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ArticleMolecular cancer2013

Molecular changes induced by the curcumin analogue D6 in human melanoma cells.

Carla Rozzo, Manuela Fanciulli, Cristina Fraumene, Antonio Corrias, Tiziana Cubeddu, Ilaria Sassu, Sara Cossu, Valentina Nieddu, Grazia Galleri, Emanuela Azara and 4 more

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Article in Molecular cancer, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Carla RozzoBiomolecular Chemistry Institute, National Research Council of Italy, Traversa La Crucca, 3. 07100, Sassari, Italy. carla.rozzo@icb.cnr.it
Manuela Fanciulli
Cristina Fraumene
Antonio Corrias
Tiziana Cubeddu
Ilaria Sassu
Sara Cossu
Valentina Nieddu
Grazia Galleri
Emanuela Azara
Maria Antonietta Dettori
Davide Fabbri
Giuseppe Palmieri
Marina Pisano
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine · USConsorzio Futuro in Ricerca · ITNational Research Council · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIn a previous report, we described the in vitro and in vivo antiproliferative and proapoptotic activity of a hydroxylated biphenyl (D6), a structural analogue of curcumin, on malignant melanoma and neuroblastoma tumours. In this paper, we investigated the molecular changes induced by such a compound, underlying cell growth arrest and apoptosis in melanoma cells.

resultsTo shed light on the mechanisms of action of D6, we firstly demonstrated its quick cellular uptake and subsequent block of cell cycle in G2/M phase transition. A gene expression profile analysis of D6-treated melanoma cells and fibroblasts was then carried out on high density microarrays, to assess gene expression changes induced by this compound. The expression profile study evidenced both an induction of stress response pathways and a modulation of cell growth regulation mechanisms. In particular, our data suggest that the antiproliferative and proapoptotic activities of D6 in melanoma could be partially driven by up-regulation of the p53 signalling pathways as well as by down-regulation of the PI3K/Akt and NF-kB pathways. Modulation of gene expression due to D6 treatment was verified by western blot analysis for single proteins of interest, confirming the results from the gene expression profile analysis.

conclusionsOur findings contribute to the understanding of the mechanisms of action of D6, through a comprehensive description of the molecular changes induced by this compound at the gene expression level, in agreement with the previously reported anti-tumour effects on melanoma cells.

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Antineoplastic AgentsCell CycleCell DeathCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationCurcuminFibroblastsGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMelanomaSignal TransductionStress, PhysiologicalTranscription, GeneticAntineoplastic AgentsCurcumin

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PMID23642048
PMCPMC3651720
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