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ArticleCancer management and research2020

Paeonol Inhibits Pancreatic Cancer Cell Migration and Invasion Through the Inhibition of TGF-β1/Smad Signaling and Epithelial-Mesenchymal-Transition.

Chien-Shan Cheng, Jing-Xian Chen, Jian Tang, Ya-Wen Geng, Lan Zheng, Ling-Ling Lv, Lian-Yu Chen, Zhen Chen

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Article in Cancer management and research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Chien-Shan Cheng *Department of Integrative Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai 200032, People's Republic of China.
Jing-Xian Chen *Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ruijin Hospital, Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, People's Republic of China.
Jian TangDepartment of Integrative Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai 200032, People's Republic of China.
Ya-Wen GengDepartment of Integrative Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai 200032, People's Republic of China.
Lan ZhengDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ruijin Hospital, Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, People's Republic of China.
Ling-Ling LvDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ruijin Hospital, Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, People's Republic of China.
Lian-Yu ChenDepartment of Integrative Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai 200032, People's Republic of China.
Zhen ChenDepartment of Integrative Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai 200032, People's Republic of China.
Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center · CNRuijin Hospital · CNShanghai Medical College of Fudan University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposePaeonol, a natural product derived from the root of

methodsCell viability was evaluated by MTT and colonial formation assay. Migration and invasion capabilities were examined by cell scratch-wound healing assay and the Boyden chamber invasion assay. Western Blot and qRT-PCR were used to measure the protein and RNA levels of vimentin, E-cadherin, N-cadherin, and TGF-β1/Smad signaling.

resultsAt non-cytotoxic dose, 100 μΜ and 150 μΜ of paeonol showed significant anti-migration and anti-invasion effects on Panc-1 and Capan-1 cells (p<0.01). Paeonol inhibited epithelial-mesenchymal-transition by upregulating E-cadherin, and down regulating N-cadherin and vimentin expressions. Paeonol inhibited TGF-β1/Smad signaling pathway by downregulating TGF-β1, p-Smad2/Smad2 and p-Smad3/Smad3 expressions. Further, TGF-β1 attenuated the anti-migration and anti-invasion capacities of paeonol in Panc-1 and Capan-1 cells.

conclusionThese findings revealed that paeonol could suppress proliferation and inhibit migration and invasion in Panc-1 and Capan-1 cells by inhibiting the TGF-β1/Smad pathway and might be a promising novel anti-pancreatic cancer drug.

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Cynanchum paniculatumepithelial-mesenchymal-transitionpaeonolpancreatic adenocarcinomaTGF-β1/Smad signaling

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