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ArticlePloS one2016

Inhibition of Cell Proliferation in an NRAS Mutant Melanoma Cell Line by Combining Sorafenib and α-Mangostin.

Yun Xia, Ying Li, Kenneth D Westover, Jiaming Sun, Hongxiang Chen, Jianming Zhang, David E Fisher

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Article in PloS one, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 16 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 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Yun XiaDepartment of Plastic Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Ying LiCutaneous Biology Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, 149 Building 13th ST, Charlestown, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Kenneth D WestoverDepartments of Biochemistry and Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States of America.
Jiaming SunDepartment of Plastic Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Hongxiang ChenDepartment of Plastic Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Jianming ZhangCutaneous Biology Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, 149 Building 13th ST, Charlestown, Massachusetts, United States of America.
David E FisherCutaneous Biology Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, 149 Building 13th ST, Charlestown, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Massachusetts General Hospital · USHuazhong University of Science and Technology · CNThe University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center · USUnion Hospital · CN

Funding

Transcriptional mechanisms and melanomaP01CA163222 · NCI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI Kai W Wucherpfennig · 2013 to 2026
$25.3M
The MITF transcriptional network: melanoma risk and carcinogenesisR01AR043369 · NIAMS · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI DAVID E FISHER · 1996 to 2026
$9.4M
NCI NIH HHS P01 CA163222NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR043369
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

α-Mangostin is a natural product commonly used in Asia for cosmetic and medicinal applications including topical treatment of acne and skin cancer. Towards finding new pharmacological strategies that overcome NRAS mutant melanoma, we performed a cell proliferation-based combination screen using a collection of well-characterized small molecule kinase inhibitors and α-Mangostin. We found that α-Mangostin significantly enhances Sorafenib pharmacological efficacy against an NRAS mutant melanoma cell line. The synergistic effects of α-Mangostin and Sorafenib were associated with enhanced inhibition of activated AKT and ERK, induced ER stress, and reduced autophagy, eventually leading to apoptosis. The structure of α-Mangostin resembles several inhibitors of the Retinoid X receptor (RXR). MITF expression, which is regulated by RXR, was modulated by α-Mangostin. Molecular docking revealed that α-Mangostin can be accommodated by the ligand binding pocket of RXR and may thereby compete with RXR-mediated control of MITF expression. In summary, these data demonstrate an unanticipated synergy between α-Mangostin and sorafenib, with mechanistic actions that convert a known safe natural product to a candidate combinatorial therapeutic agent.

Indexed as

Cell ProliferationGenes, rasCell Line, TumorHumansMelanomaNiacinamidePhenylurea CompoundsReceptors, Retinoic AcidSorafenibXanthonesmangostinNiacinamidePhenylurea CompoundsReceptors, Retinoic AcidSorafenibXanthones

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PMID27152946
PMCPMC4859503
OpenAlexW2347123489

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