Acevaltrate promotes apoptosis and inhibits proliferation by suppressing HIF-1α accumulation in cancer cells

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Acevaltrate is a natural product isolated from the roots of Valeriana glechomifolia F.G.Mey. (Valerianaceae) and has been shown to exhibit anti-cancer activity. However, the mechanism by which acevaltrate inhibits tumor growth is not fully understood. We here demonstrated the effect of acevaltrate on hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) expression. Acevaltrate showed a potent inhibitory activity against HIF-1α induced by hypoxia in various cancer cells. This compound markedly decreased the hypoxia-induced accumulation of HIF-1α protein dose-dependently. Further analysis revealed that acevaltrate inhibited HIF-1α protein synthesis and promoted degradation of HIF-1α protein, without affecting the expression level of HIF-1α mRNA. Moreover, the phosphorylation levels of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), ribosomal protein S6 kinase (p70S6K), and eIF4E binding protein-1 (4E-BP1) were significantly suppressed by acevaltrate. In addition, acevaltrate promoted apoptosis and inhibited proliferation, which was potentially mediated by suppression of HIF-1α. We also found that acevaltrate administration inhibited tumor growth in mouse xenograft model. Taken together, these results suggested that acevaltrate was a potent inhibitor of HIF-1α and provided a new insight into the mechanisms of acevaltrate against cancers.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:133

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International immunopharmacology - 133(2024) vom: 12. Apr., Seite 112066

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Mi, Chunliu [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Qiu-Li [VerfasserIn]
Sun, Meng-Jun [VerfasserIn]
Lv, You [VerfasserIn]
Sun, Qiu-Li [VerfasserIn]
Geng, Shao-Lei [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Tian-Yun [VerfasserIn]

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Acevaltrate
Apoptosis
Cancer
HIF-1α
Journal Article
Proliferation

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Date Revised 14.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

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10.1016/j.intimp.2024.112066

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NLM371046963