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ArticleScientific reports2018

Anti-cancer activities of allyl isothiocyanate and its conjugated silicon quantum dots.

Peng Liu, Mehrnaz Behray, Qi Wang, Wei Wang, Zhigang Zhou, Yimin Chao, Yongping Bao

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Article in Scientific reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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25citing papers in PubMed
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25 citing papers in PubMed, 71 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Peng LiuNorwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom.
Mehrnaz BehraySchool of Chemistry, University of East Anglia, Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom.
Qi WangNorwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom.
Wei WangNorwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom.
Zhigang ZhouNorwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom.
Yimin ChaoSchool of Chemistry, University of East Anglia, Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8488-2690
Yongping BaoNorwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom. Y.Bao@uea.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6425-0370
University of East Anglia · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Allyl isothiocyanate (AITC), a dietary phytochemical in some cruciferous vegetables, exhibits promising anticancer activities in many cancer models. However, previous data showed AITC to have a biphasic effect on cell viability, DNA damage and migration in human hepatoma HepG2 cells. Moreover, in a 3D co-culture of HUVEC with pericytes, it inhibited tube formation at high doses but promoted this at low doses, which confirmed its biphasic effect on angiogenesis. siRNA knockdown of Nrf2 and glutathione inhibition abolished the stimulation effect of AITC on cell migration and DNA damage. The biological activity of a novel AITC-conjugated silicon quantum dots (AITC-SiQDs) has been investigated for the first time. AITC-SiQDs showed similar anti-cancer properties to AITC at high doses while avoiding the low doses stimulation effect. In addition, AITC-SiQDs showed a lower and long-lasting activation of Nrf2 translocation into nucleus which correlated with their levels of cellular uptake, as detected by the intrinsic fluorescence of SiQDs. ROS production could be one of the mechanisms behind the anti-cancer effect of AITC-SiQDs. These data provide novel insights into the biphasic effect of AITC and highlight the application of nanotechnology to optimize the therapeutic potential of dietary isothiocyanates in cancer treatment.

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Quantum DotsSiliconAntineoplastic AgentsApoptosisCell Line, TumorCell MovementCell ProliferationCell SurvivalHumansIsothiocyanatesNeovascularization, PhysiologicNF-E2-Related Factor 2Reactive Oxygen Speciesallyl isothiocyanateAntineoplastic AgentsIsothiocyanatesNFE2L2 protein, humanNF-E2-Related Factor 2Reactive Oxygen SpeciesSilicon

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PMID29348534
PMCPMC5773486
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