Heteronemin promotes iron-dependent cell death in pancreatic cancer

Abstract The marine environment has been recognized as a prolific source of potent bioactive compounds with significant anticancer properties. Among these, heteronemin, a sesterterpenoid-type natural product, has shown promise. This study delves into the potential of heteronemin as a ferroptotic agent against pancreatic cancer, using the Panc-1 cell line as a model. The cytotoxic potential of heteronemin was assessed using cell viability assays. Furthermore, its effect on lipid peroxidation was determined spectrophotometrically, while the changes it induced in autophagy- and ferritin-related protein expressions were evaluated using immunoblotting techniques. Various cell-based tests were employed to scrutinize its anticancer efficacy. Heteronemin displayed a notable cytotoxic effect, reducing cell viability by 50% at a concentration of 55 nM. This cytotoxicity was discernibly linked to ferroptosis, as evidenced by the reversal of cell death upon treatment with the ferroptosis inhibitor, ferrostatin-1. Heteronemin treatment led to a marked increase in ferroptosis markers and malondialdehyde (MDA) levels. Conversely, the expression of glutathione peroxidase-4 (GPX4), a key anti-ferroptotic protein, was suppressed. Furthermore, significant modulations in the expression of ferritinophagy- and iron-related proteins such as Atg5, Atg7, FTL, STEAP3, and DMT-1 were evident post-treatment (p < 0.05). This study underscores the potential of heteronemin as a ferroptosis inducer in pancreatic cancer cells. Given its robust cytotoxicity, heteronemin emerges as a promising lead compound for further exploration in cancer therapeutics..

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:397

Enthalten in:

Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology - 397(2023), 3 vom: 29. Sept., Seite 1865-1874

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kaftan, Gizem [VerfasserIn]
Erdoğan, Mümin Alper [VerfasserIn]
El-Shazly, Mohamed [VerfasserIn]
Lu, Mei-Chin [VerfasserIn]
Shih, Shou-Ping [VerfasserIn]
Lin, Hung-Yu [VerfasserIn]
Saso, Luciano [VerfasserIn]
Armagan, Güliz [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Ferroptosis; Heteronemin
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
Sesterterpenoid-type natural product

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10.1007/s00210-023-02736-7

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SPR054719119