL, Liu W, Shu XJ, Chen HF. Four undescribed coumarin derivatives, with ten amides from the roots of Ficus hirta and their cytotoxic activities. Bioorg Chem 2024; 144:107116. [PMID: 38237391 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2024.107116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2023] [Revised: 12/07/2023] [Accepted: 01/08/2024] [Indexed: 02/17/2024]
Abstract
Four undescribed coumarin derivatives, ficusalt A (1) and ficusalt B (2), a pair of racemic coumarins, (±) ficudimer A (3a/3b), along with ten known amides, were isolated from the roots of Ficus hirta. Their structures were elucidated by several spectroscopic data analyses, including HRESIMS, NMR, and X-ray single-crystal diffraction. The cytotoxic activities of all compounds against HeLa, HepG2, MCF-7, and H460 cell lines were detected using the MTT assay. Among these, 5 showed the highest activity against HeLa cells. Subsequently, the apoptotic, anti-invasive, and anti-migration effects of 5 on HeLa cells were determined by flow cytometer, transwell invasion assay, and wound-healing assay, respectively. The result suggested that 5 distinctly induced the apoptosis in HeLa cells and inhibited their invasion and migration. Further studies on anticancer mechanisms were conducted using Western blotting. As a result, 5 increased the cleavage of PARP and the expression of pro-apoptotic protein Bax. Moreover, 5 notably upregulated the phosphorylation of p38 and JNK, whereas inhibited the expression of p-ERK and p-AKT. Our results demonstrated that 5 could be a potential leading compound for further application in the treatment of cervical cancer.
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- Xian-Sheng Ye
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Cognitive and Affective Disorders, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine, Jianghan University, Wuhan 430056, China; Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Target, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Target, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Target, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Cognitive and Affective Disorders, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine, Jianghan University, Wuhan 430056, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Cognitive and Affective Disorders, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine, Jianghan University, Wuhan 430056, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Cognitive and Affective Disorders, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine, Jianghan University, Wuhan 430056, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Cognitive and Affective Disorders, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine, Jianghan University, Wuhan 430056, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Cognitive and Affective Disorders, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine, Jianghan University, Wuhan 430056, China.
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Target, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China.
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Li YS, Leng CL, Chen MT, Zhang WK, Li XJ, Tang HB, Shang HC, Zhu LH. Mouse hepatic neoplasm formation induced by trace level and low frequency exposure to diethylnitrosamine through β-catenin signaling pathway. Toxicol Res (Camb) 2016; 5:210-223. [PMID: 30090338 PMCID: PMC6062358 DOI: 10.1039/c5tx00317b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2015] [Accepted: 10/20/2015] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
Abstract
It has been reported that massive levels or/and high frequency exposure of diethylnitrosamine could induce hepatic neoplasm. However, it would be more interesting to figure out the hepatotoxic effects of diethylnitrosamine exposure at trace level and low frequency, which could be more common in our daily life. We found that both the mRNA and protein expression levels of β-catenin were aberrant in all liver tissues, accompanied by inflammation, steatosis, fibrosis and hepatic neoplasm after 10-week exposure of diethylnitrosamine (dissolved in sesame oil, 0.16 mmol per kg body weight) to mice. In addition, gradual increase in the mRNA expression of several pivotal risk factors (TNF-α, COX-2, PPAR-γ, AP-2, Smad-2, TGF-β1, and C-myc), as well as their protein expression levels, were associated with the aberrant expression or/and nucleus localization of β-catenin. Altogether, our results show that long-term diethylnitrosamine exposure at trace amounts and low frequency can also induce hepatotoxicity (including inflammation, steatosis and fibrosis) and consequently aberrant activation of β-catenin which in turn plays an important role in the initiation and promotion of liver tumors.
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- Yu-Sang Li
- Department of Pharmacology , College of Pharmacy , South-Central University for Nationalities , No. 182 , Minyuan Road , Hongshan-qu , Wuhan 430074 , P. R. China . ; ; Tel: +86 (0)27 6784 2332
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- Department of Pharmacology , College of Pharmacy , South-Central University for Nationalities , No. 182 , Minyuan Road , Hongshan-qu , Wuhan 430074 , P. R. China . ; ; Tel: +86 (0)27 6784 2332
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Huazhong University of Science and Technology , Wuhan 430074 , P. R. China . ; ; Tel: +86 (0)27 8755 6723
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- Department of Pharmacology , College of Pharmacy , South-Central University for Nationalities , No. 182 , Minyuan Road , Hongshan-qu , Wuhan 430074 , P. R. China . ; ; Tel: +86 (0)27 6784 2332
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- Department of Pharmacology , College of Pharmacy , South-Central University for Nationalities , No. 182 , Minyuan Road , Hongshan-qu , Wuhan 430074 , P. R. China . ; ; Tel: +86 (0)27 6784 2332
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- Department of Pharmacology , College of Pharmacy , South-Central University for Nationalities , No. 182 , Minyuan Road , Hongshan-qu , Wuhan 430074 , P. R. China . ; ; Tel: +86 (0)27 6784 2332
- Key Laboratory of Chinese Internal Medicine of MOE and Beijing , Dongzhimen Hospital , Beijing University of Chinese Medicine , Beijing 100700 , P. R. China . ; ; Tel: +86 (0)10 8401 2510
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- Key Laboratory of Chinese Internal Medicine of MOE and Beijing , Dongzhimen Hospital , Beijing University of Chinese Medicine , Beijing 100700 , P. R. China . ; ; Tel: +86 (0)10 8401 2510
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Huazhong University of Science and Technology , Wuhan 430074 , P. R. China . ; ; Tel: +86 (0)27 8755 6723
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