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ArticleJournal of neuro-oncology2011

Helianthin induces antiproliferative effect on human glioblastoma cells in vitro.

Oana Alexandru, Laura Dragutescu, Ligia Tataranu, Vasile Ciubotaru, Ani Sevastre, Ada Maria Georgescu, Oana Purcaru, Suzana Danoiu, L Magnus Bäcklund, Anica Dricu

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Article in Journal of neuro-oncology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. ELTD1-An Emerging Silent Actor in Cancer Drama Play.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021
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  5. Updated Insights on EGFR Signaling Pathways in Glioma.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Oana AlexandruUniversity of Medicine and Pharmacy, Petru Rares Street, No 2, 200349 Craiova, Romania.
Laura Dragutescu
Ligia Tataranu
Vasile Ciubotaru
Ani Sevastre
Ada Maria Georgescu
Oana Purcaru
Suzana Danoiu
L Magnus Bäcklund
Anica Dricu
University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova · ROClinical Emergency Hospital Bucharest · RORomanian Society of Nephrology · ROSophiahemmet Hospital · SE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A major focus of brain cancer research today is to translate understanding of glioma biology into advances in treatment, by exploring the potential of target therapy. Here we investigated the ability of three compounds belonging to the chemical class of azo dyes (methyl red, methyl yellow, and helianthin) to inhibit glioblastoma (GB) cell growth in vitro. Our results showed that helianthin induced cytotoxicity in two GB cell cultures, cell lines 18 and 38, whereas methyl red and methyl yellow were not cytotoxic. The effect of helianthin on EGFR, IGF-1R, and their common intracellular signaling via PI3-K and ERK1/2 was also analyzed. Treatment with helianthin down-regulated EGFR and IGF-1R activity in both cell lines. Helianthin treatment blocked ERK1/2 phosphorylation without affecting PI3K activity in cell line 18 and reduced both PI3K and ERK1/2 in GB 38 cell line. The cell death was accompanied by degradation of PARP without affecting BCL2 expression in both GB cell cultures. Because of the genetic heterogeneity of malignant gliomas, we tested the effect of helianthin on other two primary GB lines (11 and 15) and two early-passage GB cultures (BT1GB and BT2GB), to assess the general nature of the anti-tumor effect of the drug in GB cells. We found that helianthin treatment induced cell death in all the GB cell cultures analyzed. To our knowledge, this is the first report indicating that helianthin can reduce GB cell growth.

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ApoptosisAzo CompoundsBlotting, WesternBrain NeoplasmsCell ProliferationCnidarian VenomsCytotoxinsErbB ReceptorsGlioblastomaHumansImmunoprecipitationIn Vitro TechniquesMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3p-DimethylaminoazobenzenePhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesAzo CompoundsCnidarian Venomscytolysin III (Stoichactis helianthus)CytotoxinsEGFR protein, humanErbB ReceptorsMAPK1 protein, humanmethyl redMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3p-DimethylaminoazobenzenePhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesReceptor, IGF Type 1

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PMID20635119
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