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ArticlePloS one2018

Ginkgo biloba induces different gene expression signatures and oncogenic pathways in malignant and non-malignant cells of the liver.

Carolin Czauderna, Mayrel Palestino-Dominguez, Darko Castven, Diana Becker, Luis Zanon-Rodriguez, Jovana Hajduk, Friederike L Mahn, Monika Herr, Dennis Strand, Susanne Strand and 5 more

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Article in PloS one, 2018. 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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6 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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15 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Carolin CzaudernaDepartment of Medicine I, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany.
Mayrel Palestino-DominguezDepartamento de Ciencias de la Salud, División de Ciencias Biológicas y de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa, Iztapalapa, Mexico.
Darko CastvenDepartment of Medicine I, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany.
Diana BeckerDepartment of Medicine I, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany.
Luis Zanon-RodriguezDepartment of Medicine I, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany.
Jovana HajdukDepartment of Medicine I, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany.
Friederike L MahnDepartment of Medicine I, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany.
Monika HerrDepartment of Medicine I, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany.
Dennis StrandDepartment of Medicine I, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany.
Susanne StrandDepartment of Medicine I, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany.
Stefanie Heilmann-HeimbachDepartment of Genomics of Institute of Human Genetics, Life & Brain Center, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
Luis E Gomez-QuirozDepartamento de Ciencias de la Salud, División de Ciencias Biológicas y de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa, Iztapalapa, Mexico.
Marcus A WörnsDepartment of Medicine I, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany.
Peter R GalleDepartment of Medicine I, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany.
Jens U MarquardtDepartment of Medicine I, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-8314-2682
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz · DEUniversidad Autónoma Metropolitana · MXUniversity of Bonn · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ginkgo biloba (EGb761) is a widely used botanical drug. Several reports indicate that EGb761 confers preventive as well as anti-tumorigenic properties in a variety of tumors, including hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). We here evaluate functional effects and molecular alterations induced by EGb761 in hepatoma cells and non-malignant hepatocytes. Hepatoma cell lines, primary human HCC cells and immortalized human hepatocytes (IH) were exposed to various concentrations (0-1000 μg/ml) of EGb761. Apoptosis and proliferation were evaluated after 72h of EGb761 exposure. Response to oxidative stress, tumorigenic properties and molecular changes were further investigated. While anti-oxidant effects were detected in all cell lines, EGb761 promoted anti-proliferative and pro-apoptotic effects mainly in hepatoma cells. Consistently, EGb761 treatment caused a significant reduction in colony and sphere forming ability in hepatoma cells and no mentionable changes in IH. Transcriptomic changes involved oxidative stress response as well as key oncogenic pathways resembling Nrf2- and mTOR signaling pathway. Taken together, EGb761 induces differential effects in non-transformed and cancer cells. While treatment confers protective effects in non-malignant cells, EGb761 significantly impairs tumorigenic properties in cancer cells by affecting key oncogenic pathways. Results provide the rational for clinical testing of EGb761 in preventive and therapeutic strategies in human liver diseases.

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ApoptosisCarcinogenesisCarcinoma, HepatocellularCell LineCell ProliferationGinkgo bilobaGinkgo ExtractHepatocytesHumansLiver NeoplasmsNF-E2-Related Factor 2Oxidative StressPlant ExtractsSignal TransductionTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesTranscriptomeGinkgo biloba extractGinkgo ExtractNF-E2-Related Factor 2Plant ExtractsTOR Serine-Threonine Kinases

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PMID30576355
PMCPMC6303069
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