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Cynaropicrin Shows Antitumor Progression Potential in Colorectal Cancer Through Mediation of the LIFR/STATs Axis

BACKGROUND: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second deadliest malignant disease in the world and the leukemia inhibitory factor receptor/signal transducers and activators of transcriptions (LIFR/STATs) signaling axis plays an important role in the molecular biology of CRC. METHODS: Cell function tests...

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Autores principales: Zheng, Dandan, Zhu, Yu, Shen, Yili, Xiao, Sisi, Yang, Lehe, Xiang, Youqun, Dai, Xuanxuan, Hu, Wanle, Zhou, Bin, Liu, Zhiguo, Zhao, Haiyang, Zhao, Chengguang, Huang, Xiaoying, Wang, Liangxing
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Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7829511/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33505963
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcell.2020.605184
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author Zheng, Dandan
Zhu, Yu
Shen, Yili
Xiao, Sisi
Yang, Lehe
Xiang, Youqun
Dai, Xuanxuan
Hu, Wanle
Zhou, Bin
Liu, Zhiguo
Zhao, Haiyang
Zhao, Chengguang
Huang, Xiaoying
Wang, Liangxing
author_facet Zheng, Dandan
Zhu, Yu
Shen, Yili
Xiao, Sisi
Yang, Lehe
Xiang, Youqun
Dai, Xuanxuan
Hu, Wanle
Zhou, Bin
Liu, Zhiguo
Zhao, Haiyang
Zhao, Chengguang
Huang, Xiaoying
Wang, Liangxing
author_sort Zheng, Dandan
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description BACKGROUND: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second deadliest malignant disease in the world and the leukemia inhibitory factor receptor/signal transducers and activators of transcriptions (LIFR/STATs) signaling axis plays an important role in the molecular biology of CRC. METHODS: Cell function tests were performed to observe the inhibitory effect of cynaropicrin on human CRC cells (RKO, HCT116, and DLD-1). Expression levels of LIFR, P-STAT3, P-STAT4, and apoptotic proteins were detected by Western blotting. Immunoprecipitation confirmed the presence of LIFR/STAT3/STAT4 complex. Cell immunofluorescence assay was used to observe the subcellular localization of STAT3 and STAT4. In vivo efficacy of cynaropicrin was evaluated by a xenotransplantation model in nude mice. RESULTS: Cynaropicrin significantly reduced the survival ability of human CRC cells and promoted apoptosis in a dose-dependent manner. Western blotting results suggested that the antitumor effects of cynaropicrin might be mediated by inhibition of the LIFR/STATs axis. Cynaropicrin reduced the formation of STAT3/STAT4 heterodimers and blocked their entry into the nucleus. Cynaropicrin also suppressed tumor growth in the xenograft model. CONCLUSION: The results showed that cynaropicrin exerted a strong inhibitory effect on CRC in vitro and in vivo. Our study concluded that cynaropicrin has potential application prospects in the field of anti-CRC therapy.
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spelling pubmed-78295112021-01-26 Cynaropicrin Shows Antitumor Progression Potential in Colorectal Cancer Through Mediation of the LIFR/STATs Axis Zheng, Dandan Zhu, Yu Shen, Yili Xiao, Sisi Yang, Lehe Xiang, Youqun Dai, Xuanxuan Hu, Wanle Zhou, Bin Liu, Zhiguo Zhao, Haiyang Zhao, Chengguang Huang, Xiaoying Wang, Liangxing Front Cell Dev Biol Cell and Developmental Biology BACKGROUND: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second deadliest malignant disease in the world and the leukemia inhibitory factor receptor/signal transducers and activators of transcriptions (LIFR/STATs) signaling axis plays an important role in the molecular biology of CRC. METHODS: Cell function tests were performed to observe the inhibitory effect of cynaropicrin on human CRC cells (RKO, HCT116, and DLD-1). Expression levels of LIFR, P-STAT3, P-STAT4, and apoptotic proteins were detected by Western blotting. Immunoprecipitation confirmed the presence of LIFR/STAT3/STAT4 complex. Cell immunofluorescence assay was used to observe the subcellular localization of STAT3 and STAT4. In vivo efficacy of cynaropicrin was evaluated by a xenotransplantation model in nude mice. RESULTS: Cynaropicrin significantly reduced the survival ability of human CRC cells and promoted apoptosis in a dose-dependent manner. Western blotting results suggested that the antitumor effects of cynaropicrin might be mediated by inhibition of the LIFR/STATs axis. Cynaropicrin reduced the formation of STAT3/STAT4 heterodimers and blocked their entry into the nucleus. Cynaropicrin also suppressed tumor growth in the xenograft model. CONCLUSION: The results showed that cynaropicrin exerted a strong inhibitory effect on CRC in vitro and in vivo. Our study concluded that cynaropicrin has potential application prospects in the field of anti-CRC therapy. Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-01-11 /pmc/articles/PMC7829511/ /pubmed/33505963 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcell.2020.605184 Text en Copyright © 2021 Zheng, Zhu, Shen, Xiao, Yang, Xiang, Dai, Hu, Zhou, Liu, Zhao, Zhao, Huang and Wang. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
spellingShingle Cell and Developmental Biology
Zheng, Dandan
Zhu, Yu
Shen, Yili
Xiao, Sisi
Yang, Lehe
Xiang, Youqun
Dai, Xuanxuan
Hu, Wanle
Zhou, Bin
Liu, Zhiguo
Zhao, Haiyang
Zhao, Chengguang
Huang, Xiaoying
Wang, Liangxing
Cynaropicrin Shows Antitumor Progression Potential in Colorectal Cancer Through Mediation of the LIFR/STATs Axis
title Cynaropicrin Shows Antitumor Progression Potential in Colorectal Cancer Through Mediation of the LIFR/STATs Axis
title_full Cynaropicrin Shows Antitumor Progression Potential in Colorectal Cancer Through Mediation of the LIFR/STATs Axis
title_fullStr Cynaropicrin Shows Antitumor Progression Potential in Colorectal Cancer Through Mediation of the LIFR/STATs Axis
title_full_unstemmed Cynaropicrin Shows Antitumor Progression Potential in Colorectal Cancer Through Mediation of the LIFR/STATs Axis
title_short Cynaropicrin Shows Antitumor Progression Potential in Colorectal Cancer Through Mediation of the LIFR/STATs Axis
title_sort cynaropicrin shows antitumor progression potential in colorectal cancer through mediation of the lifr/stats axis
topic Cell and Developmental Biology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7829511/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33505963
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcell.2020.605184
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