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ArticleBioscience reports2021

Incaspitolide A extracted from Carpesium cernuum induces apoptosis in vitro via the PI3K/AKT pathway in benign prostatic hyperplasia.

Xiaoyue Chen, Jingrui Song, Dongbo Yuan, Qing Rao, Kehua Jiang, Shuhui Feng, Guohua Zhu, Chen Yan, Yanmei Li, Jianguo Zhu

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Article in Bioscience reports, 2021. 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, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Xiaoyue ChenDepartment of Biomedicine, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550002, P.R. China.
Jingrui SongState Key Laboratory of Functions and Applications of Medicinal Plants, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550014, China.
Dongbo YuanDepartment of Biomedicine, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550002, P.R. China.
Qing RaoState Key Laboratory of Functions and Applications of Medicinal Plants, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550014, China.
Kehua JiangDepartment of Urology, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Guiyang 550002, P.R. China.
Shuhui FengDepartment of Pharmacy, An Shun City People's Hospital, Anshun 561000, P.R. China.
Guohua ZhuDepartment of Urology, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Guiyang 550002, P.R. China.
Chen YanDepartment of Pharmacy, An Shun City People's Hospital, Anshun 561000, P.R. China.
Yanmei LiState Key Laboratory of Functions and Applications of Medicinal Plants, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550014, China.
Jianguo ZhuDepartment of Biomedicine, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550002, P.R. China.ORCID 0000-0002-1035-5572
Guiyang Medical University · CNAnshun University · CNGuizhou Provincial People's Hospital · CNGuizhou University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a common disease that occurs mainly in older men. The pathogenesis of BPH is complex and patients face a prolonged treatment course, and novel drugs with better selectivity and lower toxicity are required. Incaspitolide A (compound TMJ-12) is a germacrane-type sesquiterpenoid compound extracted from the plant Carpesium carnuum. Extracts of C. carnuum are known to exert suppressive effects on BPH-1 cells. In the present study, we investigated the molecular mechanisms underlying the suppressive effect of TMJ-12 specifically on BPH-1 cells. A cytotoxicity assay indicated that TMJ-12 inhibited BPH-1 cell proliferation, while flow cytometry assays showed that TMJ-12 induced G2/M phase cell cycle arrest and the apoptosis of BPH-1 cells. TMJ-12 was also shown to regulate the expression of several apoptosis- and cell cycle-related proteins, namely Bcl-2, Bax, Bad, Caspase-9, Caspase-3, cyclin-dependent kinase 1 (CDK1), Cyclin B1, CDC25C, and c-Myc, among others. Collapse of the mitochondrial membrane potential (ΔΨm) following exposure to TMJ-12 was detected with the JC-1 staining assay. Further investigation revealed that treatment with TMJ-12 inhibited the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/protein kinase B (AKT) pathway by increasing the expression of phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome 10 (PTEN). Taken together, the results suggest that TMJ-12 prevents BPH-1 cell proliferation via the PI3K/AKT pathway by inducing apoptosis and cell cycle arrest.

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AsteraceaeApoptosisApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsCell Cycle ProteinsCell LineCell ProliferationG2 Phase Cell Cycle CheckpointsHumansMaleMitochondriaPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasePlant ExtractsProstateProstatic HyperplasiaProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktPTEN PhosphohydrolaseApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsCell Cycle ProteinsIncaspitolide APhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasePlant ExtractsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktPTEN PhosphohydrolasePTEN protein, humanSesquiterpenesapoptosisbenign prostatic hyperplasiaCarpesium cernuumcell cycleIncaspitolide API3K/AKT pathway

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