Journal
MOLECULES
Volume 27, Issue 7, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/molecules27072360
Keywords
Peucedanum praeruptorum Dunn; non-small-cell lung cancer; EGFR mutation; EGFR TKI resistance; apoptosis; MET
Funding
- National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) - Korean Government [NRF-2019R1F1A1059588, NRF-2021R1C1C100506211]
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The root extract of Peucedanum praeruptorum Dunn (EPP) was found to have anticancer effects on non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cells by inhibiting cell growth, inducing apoptosis, and suppressing MET activity.
The aim of this study was to investigate the anticancer effects of the root extract of Peucedanum praeruptorum Dunn (EPP) in human non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cells and explore the mechanisms of action. We used four types of human lung cancer cell lines, including H1299 (epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) wild-type), PC9 (EGFR Glu746-Ala750 deletion mutation in exon 19; EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI)-sensitive), H1975 (EGFR L858R/T790M double-mutant; EGFR TKI-resistant), and PC9/ER (erlotinib-resistant) cells. EPP suppressed cell growth and the colony formation of NSCLC cells in a concentration-dependent manner. EPP stimulated chromatin condensation, increased the percentage of sub-G1 phase cells, and enhanced the proportion of annexin V-positive cells, demonstrating that EPP triggered apoptosis in NSCLC cells regardless of the EGFR mutation and EGFR TKI resistance status. The phosphorylation level of the signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) and AKT was decreased by EPP. The expression of STAT3 target genes was also downregulated by EPP. EPP reversed hepatocyte growth factor (HGF)-induced MET phosphorylation and gefitinib resistance. Taken together, our results demonstrate that EPP exerted anticancer effects not only in EGFR TKI-sensitive NSCLC cells, but also in EGFR TKI-resistant NSCLC cells, by suppressing MET activity.
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