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ArticleeLife2022

Arbidol inhibits human esophageal squamous cell carcinoma growth in vitro and in vivo through suppressing ataxia telangiectasia and Rad3-related protein kinase.

Ning Yang, Xuebo Lu, Yanan Jiang, Lili Zhao, Donghao Wang, Yaxing Wei, Yin Yu, Myoung Ok Kim, Kyle Vaughn Laster, Xin Li and 3 more

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Article in eLife, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pg-Induced ATR Activation Promotes ESCC Progression via M2 TAM Polarization.Journal of oral pathology & medicine : official publication of the International Association of Oral Pathologists and the American Academy of Oral Pathology · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Ning Yang *Pathophysiology Department, The School of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Xuebo Lu *Pathophysiology Department, The School of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.ORCID 0000-0001-9481-2568
Yanan Jiang *Pathophysiology Department, The School of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Lili ZhaoPathophysiology Department, The School of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Donghao WangPathophysiology Department, The School of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Yaxing WeiPathophysiology Department, The School of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Yin YuPathophysiology Department, The School of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Myoung Ok KimDepartment of Animal Science and Biotechnology, Kyungpook National University, Sangju, Republic of Korea.
Kyle Vaughn LasterChina-US Hormel Cancer Institute, Zhengzhou, China.
Xin LiPathophysiology Department, The School of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Baoyin YuanPathophysiology Department, The School of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Zigang DongPathophysiology Department, The School of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Kangdong LiuPathophysiology Department, The School of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4425-5625
Zhengzhou University · CNChina-US (Henan) Hormel Cancer Institute · CNKyungpook National University · KR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Human esophageal cancer has a global impact on human health due to its high incidence and mortality. Therefore, there is an urgent need to develop new drugs to treat or prevent the prominent pathological subtype of esophageal cancer, esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). Based upon the screening of drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration, we discovered that Arbidol could effectively inhibit the proliferation of human ESCC in vitro. Next, we conducted a series of cell-based assays and found that Arbidol treatment inhibited the proliferation and colony formation ability of ESCC cells and promoted G1-phase cell cycle arrest. Phosphoproteomics experiments, in vitro kinase assays and pull-down assays were subsequently performed in order to identify the underlying growth inhibitory mechanism. We verified that Arbidol is a potential ataxia telangiectasia and Rad3-related (ATR) inhibitor via binding to ATR kinase to reduce the phosphorylation and activation of minichromosome maintenance protein 2 at Ser108. Finally, we demonstrated Arbidol had the inhibitory effect of ESCC in vivo by a patient-derived xenograft model. All together, Arbidol inhibits the proliferation of ESCC in vitro and in vivo through the DNA replication pathway and is associated with the cell cycle.

Indexed as

Ataxia TelangiectasiaEsophageal NeoplasmsEsophageal Squamous Cell CarcinomaApoptosisAtaxia Telangiectasia Mutated ProteinsCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansIndolesProtein KinasesSulfidesAtaxia Telangiectasia Mutated ProteinsATR protein, humanIndolesProtein KinasesSulfidesumifenovircancer biologyESCCmass spectrometrysignaling pathway

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PMID36082941
PMCPMC9512399
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