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ArticleScientific reports2018

Kaempferol mitigates Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Induced Cell Death by targeting caspase 3/7.

Ahmad Abdullah, Palaniyandi Ravanan

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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, 63 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ahmad AbdullahApoptosis and Cell Survival Research Lab, Department of Biosciences, School of Biosciences and Technology, VIT University, Vellore, India.
Palaniyandi RavananApoptosis and Cell Survival Research Lab, Department of Biosciences, School of Biosciences and Technology, VIT University, Vellore, India. ravanan.p@vit.ac.in.
Vellore Institute of Technology University · IN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) plays a fundamental role in executing multiple cellular processes required for normal cellular function. Accumulation of misfolded/unfolded proteins in the ER triggers ER stress which contributes to progression of multiple diseases including neurodegenerative disorders. Recent reports have shown that ER stress inhibition could provide positive response against neuronal injury, ischemia and obesity in in vivo models. Our search towards finding an ER stress inhibitor has led to the functional discovery of kaempferol, a phytoestrogen possessing ER stress inhibitory activity in cultured mammalian cells. We have shown that kaempferol pre-incubation significantly inhibits the expression of GRP78 (a chaperone) and CHOP (ER stress associated pro-apoptotic transcription factor) under stressed condition. Also, our investigation in the inhibitory specificity of kaempferol has revealed that it inhibits cell death induced by diverse stimuli. Further study on exploring the molecular mechanism implied that kaempferol renders protection by targeting caspases. Both the in silico docking and in vitro assay using recombinant caspase-3 enzyme confirmed the binding of kaempferol to caspases, through an allosteric mode of competitive inhibition. Altogether, we have demonstrated the ability of kaempferol to alleviate ER stress in in vitro model.

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ApoptosisBreast NeoplasmsCaspase 3Caspase 7Endoplasmic ReticulumEndoplasmic Reticulum Chaperone BiPEndoplasmic Reticulum StressFemaleHumansKaempferolsNeuroblastomaTumor Cells, CulturedCASP3 protein, humanCASP7 protein, humanCaspase 3Caspase 7Endoplasmic Reticulum Chaperone BiPHSPA5 protein, humanKaempferols

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PMID29391535
PMCPMC5794799
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