ArticlePharmaceutics2020
Antiproliferative Effect of 4-Methylumbelliferone in Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Cells Is Mediated by Disruption of Intracellular Homeostasis and Regulation of PI3K/AKT and MAPK Signaling.
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- The Mechanisms of Ramulus Cinnamomi and Rhizoma Paridis in Gynecological Cancers: A Narrative Review.Cancer management and research · 2026Review
- Coumarins in Anticancer Therapy: Mechanisms of Action, Potential Applications and Research Perspectives.Pharmaceutics · 2025Review
- 4-methylumbilliferon (4-MU) as a Potential Treatment Against Cerebral ischemia and Reperfusion Injury in Rats; An Experimental Study.Archives of academic emergency medicine · 2025Article
- A comprehensive review on the potential of coumarin and related derivatives as multi-target therapeutic agents in the management of gynecological cancers.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2024Review
- Endoplasmic reticulum stress response pathway-mediated cell death in ovarian cancer.Frontiers in oncology · 2024Review
- Copper in Gynecological Diseases.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- Targeting endoplasmic reticulum stress signaling in ovarian cancer therapy.Cancer biology & medicine · 2023Review
- 4-Methylumbelliferone enhances the effects of chemotherapy on both temozolomide-sensitive and resistant glioblastoma cells.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Small molecule inhibitors of mammalian glycosylation.Matrix biology plus · 2022Article
- The role of RHAMM in cancer: Exposing novel therapeutic vulnerabilities.Frontiers in oncology · 2022Review
- Targeting the Tumor Extracellular Matrix by the Natural Molecule 4-Methylumbelliferone: A Complementary and Alternative Cancer Therapeutic Strategy.Frontiers in oncology · 2021Review
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Abstract
Ovarian cancer has a high mortality rate and high resistance to chemotherapy. Thus, many studies are currently assessing the ability of natural products to induce ovarian cancer cell death. A coumarin derivative, 4-methylumbelliferone (4-MU), has been reported to have anti-cancer effects on various cancers, but its effects on ovarian cancer are not fully understood. In this study, we identified the intracellular mechanism underlying the effects of 4-MU on epithelial ovarian cancer cells. Decreased ovarian cancer cell proliferation and an accumulation of cells in the G2/M phase were observed following 4-MU treatment. Moreover, 4-MU interfered with calcium homeostasis; induced endoplasmic reticulum stress in both cell lines; inhibited AKT and S6 phosphorylation; and increased ERK1/2, P38, and JNK phosphorylation. Furthermore, 4-MU and pharmacological inhibitors showed synergic effects in suppressing cell proliferation. Collectively, our current data indicate that antitumor effects of 4-MU could be appropriate for use as a therapeutic agent against epithelial ovarian cancer cells.
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