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Farnesol abrogates epithelial to mesenchymal transition process through regulating Akt/mTOR pathway

Pharmacol Res

Epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT) refers to a phenomenon through which epithelial cells develop the metastatic and invasive potential, which are closely related to carcinogenesis. Farnesol (FOH) obtained from the o

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Reference Id
277
Evidence Id
16867
Core Evidence Id
16867
Source Reference Id
515
Herb2 Reference Id
HBREF000865
Subject Paper Key
HBIN026385_31678208
Pubmed Id
31678208
Doi
10.1016/j.phrs.2019.104504
Paper Title
Farnesol abrogates epithelial to mesenchymal transition process through regulating Akt/mTOR pathway
Paper Abstract
Epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT) refers to a phenomenon through which epithelial cells develop the metastatic and invasive potential, which are closely related to carcinogenesis. Farnesol (FOH) obtained from the oils of diverse plants can exhibit significant therapeutic actions against obesity, diabetes, inflammatory conditions and cancers. Here, we evaluated the potential effects of FOH on growth and metastasis and it was observed that FOH significantly abrogated cell proliferation in lung cancer cells. Moreover, FOH inhibited cell repair movement by wound healing assay and reduced cell adhesion. It suppressed the expression of mesenchymal genes such as fibronectin, vimentin, N-cadherin, twist, and snail, and increased expression of epithelial genes such as occludin and E-cadherin. It also attenuated the migration and invasion through the inhibition of the PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling pathway. Furthermore, FOH inhibited the tumor growth of xenograft mouse lung cancer model, and modulated the expression of mesenchymal and epithelial markers. The results suggest that FOH may block the PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling pathway and thus exhibit anti-proliferative and anti-metastatic activity against lung cancer cells.
Journal
Pharmacol Res
Publish Year
2019
Experiment Subject
xenograft mouse, lung cancer cells
Experiment Type
Animal & Cell Experiment
Phenotype Related
Lung Cancer
Paper Title Cn
Paper Title En
Farnesol abrogates epithelial to mesenchymal transition process through regulating Akt/mTOR pathway
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