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- Title
Lichen-Derived Depsides and Depsidones Modulate the Nrf2, NF-κB and STAT3 Signaling Pathways in Colorectal Cancer Cells.
- Authors
Papierska, Katarzyna; Krajka-Kuźniak, Violetta; Paluszczak, Jarosław; Kleszcz, Robert; Skalski, Marcin; Studzińska-Sroka, Elżbieta; Baer-Dubowska, Wanda
- Abstract
The study aimed to evaluate the possible modulation of Nrf2, NF-ĸB and STAT3 signaling pathways in the colorectal cancer (CRC) cells line DLD-1 and HCT116 by secondary metabolites of lichens. An attempt was made to indicate the most promising targets in these signaling pathways. Attention was also paid to the effects of the compounds tested on CRC cells using anakoinosis—that is, simultaneous analysis of several signaling pathways. The effects of the tested natural compounds on the activity of selected transcriptional factors related to CRC were analyzed by Western blot and RT-PCR assays. The highest activity against CRC cells was shown by physodic and salazinic acids from the studied secondary metabolites of lichens. As a result, an increase in the activation of transcription factor Nrf2 and the expression of its selected target genes was observed. Physodic and salazinic acids induced the opposite effect in relation to the NF-κB and STAT3 pathways. These results confirmed our earlier observations that lichen-derived compounds have the ability to modulate signaling pathway networks. While caperatic acid affected Wnt/β-catenin to the most extent, salazinic acid was the most potent modulator of Nrf2, NF-κB and STAT3 pathways. Physodic acid seemed to affect all the investigated pathways.
- Subjects
COLORECTAL cancer; STAT proteins; NUCLEAR factor E2 related factor; DEPSIDES; METABOLITES
- Publication
Molecules, 2021, Vol 26, Issue 16, p4787
- ISSN
1420-3049
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/molecules26164787