ArticleBioMed research international2014
Baicalein induces apoptosis and autophagy via endoplasmic reticulum stress in hepatocellular carcinoma cells.
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- Inhibition of Antioxidant Genes Expression in Echinococcus Granulosus by Baicalein: Implications for Novel Antiparasitic Strategies.Acta parasitologica · 2026Article
- IL-24 amplifies baicalein-induced immunogenic cell death in ovarian cancer by boosting endoplasmic reticulum stress.Journal of ovarian research · 2026Article
- Sodium alginate-based dual-responsive nanoparticles co-loaded with baicalin and doxorubicin induce ferroptosis in hepatocellular carcinoma associated with the PI3K/AKT/FoxO3α axis regulation.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2026Article
- Bidirectional crosstalk between ER stress and lipid metabolism: From proteostasis to tumor adaptation.Cell death discovery · 2025Review
- Chinese medicine monomers for hepatocellular carcinoma: New ideas related to autophagy.World journal of gastroenterology · 2025Review
- Baicalein-mediated regulation of Nrf2/ARE, NFĸB, and MAPK signaling in Huntington's disease: a promising strategy against neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration.Inflammopharmacology · 2025Review
- The protective role of baicalin regulation of autophagy in cancers.Cytotechnology · 2025Review
- Exploring baicalein: A natural flavonoid for enhancing cancer prevention and treatment.Heliyon · 2024Review
- Synergistic antitumor activity of baicalein combined with almonertinib in almonertinib-resistant non-small cell lung cancer cells through the reactive oxygen species-mediated PI3K/Akt pathway.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2024Article
- Repaglinide Induces ATF6 Processing and Neuroprotection in Transgenic SOD1G93A Mice.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Article
- Autophagy Induction byPharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- A review on the mechanisms underlying the antitumor effects of natural products by targeting the endoplasmic reticulum stress apoptosis pathway.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2023Review
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- Baicalein facilitates gastric cancer cell apoptosis by triggering endoplasmic reticulum stress via repression of the PI3K/AKT pathway.Applied biological chemistry · 2023Article
- Flavones: Six Selected Flavones and Their Related Signaling Pathways That Induce Apoptosis in Cancer.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Review
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- Cinnamaldehyde induces autophagy-mediated cell death through ER stress and epigenetic modification in gastric cancer cells.Acta pharmacologica Sinica · 2022Article
- Myricetin Induces Apoptosis and Protective Autophagy through Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in Hepatocellular Carcinoma.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundHepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains a disastrous disease and the treatment for HCC is rather limited. Separation and identification of active compounds from traditionally used herbs in HCC treatment may shed light on novel therapeutic drugs for HCC.
methodsCell viability and colony forming assay were conducted to determine anti-HCC activity. Morphology of cells and activity of caspases were analyzed. Antiapoptotic Bcl-2 family proteins and JNK were also examined. Levels of unfolded protein response (UPR) markers were determined and intracellular calcium was assayed. Small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) were used to investigate the role of UPR and autophagy in baicalein-induced cell death.
resultsAmong four studied flavonoids, only baicalein exhibited satisfactory inhibition of viability and colony formation of HCC cells within water-soluble concentration. Baicalein induced apoptosis via endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, possibly by downregulating prosurvival Bcl-2 family, increasing intracellular calcium, and activating JNK. CHOP was the executor of cell death during baicalein-induced ER stress while eIF2 α and IRE1 α played protective roles. Protective autophagy was also triggered by baicalein in HCC cells.
conclusionBaicalein exhibits prominent anti-HCC activity. This flavonoid induces apoptosis and protective autophagy via ER stress. Combination of baicalein and autophagy inhibitors may represent a promising therapy against HCC.
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