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ArticleSaudi journal of biological sciences2022

Geraniin inhibits cell growth and promoted autophagy-mediated cell death in the nasopharyngeal cancer C666-1 cells.

Yulian Chen, Shunmin Gong, Yongjun Liu, Xianbao Cao, Ming Zhao, Jing Xiao, Chun Feng

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Article in Saudi journal of biological sciences, 2022. 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, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yulian ChenDepartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, The Affiliated Hospital of Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan 650032, China.
Shunmin GongDepartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, The Affiliated Hospital of Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan 650032, China.
Yongjun LiuDepartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, The Affiliated Hospital of Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan 650032, China.
Xianbao CaoDepartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, The Affiliated Hospital of Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan 650032, China.
Ming ZhaoDepartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, The Affiliated Hospital of Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan 650032, China.
Jing XiaoDepartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, The Affiliated Hospital of Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan 650032, China.
Chun FengDepartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, The Affiliated Hospital of Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan 650032, China.
First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province · CNKunming University of Science and Technology · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a rare malignant tumor developing from epithelial linings of nasopharynx, and 10-50 out of 100,000 NPC cases were recorded globally particularly in the Asian countries. METHODOLOGY: The cytotoxicity of geraniin against the NPC C666-1 cells were analyzed using MTT assay. The influences of geraniin on the C666-1 cell viability with the presence of ROS and apoptosis inhibitors were also studied. The expressions of PI3K, Akt, mTOR, and autophagic markers LC3, ATG7, P62/SQSTM1 expressions in the C666-1 cells were studied by western blotting analysis. The ROS production was assayed using DCFH-DA staining. The immunofluorescence assay was performed to detect the NF-κB and β-catenin expressions in the C666-1 cells.

resultsThe cell viability of C666-1 cells were appreciably prevented by the geraniin. The geraniin treatment also inhibited the C666-1 cell growth with the presence of apoptotic inhibitor Z-VAD-FMK. The geraniin-treatment effectively improved the ROS production and inhibited the NF-κB and β-catenin expressions in the C666-1 cells. Geraniin appreciably modulated the PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling axis and improved the autophagy-mediated cell death via improving the autophagic markers LC3 and ATG7 expressions in the C666-1 cells.

conclusionIn conclusion, our results proved that geraniin inhibits C666-1 cell growth and initiated autophagy-mediated cell death via modulating PI3K/Akt/mTOR cascade and improving LC3 and ATG7 expressions in the C666-1. Geraniin and it could be a hopeful and efficient candidate to treat the human NPC in the future.

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AutophagyC666-1 cellsGeraniinNasopharyngeal cancerPI3K/Akt pathway

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