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ArticleJournal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR2019

Sodium new houttuyfonate suppresses metastasis in NSCLC cells through the Linc00668/miR-147a/slug axis.

Rilei Jiang, Cheng Hu, Qian Li, Ziyu Cheng, Ling Gu, Hongxiao Li, Yuanyuan Guo, Qirui Li, Yueyang Lu, Ke Li and 2 more

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Article in Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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24 citing papers in PubMed, 40 citations in OpenAlex.

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12 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Rilei JiangSchool of Medicine and Life Sciences, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, People's Republic of China.
Cheng HuSchool of Medicine and Life Sciences, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, People's Republic of China.
Qian LiInstitute of Literature in Chinese Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, People's Republic of China.
Ziyu ChengSchool of Medicine and Life Sciences, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, People's Republic of China.
Ling GuSchool of Medicine and Life Sciences, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, People's Republic of China.
Hongxiao LiSchool of Medicine and Life Sciences, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, People's Republic of China.
Yuanyuan GuoSchool of Medicine and Life Sciences, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, People's Republic of China.
Qirui LiSchool of Medicine and Life Sciences, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, People's Republic of China.
Yueyang LuSchool of Medicine and Life Sciences, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, People's Republic of China.
Ke LiSchool of Medicine and Life Sciences, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, People's Republic of China.
Meijuan ChenSchool of Medicine and Life Sciences, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, People's Republic of China. mjchen9690@163.com.
Xu ZhangSchool of Medicine and Life Sciences, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, People's Republic of China. zhangxu@njucm.edu.cn.
Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine · CN

Funding

FP7 People: Marie-Curie Actions PIRSES-GA-2013-612589National Natural Science Foundation of China 81503374Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province BK20151003Postgraduate Research & Practice Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province KYCX17_1317Research Foundation of Education Bureau of Jiangsu Province 16KJA360001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAs most lung cancer patients present with invasive, metastatic disease, it is vital to investigate anti-metastatic treatments for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Houttuynia cordata is commonly used as a Chinese anticancer medicine in the clinic, and sodium new houttuyfonate (SNH), a main compound of this herb, has long been found to have antibiotic effects, although its anticancer effects have not been investigated. Here, we tried to address this lack of research from the perspective of the competing endogenous RNA (ceRNA) theory.

methodsThe effects of SNH on NSCLC cells were analysed with Cell Counting Kit-8 assays and colony formation assays. In addition, transwell assays and wound healing assays were used to determine the effects of SNH on migration and invasion in NSCLC cells. The levels of key genes and proteins were examined by quantitative real-time PCR, western blotting, immunofluorescence staining and IHC staining. Through transcriptome screening and digital gene expression profiling, Linc00668 was identified to be regulated by SNH. Dual-luciferase reporter assays and RNA immunoprecipitation assays verified the binding efficiency between miR-147a and Linc00668 or Slug.

resultsIn the present study, SNH regulated NSCLC cells in multiple ways, the most prominent of which was suppressing the expression of Linc00668, which was indicated to promote migration and invasion in NSCLC cells. Functional studies demonstrated that Linc00668 acted as a ceRNA by sponging miR-147a to further regulate Slug mRNA levels, thereby influencing the progression of the epithelial-mesenchymal transition. Consistently, the results of in vivo animal models showed that SNH depressed Linc00668 and suppressed the metastasis of NSCLC.

conclusionsSNH suppressed metastasis of NSCLC cells and the mechanism may involve with the Linc00668/miR-147a/Slug axis.

Indexed as

AnimalsCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCell Line, TumorDrugs, Chinese HerbalHouttuyniaHumansLung NeoplasmsMiceMicroRNAsNeoplasm MetastasisTransfectionDrugs, Chinese HerbalHouttuynia cordata extractMicroRNAsMirn147 microRNA, mouseceRNALinc00668MetastasismiR-147aNSCLCSodium new houttuyfonate (SNH)

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