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3-Deoxyschweinfurthin B Lowers Cholesterol Levels by Decreasing Synthesis and Increasing Export in Cultured Cancer Cell Lines.

Craig H Kuder, Megan M Weivoda, Ying Zhang, Junjia Zhu, Jeffrey D Neighbors, David F Wiemer, Raymond J Hohl

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Article in Lipids, 2015. 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, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Craig H KuderDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA.
Megan M WeivodaDepartment of Pharmacology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA.
Ying ZhangDepartment of Public Health Sciences, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, 17033, USA.
Junjia ZhuDepartment of Public Health Sciences, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, 17033, USA.
Jeffrey D NeighborsDepartment of Chemistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA.
David F WiemerDepartment of Pharmacology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA.
Raymond J HohlDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA. rhohl@hmc.psu.edu.
University of Iowa · USPennsylvania State University · USMayo Clinic in Arizona · US

Funding

Viral VectorP30CA086862 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI Christopher K Laubenthal · 2000 to 2026
$70.0M
Developing Schweinfurthin Analogs as Glioma TherapiesR42NS069272 · NINDS · TERPENOID THERAPEUTICS, INC. · PI NEIGHBORS, JEFFREY D · 2009 to 2010
$783k
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA086862NINDS NIH HHS 5R42NS069272NINDS NIH HHS R42 NS069272
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The schweinfurthins have potent antiproliferative activity in multiple glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) cell lines; however, the mechanism by which growth is impeded is not fully understood. Previously, we demonstrated that the schweinfurthins reduce the level of key isoprenoid intermediates in the cholesterol biosynthetic pathway. Herein, we describe the effects of the schweinfurthins on cholesterol homeostasis. Intracellular cholesterol levels are greatly reduced in cells incubated with 3-deoxyschweinfurthin B (3dSB), an analog of the natural product schweinfurthin B. Decreased cholesterol levels are due to decreased cholesterol synthesis and increased cholesterol efflux; both of these cellular actions can be influenced by liver X-receptor (LXR) activation. The effects of 3dSB on ATP-binding cassette transporter 1 levels and other LXR targets are similar to that of 25-hydroxycholesterol, an LXR agonist. Unlike 25-hydroxycholesterol, 3dSB does not act as a direct agonist for LXR α or β. These data suggest that cholesterol homeostasis plays a significant role in the growth inhibitory activity of the schweinfurthins and may elucidate a mechanism that can be targeted in human cancers such as GBM.

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Anticholesteremic AgentsAntineoplastic Agents, PhytogenicATP Binding Cassette Transporter 1Biological TransportCell Line, TumorCell SurvivalCholesterolDrug Resistance, NeoplasmGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGlioblastomaGlutathione TransferaseHumansHydroxycholesterolsHydroxylationKineticsLiver X Receptors25-hydroxycholesterolABCA1 protein, humanAnticholesteremic AgentsAntineoplastic Agents, PhytogenicATP Binding Cassette Transporter 1CholesterolGlutathione TransferaseHydroxycholesterolsLiver X ReceptorsNeoplasm ProteinsNR1H3 protein, humanOrphan Nuclear ReceptorsRecombinant Fusion Proteinsschweinfurthin BStilbenesCancerCholesterolCholesterol metabolismMetabolismNuclear receptors (LXR, PPAR, RXR)OxysterolsPhysiologySpecific lipids

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PMID26494560
PMCPMC5238408
OpenAlexW2237057690

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