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Hemistepsin A Inhibits Cell Proliferation and Induces G0/G1-Phase Arrest, Cellular Senescence and Apoptosis Via the AMPK and p53/p21 Signals in Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Hemistepsin A (HsA), a natural sesquiterpene lactone isolated from Hemistepta lyrata, has been known as a wide range of anti-tumor effects. The aim of this study was to determine whether HsA suppresses hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and to figure out the cellular signaling pathways involved in the a...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7277854/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32375410 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biom10050713 |
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author | Baek, Su Youn Hwang, Ui Wook Suk, Ho Young Kim, Young Woo |
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description | Hemistepsin A (HsA), a natural sesquiterpene lactone isolated from Hemistepta lyrata, has been known as a wide range of anti-tumor effects. The aim of this study was to determine whether HsA suppresses hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and to figure out the cellular signaling pathways involved in the anti-HCC activities by experiments using the Huh7 cells (a human HCC cell line) and a xenograft HCC model. In this study, HsA completely inhibited HCC cell proliferation, presumably because it induced G0/G1 cell cycle arrest and mitochondrial-related apoptosis. HsA up-regulated p53, p21, cleaved caspase-3 and cleaved PARP (poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase), but reduced cyclin D, CDK6 and Bcl-2 expressions, and it disrupted mitochondrial membrane potential (ΔΨm). Moreover, phosphorylation of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) was increased by HsA as did the resveratrol and 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide ribonucleotide (AICAR, positive controls). Inhibition of AMPK by using compound C, a competent inhibitor of AMPK, attenuated the loss of ΔΨm, p53 up-regulation and cellular senescence. The efficacy of HsA to reduce HCC cell proliferation, compared to that of other known anti-HCC agents, appears to be similar or slightly better. The anti-tumor effect of HsA was also determined in mice, showing reduced growth of xenografted tumors with no weight loss. Overall, the results suggest that HsA should be considered as a candidate anti-HCC drug. |
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spelling | pubmed-72778542020-06-12 Hemistepsin A Inhibits Cell Proliferation and Induces G0/G1-Phase Arrest, Cellular Senescence and Apoptosis Via the AMPK and p53/p21 Signals in Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma Baek, Su Youn Hwang, Ui Wook Suk, Ho Young Kim, Young Woo Biomolecules Article Hemistepsin A (HsA), a natural sesquiterpene lactone isolated from Hemistepta lyrata, has been known as a wide range of anti-tumor effects. The aim of this study was to determine whether HsA suppresses hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and to figure out the cellular signaling pathways involved in the anti-HCC activities by experiments using the Huh7 cells (a human HCC cell line) and a xenograft HCC model. In this study, HsA completely inhibited HCC cell proliferation, presumably because it induced G0/G1 cell cycle arrest and mitochondrial-related apoptosis. HsA up-regulated p53, p21, cleaved caspase-3 and cleaved PARP (poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase), but reduced cyclin D, CDK6 and Bcl-2 expressions, and it disrupted mitochondrial membrane potential (ΔΨm). Moreover, phosphorylation of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) was increased by HsA as did the resveratrol and 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide ribonucleotide (AICAR, positive controls). Inhibition of AMPK by using compound C, a competent inhibitor of AMPK, attenuated the loss of ΔΨm, p53 up-regulation and cellular senescence. The efficacy of HsA to reduce HCC cell proliferation, compared to that of other known anti-HCC agents, appears to be similar or slightly better. The anti-tumor effect of HsA was also determined in mice, showing reduced growth of xenografted tumors with no weight loss. Overall, the results suggest that HsA should be considered as a candidate anti-HCC drug. MDPI 2020-05-04 /pmc/articles/PMC7277854/ /pubmed/32375410 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biom10050713 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Baek, Su Youn Hwang, Ui Wook Suk, Ho Young Kim, Young Woo Hemistepsin A Inhibits Cell Proliferation and Induces G0/G1-Phase Arrest, Cellular Senescence and Apoptosis Via the AMPK and p53/p21 Signals in Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma |
title | Hemistepsin A Inhibits Cell Proliferation and Induces G0/G1-Phase Arrest, Cellular Senescence and Apoptosis Via the AMPK and p53/p21 Signals in Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma |
title_full | Hemistepsin A Inhibits Cell Proliferation and Induces G0/G1-Phase Arrest, Cellular Senescence and Apoptosis Via the AMPK and p53/p21 Signals in Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma |
title_fullStr | Hemistepsin A Inhibits Cell Proliferation and Induces G0/G1-Phase Arrest, Cellular Senescence and Apoptosis Via the AMPK and p53/p21 Signals in Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma |
title_full_unstemmed | Hemistepsin A Inhibits Cell Proliferation and Induces G0/G1-Phase Arrest, Cellular Senescence and Apoptosis Via the AMPK and p53/p21 Signals in Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma |
title_short | Hemistepsin A Inhibits Cell Proliferation and Induces G0/G1-Phase Arrest, Cellular Senescence and Apoptosis Via the AMPK and p53/p21 Signals in Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma |
title_sort | hemistepsin a inhibits cell proliferation and induces g0/g1-phase arrest, cellular senescence and apoptosis via the ampk and p53/p21 signals in human hepatocellular carcinoma |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7277854/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32375410 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biom10050713 |
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