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- Title
Deoxypodophyllotoxin Exerts Anti-Cancer Effects on Colorectal Cancer Cells Through Induction of Apoptosis and Suppression of Tumorigenesis.
- Authors
Gamage, Chathurika D. B.; Park, So-Yeon; Yang, Yi; Zhou, Rui; Taş, İsa; Bae, Woo Kyun; Kim, Kyung Keun; Shim, Jung-Hyun; Kim, Eunae; Yoon, Goo; Kim, Hangun
- Abstract
Deoxypodophyllotoxin (DPT) is a cyclolignan compound that exerts anti-cancer effects against various types of cancers. DPT induces apoptosis and inhibits the growth of breast, brain, prostate, gastric, lung, and cervical tumors. In this study, we sought to determine the effect of DPT on cell proliferation, apoptosis, motility, and tumorigenesis of three colorectal cancer (CRC) cell lines: HT29, DLD1, and Caco2. DPT inhibited the proliferation of these cells. Specifically, the compound-induced mitotic arrest in CRC cells by destabilizing microtubules and activating the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway via regulation of B-cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2) family proteins (increasing Bcl-2 associated X (BAX) and decreasing B-cell lymphoma-extra-large (Bcl-xL)) ultimately led to caspase-mediated apoptosis. In addition, DPT inhibited tumorigenesis in vitro, and in vivo skin xenograft experiments revealed that DPT significantly decreased tumor size and tumor weight. Taken together, our results suggest DPT to be a potent compound that is suitable for further exploration as a novel chemotherapeutic for human CRC.
- Subjects
COLORECTAL cancer; CANCER cells; APOPTOSIS; NEOPLASTIC cell transformation; CELL proliferation; MITOSIS
- Publication
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2019, Vol 20, Issue 11, p2612
- ISSN
1661-6596
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/ijms20112612