Network pharmacology and in vitro experiments reveal that Noscapine induces ROS-mediated apoptosis and cell cycle arrest via PI3K/Akt/FoxO3a signaling pathway in human bladder cancer cells

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BACKGROUND: Noscapine (NA) has been demonstrated to have antitussive and antitumoral activities. Nonetheless, the potential mechanism of action on Bladder Cancer (BLCA) is yet to be completely grasped.

METHODS: The targets of NA action and bladder cancer disease targets were found by the database. Construct the PPI network. Subsequently, conduct pathway enrichment of Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) on core targets. A "drug-disease-target-pathway" network map was made. Cytotoxicity was examined via CCK-8 and colony formation assays. Both a scratch test and a transwell assay confirmed that NA was capable of suppressing the invasiveness and migratory potential of bladder cancer cells. Hoechst 33342 staining was used to visualize NA-induced apoptosis in bladder cancer cells. Flow cytometry was employed to investigate the induction of apoptosis, the distribution of the cell cycle, the production of Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS), and the Mitochondrial Membrane Potential (MMP). The Western blot was applied to show the expression of proteins that are implicated in the pathway, cell cycle, apoptotic process, and proliferation.

RESULTS: 198 Noscapine-BLCA-related targets were obtained. GO functional enrichment analysis yielded 428 entries (P < 0.05 and FDR < 0.05). KEGG pathway enrichment analysis identified 138 representative signaling pathways (P < 0.01 and FDR < 0.01). NA concentration-dependently suppressed cell growth and colony formation, along with the invasiveness and migratory potential of bladder cancer cells, by promoting apoptosis, a cell cycle arrest in the G2/M phase, generation of ROS, and depolarization of MMPs. In addition, Western blotting illustrated that NA down-regulated the protein levels associated with pathway, anti-apoptotic proteins, proliferation-related proteins, and cell cycle promoters but up-regulated pro-apoptotic proteins, cell cycle modulators, and Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) stress expression. Pretreatment with Acetylcysteine N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) and YS-49 counteracted the influence of NA on ROS induction and apoptosis.

CONCLUSIONS: Noscapine induces ROS-mediated apoptosis and cell cycle arrest via PI3K/Akt/FoxO3a signaling pathway in human BLCA cells.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2023

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Current cancer drug targets - (2023) vom: 06. Juli

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Su, Yao [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Lin [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Jin [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Bladder cancer
Cell cycle arrest
Journal Article
Network pharmacology
Noscapine
PI3K/Akt/FoxO3a signaling pathway.
Reactive oxygen species

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Date Revised 07.07.2023

published: Print-Electronic

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10.2174/1568009623666230706153936

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NLM359164722