期刊
CELLS
卷 11, 期 1, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/cells11010168
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anthraquinone; cytotoxicity; apoptosis; cell cycle; caspase; autophagy; proliferation; topoisomerase
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- Leibniz Research Alliance Bioactive Compounds Biotechnology
Anthraquinone derivatives are a class of compounds that exhibit various biological activities, including antifungal, antibacterial, antiviral, and anticancer activities. This study tested various synthetic anthraquinone derivatives against different cancer cell lines and found that most of them exhibit anticancer effects. One specific compound, 1,4-bis(benzyloxy)-2,3-bis(hydroxymethyl)anthracene-9,10-dione, exhibited the highest cytotoxicity against PC3 cells and was further investigated for its mechanism of action. The compound was found to induce apoptosis, disrupt cellular equilibrium, and cause cell cycle arrest.
Anthraquinone derivatives exhibit various biological activities, e.g., antifungal, antibacterial and in vitro antiviral activities. They are naturally produced in many fungal and plant families such as Rhamnaceae or Fabaceae. Furthermore, they were found to have anticancer activity, exemplified by mitoxantrone and pixantrone, and many are well known redox-active compounds. In this study, various nature inspired synthetic anthraquinone derivatives were tested against colon, prostate, liver and cervical cancer cell lines. Most of the compounds exhibit anticancer effects against all cell lines, therefore the compounds were further studied to determine their IC50-values. Of these compounds, 1,4-bis(benzyloxy)-2,3-bis(hydroxymethyl)anthracene-9,10-dione (4) exhibited the highest cytotoxicity against PC3 cells and was chosen for a deeper look into its mechanism of action. Based on flow cytometry, the compound was proven to induce apoptosis through the activation of caspases and to demolish the ROS/RNS and NO equilibrium in the PC3 cell line. It trapped cells in the G2/M phase. Western blotting was performed for several proteins related to the effects observed. Compound 4 enhanced the production of PARP and caspase-3. Moreover, it activated the conversion of LC3A/B-I to LC3A/B-II showing that also autophagy plays a role in its mechanism of action, and it caused the phosphorylation of p70 s6 kinase.
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