Imperatorin as a Promising Chemotherapeutic Agent Against Human Larynx Cancer and Rhabdomyosarcoma Cells

Naturally occurring coumarins are bioactive compounds widely used in Asian traditional medicine. They have been shown to inhibit proliferation, induce apoptosis, and/or enhance the cytotoxicity of currently used drugs against a variety of cancer cell types. The aim of our study was to examine the antiproliferative activity of different linear furanocoumarins on human rhabdomyosarcoma, lung, and larynx cancer cell lines, and dissolve their cellular mechanism of action. The coumarins were isolated from fruits of Angelica archangelica L. or Pastinaca sativa L., and separated using high-performance counter-current chromatography (HPCCC). The identity and purity of isolated compounds were confirmed by HPLC-DAD and NMR analyses. Cell viability and toxicity assessments were performed by means of methylthiazolyldiphenyl-tetrazolium bromide (MTT) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) assays, respectively. Induction of apoptosis and cell cycle progression were measured using flow cytometry analysis. qPCR method was applied to detect changes in gene expression. Linear furanocoumarins in a dose-dependent manner inhibited proliferation of cancer cells with diverse activity regarding compounds and cancer cell type specificity. Imperatorin (IMP) exhibited the most potent growth inhibitory effects against human rhabdomyosarcoma and larynx cancer cell lines owing to inhibition of the cell cycle progression connected with specific changes in gene expression, including CDKN1A. As there are no specific chemotherapy treatments dedicated to laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma and rhabdomyosarcoma, and IMP seems to be non-toxic for normal cells, our results could open a new direction in the search for effective anti-cancer agents.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:25

Enthalten in:

Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) - 25(2020), 9 vom: 28. Apr.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Grabarska, Aneta [VerfasserIn]
Skalicka-Woźniak, Krystyna [VerfasserIn]
Kiełbus, Michał [VerfasserIn]
Dmoszyńska-Graniczka, Magdalena [VerfasserIn]
Miziak, Paulina [VerfasserIn]
Szumiło, Justyna [VerfasserIn]
Nowosadzka, Ewa [VerfasserIn]
Kowalczuk, Krystyna [VerfasserIn]
Khalifa, Sherief [VerfasserIn]
Smok-Kalwat, Jolanta [VerfasserIn]
Klatka, Janusz [VerfasserIn]
Kupisz, Krzysztof [VerfasserIn]
Polberg, Krzysztof [VerfasserIn]
Rivero-Müller, Adolfo [VerfasserIn]
Stepulak, Andrzej [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Angelica archangelica
Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
CDKN1A protein, human
Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21
EC 1.1.1.27
Furanocoumarins
Furocoumarins
Imperatorin
Journal Article
K713N25C78
L-Lactate Dehydrogenase
Larynx cancer
Pastinaca sativa
Rhabdomyosarcoma

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 25.02.2021

Date Revised 25.02.2021

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/molecules25092046

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM309377048