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ArticleMedical oncology (Northwood, London, England)2022

Celastrol inhibits the migration and invasion and enhances the anti-cancer effects of docetaxel in human triple-negative breast cancer cells.

Zi Liu, Minghui Fan, Xiaojing Xuan, Chenlu Xia, Guozheng Huang, Liang Ma

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Article in Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
3.7field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Zi LiuDepartment of Chemical Biology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, 59 Hudong Road, Ma'anshan, 243002, Anhui, People's Republic of China.
Minghui FanDepartment of Chemical Biology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, 59 Hudong Road, Ma'anshan, 243002, Anhui, People's Republic of China.
Xiaojing XuanDepartment of Chemical Biology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, 59 Hudong Road, Ma'anshan, 243002, Anhui, People's Republic of China.
Chenlu XiaDepartment of Chemical Biology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, 59 Hudong Road, Ma'anshan, 243002, Anhui, People's Republic of China.
Guozheng HuangDepartment of Chemical Biology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, 59 Hudong Road, Ma'anshan, 243002, Anhui, People's Republic of China.
Liang MaDepartment of Chemical Biology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, 59 Hudong Road, Ma'anshan, 243002, Anhui, People's Republic of China. mal2014@ahut.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9131-4512
Anhui University of Technology · CN

Funding

Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources and Drug Development in Guizhou Province gxyqZD2019020Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources and Drug Development in Guizhou Province gxyqZD2020016National Natural Science Foundation of China 81872449the Key Project of Natural Science Research of Universities in Anhui Province KJ2019A0055
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The molecular mechanism of anti-metastatic effect of celastrol is not fully understood in breast cancer cells. Herein, we investigated the activity and molecular mechanism of celastrol in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) cells, which is a more aggressive subtype of breast cancer. The results of wound healing assay and trans-well assay revealed that celastrol inhibited cell migration and invasion under sub-cytotoxic concentrations in MDA-MB-231 and MDA-MB-468 TNBC cells. Molecular data showed that the effect of celastrol on TNBC cells might be mediated via up-regulation of E-cadherin, a key protein involved in epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). In addition, Hakai, an E3 ligase responsible for E-cadherin complex ubiquitination and degradation, was down-regulated under celastrol treatment. Hakai partially contributed to celastrol-induced anti-invasive effect. In addition, celastrol and docetaxel could synergistically inhibit growth and metastasis of MDA-MB-231 cells. Our results showing anti-migratory/anti-invasive effects of celastrol and associated mechanisms provide new evidence for the development of celastrol as a potential anti-metastatic compound against highly aggressive breast cancer, and celastrol in combination with docetaxel might potentially be used as a novel regimen for the treatment of TNBC.

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Triple Negative Breast NeoplasmsCadherinsCell Line, TumorDocetaxelHumansPentacyclic TriterpenesCadherinscelastrolDocetaxelPentacyclic TriterpenesCelastrolDocetaxelE-cadherinHakaiTriple-negative breast cancer

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PMID36071249
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