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Decursin inhibits cell growth and autophagic flux in gastric cancer via suppression of cathepsin C

Am J Cancer Res

Autophagy plays an important role in the survival of cancer cells under stressful conditions, such as nutrient or oxygen deficiency. Therefore, autophagy inhibition is being considered as a novel therapeutic strategy for

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Reference Id
1740
Evidence Id
18330
Core Evidence Id
18330
Source Reference Id
3459
Herb2 Reference Id
HBREF004256
Subject Paper Key
HBIN022938_33948359
Pubmed Id
33948359
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Paper Title
Decursin inhibits cell growth and autophagic flux in gastric cancer via suppression of cathepsin C
Paper Abstract
Autophagy plays an important role in the survival of cancer cells under stressful conditions, such as nutrient or oxygen deficiency. Therefore, autophagy inhibition is being considered as a novel therapeutic strategy for cancer. Decursin is a natural compound derived from Angelica gigas; it has been used in the treatment of various diseases, including cancer. However, the mechanism by which decursin regulates autophagy in gastric cancer and other carcinomas remains unclear. Here, we demonstrated that decursin reduced the growth and induced cell cycle arrest in gastric cancer cells in vitro. Decursin blocked autophagic flux by reducing the expression of lysosomal protein cathepsin C (CTSC) and attenuating its activity, thereby causing autophagic dysregulation (i.e., accumulation of LC3 and SQSTM1). Decursin also inhibited cell proliferation and cell cycle progression by inhibiting CTSC and E2F3, both of which were linked to gastric cancer aggressiveness. The antitumor effects of decursin were confirmed in vivo. We established spheroid and patient-derived organoid models and found that decursin decreased the growth of spheroids and patient-derived gastric organoids, as well as modulated the expression of CTSC and autophagy-related proteins. Hence, our findings uncovered a previously unknown mechanism by which decursin regulates cell growth and autophagy and suggests that decursin may act as a potential therapeutic agent that simultaneously inhibits cell growth and autophagy.
Journal
Am J Cancer Res
Publish Year
2021
Experiment Subject
patient
Experiment Type
Cell Experiment
Phenotype Related
Carcinomas; Oxygen Deficiency; Gastric Cancer; Cancer
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Paper Title En
Decursin inhibits cell growth and autophagic flux in gastric cancer via suppression of cathepsin C
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