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Solasodine reverses stemness and epithelial-mesenchymal transition in human colorectal cancer

Journal Article · · Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
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  1. The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Jiangsu Province Hospital of TCM, Nanjing (China)
  2. Department of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine, Jinling Hospital, School of Medicine, Nanjing University, Nanjing (China)
Highlights: • A component from the Chinese herb solanaceous species has CRC resistance effect. • We explore the induction of TGF-β1 on EMT and cell stemness. • Solasodine shows apparent effect of stemness and EMT reversion in vitro and vivo. • The effect of solasodine on EMT stemness molecules is researched. Adverse side effects of conventional chemotherapy, acquired resistance and fatal tumor metastasis of human colorectal cancer (CRC) are propelling the exploration for novel selective anticarcinogens. Solasodine is a main active component isolated from Solanum incanum L that exhibited a potent stemness and invasion inhibitory effect on human colorectal cancer HCT116 cells. Colony Spheroid formation assay showed that solasodine dose-dependently prohibited HCT116 cell stemness. CD133, CD44, Nanog, Oct-4 and Sox-2 were inhibited by solasodine to reverse stemness and similar mechanism was stimulated in vivo. Transwell and scratch wound assays revealed that solasodine impeded HCT116 cell invasion and migration potential strengthened by TGF-β1. Moreover, solasodine attenuated TGF-β1-induced EMT and decreased MMPs while in vivo study showed the same trend. The results of this study implied that solasodine may be a novel therapeutic drug for CRC treatment.
OSTI ID:
23134126
Journal Information:
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, Journal Name: Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 505; ISSN 0006-291X; ISSN BBRCA9
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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