The nature compound dehydrocrenatidine exerts potent antihepatocellular carcinoma by destroying mitochondrial complexes in vitro and in vivo

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Cumulative evidence indicates that mitochondria dysfunction plays an important role in tumour treatment. Given the limited efficacy and toxicity of current mitochondria-targeted drugs, research into effective mitochondria-targeted anticancer agents remains an irresistible general trend. In this study, it was found that dehydrocrenatidine (DEC), a β-carbolin alkaloid isolated from Picrasma quassiodes, displays a promising growth inhibitory effect in vitro and in vivo by inducing apoptosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells. Mechanistically, we provided that the possible target of DEC against HCC cells was determined by isobaric labels for relative and absolute quantification assay and validated them using further experiments. The results suggested that DEC can target and regulate the function of mitochondrial complexes I, III and IV, affecting oxidative phosphorylation and ultimately leading to mitochondrial dysfunction to exert its anti-HCC effects. In addition, the combination of DEC and sorafenib showed a synergistic effect and was also associated with mitochondrial dysfunction. Importantly, DEC did not show significant toxicity in mice. This study provided a new insight into underlying mechanisms in DEC-treated HCC cells, suggesting that DEC might be a mitochondrial targeting lead compound.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:36

Enthalten in:

Phytotherapy research : PTR - 36(2022), 3 vom: 16. März, Seite 1353-1371

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hou, Zi-Lin [VerfasserIn]
Han, Feng-Ying [VerfasserIn]
Lou, Li-Li [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Wen-Yu [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Xiao-Xiao [VerfasserIn]
Yao, Guo-Dong [VerfasserIn]
Song, Shao-Jiang [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antineoplastic Agents
Apoptosis
Carbolines
Dehydrocrenatidine
Hepatocellular carcinoma
Journal Article
Mitochondrial complexes
Mitochondrial function

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Date Completed 25.03.2022

Date Revised 25.03.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/ptr.7398

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM336451067