ArticleJournal of cancer research and clinical oncology2021
Effects of Maackia amurensis seed lectin (MASL) on oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) gene expression and transcriptional signaling pathways.
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- Effects of Maackia amurensis seed lectin (MASL) on OSCC cell morphology, PDPN expression, growth, and motility in a phase 1 clinical trial.Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 2025Article
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- Maackia amurensis seed lectin (MASL) and soluble human podoplanin (shPDPN) sequence analysis and effects on human oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) cell migration and viability.Biochemical and biophysical research communications · 2024Article
- Tumor-associated macrophage-derived exosomal miR21-5p promotes tumor angiogenesis by regulating YAP1/HIF-1α axis in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS · 2024Article
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- Synthesis and Inhibitory Activity of Machaeridiol-Based Novel Anti-MRSA and Anti-VRE Compounds and Their Profiling for Cancer-Related Signaling Pathways.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- RNA-Seq transcriptome analysis reveals Maackia amurensis leukoagglutinin has antitumor activity in human anaplastic thyroid cancer cells.Molecular biology reports · 2022Article
- Procyanidin B2 inhibits angiogenesis and cell growth in oral squamous cell carcinoma cells through the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)/VEGF receptor 2 (VEGFR2) pathway.Bioengineered · 2022Article
- Heterocellular N-cadherin junctions enable nontransformed cells to inhibit the growth of adjacent transformed cells.Cell communication and signaling : CCS · 2022Article
- Comprehending the crosstalk between Notch, Wnt and Hedgehog signaling pathways in oral squamous cell carcinoma - clinical implications.Cellular oncology (Dordrecht, Netherlands) · 2021Review
- Extracts from Pulsatilla patens target cancer-related signaling pathways in HeLa cells.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Crosstalk of Cancer Signaling Pathways by Cyclic Hexapeptides and Anthraquinones fromMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Abnormal Glycosylation of Cancer Stem Cells and Targeting Strategies.Frontiers in oncology · 2021Review
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Abstract
purposeOral cancer causes over 120,000 deaths annually and affects the quality of life for survivors. Over 90% of oral cancers are derived from oral squamous cell carcinoma cells (OSCCs) which are generally resistant to standard cytotoxic chemotherapy agents. OSCC cells often exhibit increased TGFβ and PDPN receptor activity compared to nontransformed oral epithelial cells. Maackia amurensis seed lectin (MASL) can target the PDPN receptor and has been identified as a novel agent that can be used to treat oral cancer. However, mechanisms by which MASL inhibits OSCC progression are not yet clearly defined.
methodsHere, we performed cell migration and cytotoxicity assays to assess the effects of MASL on OSCC motility and viability at physiologically relevant concentrations. We then performed comprehensive transcriptome analysis combined with transcription factor reporter assays to investigate the how MASL affects OSCC gene expression at these concentration. Key data were then confirmed by western blotting to evaluate the effects of MASL on gene expression and kinase signaling activity at the protein level.
resultsMASL significantly affected the expression of about 27% of approximately 15,000 genes found to be expressed by HSC-2 cells used to model OSCC cells in this study. These genes affected by MASL include members of the TGFβ-SMAD, JAK-STAT, and Wnt-βCTN signaling pathways. In particular, MASL decreased expression of PDPN, SOX2, and SMAD5 at the RNA and protein levels. MASL also inhibited SMAD and MAPK activity, and exhibited potential for combination therapy with doxorubicin and 5-fluorouracil.
conclusionsTaken together, results from this study indicate that MASL decreases activity of JAK-STAT, TGFβ-SMAD, and Wnt-βCTN signaling pathways to inhibit OSCC growth and motility. These data suggest that further studies should be undertaken to determine how MASL may also be used alone and in combination with other agents to treat oral cancer.
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