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ArticleNPJ precision oncology2017

Combinatorial treatment with natural compounds in prostate cancer inhibits prostate tumor growth and leads to key modulations of cancer cell metabolism.

Alessia Lodi, Achinto Saha, Xiyuan Lu, Bo Wang, Enrique Sentandreu, Meghan Collins, Mikhail G Kolonin, John DiGiovanni, Stefano Tiziani

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Article in NPJ precision oncology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 47 papers.

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47citing papers in PubMed
4.8field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

47 citing papers in PubMed, 90 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. Cellular Signaling of Amino Acid Metabolism in Prostate Cancer.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  15. Targeting Glutamine Metabolism in Prostate Cancer.Frontiers in bioscience (Elite edition) · 2023
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  17. PTEN-knockout regulates metabolic rewiring and epigenetic reprogramming in prostate cancer and chemoprevention by triterpenoid ursolic acid.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Alessia LodiDepartment of Nutritional Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA.
Achinto SahaDivision of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA.
Xiyuan LuDepartment of Nutritional Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA.
Bo WangDepartment of Nutritional Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA.
Enrique SentandreuDepartment of Nutritional Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA.
Meghan CollinsDepartment of Nutritional Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA.
Mikhail G KoloninThe Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
John DiGiovanniDivision of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA.
Stefano TizianiDepartment of Nutritional Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA.
The University of Texas at Austin · USBrown Foundation · US

Funding

TISSUE CULTURE---COREP30CA054174 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCIENCE CENTER · PI LUZHE SUN · 1991 to 2026
$59.1M
Anti-Promoting Effects of Triterpenes Alone or Combined with Other PhytochemicalsR01CA164159 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN · PI DIGIOVANNI, JOHN, SLAGA, THOMAS J · 2012 to 2016
$2.4M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA054174NCI NIH HHS R01 CA164159
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

High-throughput screening of a natural compound library was performed to identify the most efficacious combinatorial treatment on prostate cancer. Ursolic acid, curcumin and resveratrol were selected for further analyses and administered in vivo via the diet, either alone or in combination, in a mouse allograft model of prostate cancer. All possible combinations of these natural compounds produced synergistic effects on tumor size and weight, as predicted in the screens. A subsequent untargeted metabolomics and metabolic flux analysis using isotopically labeled glutamine indicated that the compound combinations modulated glutamine metabolism. In addition, ASCT2 levels and STAT3, mTORC1 and AMPK activity were modulated to a greater extent by the combinations compared to the individual compounds. Overall, this approach can be useful for identifying synergistic combinations of natural compounds for chemopreventive and therapeutic interventions.

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PMID29202102
PMCPMC5705091
OpenAlexW2616936258

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