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Anti-cancer effect of pristimerin by inhibition of HIF-1α involves the SPHK-1 pathway in hypoxic prostate cancer cells

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Title
Anti-cancer effect of pristimerin by inhibition of HIF-1α involves the SPHK-1 pathway in hypoxic prostate cancer cells
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BMC Cancer, August 2016
DOI 10.1186/s12885-016-2730-2
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Seon-Ok Lee, Joo-Seok Kim, Myoung-Sun Lee, Hyo-Jeong Lee

Abstract

Hypoxia is a typical character of locally advanced solid tumours. The transcription factor hypoxia-inducible factor 1α (HIF-1α) is the main regulator under the hypoxic environment. HIF-1α regulates various genes to enhance tumour progression, angiogenesis, and metastasis. Sphingosine kinase 1 (SPHK-1) is a modulator of HIF-1α. To investigate the molecular mechanisms of pristimerin in association with SPHK-1 pathways in hypoxic PC-3 cancer cells. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) production, cell cycles, and SPHK-1 activity were measured, and western blotting, an MTT assay, and an RNA interference assay were performed. Pristimerin inhibited HIF-1α accumulation in a concentration- and-time-dependent manner in hypoxic PC-3 cells. Pristimerin suppressed the expression of HIF-1α by inhibiting SPHK-1. Moreover, inhibiting SPHK-1 with a sphingosine kinase inhibitor enhanced the suppression of HIF-1α, phosphorylation AKT, and glycogen synthase kinase-3β (GSK-3β) by pristimerin under hypoxia. Furthermore, a reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenger enhanced the inhibition of HIF-1α and SPHK-1 by pristimerin. Taken together, these findings suggest that pristimerin can exert an anti-cancer activity by inhibiting HIF-1α through the SPHK-1 pathway.

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 6 24%
Student > Master 5 20%
Student > Ph. D. Student 3 12%
Researcher 2 8%
Student > Doctoral Student 1 4%
Other 3 12%
Unknown 5 20%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 8 32%
Medicine and Dentistry 4 16%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 8%
Immunology and Microbiology 2 8%
Computer Science 1 4%
Other 2 8%
Unknown 6 24%
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#15,381,871
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