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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR MEDICINE
Volume 38, Issue 3, Pages 776-784Publisher
SPANDIDOS PUBL LTD
DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2016.2689
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Notch signaling; niclosamide; apoptosis; colon cancer; miRNAs
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- Chinese National Science Foundation [81372669, 31270867, 31470800]
- Chinese State Key Program in Basic Research [2012CB822103]
- Science and Technology Planning Project of Liaoning province, China [2012225020]
- Project of Chinese Ministry of Health [W2012RQ23]
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Colorectal cancer (CRC) is among the most frequent causes of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Thus, there is a need for the development of new therapeutic approaches for the treatment of CRC. Accumulating evidence has revealed that niclosamide, an anthelminthic drug, exerts antitumor activity in several types of cancer, including colon cancer. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms responsible for the effects of this drug remain elusive. Previous studies have shown that the aberrant Notch signaling pathway contributes to the carcinogenesis of colon cancer. Herein, we examined the effects of niclosamide on the growth, migration and apoptosis of colon cancer cells, and the role of the Notch signaling pathway. By performing MTT, wound-healing and Transwell migration assays, we observed that niclosamide suppressed the growth and migration of colon cancer cells, and flow cytometry demonstrated that cell apoptosis was induced. This was associated with the decreased protein expression of Notch1, Notch2, Notch3 and Hey1, and the increased expression of the tumor suppressor microRNA (miR or miRNA)-200 family members (miR-200a, miR-200b, miR-200c, miR-141 and miR-429) that are typically downregulated in colon cancer. Collectively, these findings demonstrate that niclosamide potentially inhibits the progression of colon cancer by down-regulating Notch signaling and by upregulating the miR-200 family members.
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