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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CHINESE MEDICINE
卷 49, 期 3, 页码 767-784出版社
WORLD SCIENTIFIC PUBL CO PTE LTD
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X21500361
关键词
Quercetin; Glioblastoma; Axl; IL-6; STAT3; Apoptosis
资金
- Korean Medicine R&D Project of the Ministry of Health and Welfare [HI18C2382]
- National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) - Korea Government [NRF-2016R1A6A3A11934125, NRF-2020R1A6A3A03040631, NRF-2020R1A5A2019413]
This study found that quercetin can induce apoptosis in GBM cells by inhibiting the Axl/IL-6/STAT3 signaling pathway, suggesting its potential as an anticancer agent.
Gliomas are the mostly observed form of primary brain tumor, and glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) shows the highest incidence. The survival rate of GBM is fairly poor; thus, discovery of effective treatment options is required. Among several suggested targets for therapy, the Axl/IL-6/STAT3 signaling pathway has gained recent interest because of its important role within cancer microenvironment. Quercetin, a plant flavonoid, is well known for its anticancer action. However, the effect of quercetin on Axl has never been reported. Quercetin treatment significantly reduced cell viability in two GBM cell lines of U87MG and U373MG while keeping 85% of normal astrocytes alive. Further western blot assays suggested that quercetin induces apoptosis but does not affect Akt or mitogen-activated protein kinases, factors related to cell proliferation. Quercetin also decreased IL-6 release and phosphorylation of STAT3 in GBM cells. In addition, gene expression, protein expression, and half-life of synthesized Axl protein were all suppressed by quercetin. By applying shRNA for knockdown of Axl, we could confirm that the role of Axl was crucial in the apoptotic effect of quercetin on GBM cells. In conclusion, we suggest quercetin as a potential anticancer agent, which may improve cancer microenvironment of GBM via the Axl/IL-6/STAT3 pathway.
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