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ArticleCell stress & chaperones2022

A novel synthetic chalcone derivative, 2,4,6-trimethoxy-4'-nitrochalcone (Ch-19), exerted anti-tumor effects through stimulating ROS accumulation and inducing apoptosis in esophageal cancer cells.

Yan Yang, He Wu, Xiao Zou, Yongye Chen, Runjia He, Yibo Jin, Bei Zhou, Chunpo Ge, Yun Yang

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Article in Cell stress & chaperones, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Yan YangInternational Joint Research Laboratory for Recombinant Pharmaceutical Protein Expression System of Henan, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, China.
He WuInternational Joint Research Laboratory for Recombinant Pharmaceutical Protein Expression System of Henan, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, China.
Xiao ZouDepartment of Oncology and Hematology, The First People's Hospital of Taian, Taian, China.
Yongye ChenInternational Joint Research Laboratory for Recombinant Pharmaceutical Protein Expression System of Henan, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, China.
Runjia HeInternational Joint Research Laboratory for Recombinant Pharmaceutical Protein Expression System of Henan, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, China.
Yibo JinInternational Joint Research Laboratory for Recombinant Pharmaceutical Protein Expression System of Henan, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, China.
Bei ZhouInternational Joint Research Laboratory for Recombinant Pharmaceutical Protein Expression System of Henan, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, China.
Chunpo GeInternational Joint Research Laboratory for Recombinant Pharmaceutical Protein Expression System of Henan, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, China. gecp1987@xxmu.edu.cn.
Yun YangInternational Joint Research Laboratory for Recombinant Pharmaceutical Protein Expression System of Henan, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, China. jamesyangyun1@126.com.ORCID 0000-0001-5298-322X
Xinxiang Medical University · CNUniversity of British Columbia · CATaizhou First People's Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Esophageal cancer has always been associated with poor prognosis and a low five-year survival rate. Chalcone, a flavonoid family member, has shown anti-tumor property in several types of cancer. However, few studies reported the potency and mechanisms of action of synthetic Chalcone derivatives against esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. In this study, we designed and synthesized a series of novel chalcone analogs and Ch-19 was selected for its superior anti-tumor potency. Results indicated that Ch-19 shows a dose- and time-dependent anti-tumor activity in both KYSE-450 and Eca-109 esophageal cancer cells. Moreover, treatment of Ch-19 resulted in the regression of KYSE-450 tumor xenografts in nude mice. Furthermore, we investigated the potential mechanism involved in the effective anti-tumor effects of Ch-19. As a result, we observed that Ch-19 treatment promoted ROS accumulation and caused G2/M phase arrest in both Eca-109 and KYSE-450 cancer cell lines, thereby resulting in cell apoptosis. Taken together, our study provided a novel synthetic chalcone derivative as a potential anti-tumor therapeutic candidate for treating esophageal cancer.

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Antineoplastic AgentsChalconeChalconesEsophageal NeoplasmsEsophageal Squamous Cell CarcinomaAnimalsApoptosisCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationHumansMiceMice, NudeReactive Oxygen SpeciesSignal TransductionAntineoplastic AgentsChalconeChalconesReactive Oxygen SpeciesAnti-tumor effectApoptosisChalconesEsophageal squamous cell carcinomaReactive oxygen species

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PMID36242757
PMCPMC9672279
OpenAlexW4306293668

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