ReviewPharmacology research & perspectives2023
Xanthatin suppresses proliferation and tumorigenicity of glioma cells through autophagy inhibition via activation of the PI3K-Akt-mTOR pathway.
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- Pharmacological effect of rhCC16 on COPD: anti-senescence via the PI3K-AKT-mTOR pathway.Molecular and cellular biochemistry · 2026Article
- Xanthatin Targets CISD1 to Drive Ferroptosis and Mitophagy as a Dual Anticancer Strategy in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
- The mechanism of Bletilla striata inhibiting glioma proliferation through the PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway based on network Pharmacology analysis.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Sesquiterpene Lactones as Promising Anti-Glioblastoma Drug Candidates Exerting Complex Effects on Glioblastoma Cell Viability and Proneural-Mesenchymal Transition.Biomedicines · 2025Review
- Prominent Naturally Derived Oxidative-Stress-Targeting Drugs and Their Applications in Cancer Treatment.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Xanthatin induces apoptosis through ROS-mediated c-FLIP inhibition in human retinoblastoma cells.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Research advances in natural sesquiterpene lactones: overcoming cancer drug resistance through modulation of key signaling pathways.Cancer drug resistance (Alhambra, Calif.) · 2025Review
- PD-1 induces autophagy via the PI3K/AKT/FoxO1 pathway to promote infectious bursal disease virus replication.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Article
- Exploring the therapeutic mechanism of itraconazole combined with ritonavir onFrontiers in pharmacology · 2025Article
- Aldose Reductase Mediated Mitophagy Promotes Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition of Hepatocytes.Hepatic medicine : evidence and research · 2025Article
- A novel peptide PDHK1-241aa encoded by circPDHK1 promotes ccRCC progression via interacting with PPP1CA to inhibit AKT dephosphorylation and activate the AKT-mTOR signaling pathway.Molecular cancer · 2024Article
- Regulated cell death in glioma: promising targets for natural small-molecule compounds.Frontiers in oncology · 2024Review
- Molecular Evidence of Breast Cancer Cell Proliferation Inhibition by a Combination of Selected Qatari Medicinal Plants Crude Extracts.Nutrients · 2023Article
- Xanthatin suppresses proliferation and tumorigenicity of glioma cells through autophagy inhibition via activation of the PI3K-Akt-mTOR pathway.Pharmacology research & perspectives · 2023Review
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Abstract
Glioma is the most common and aggressive primary brain tumor in adults with high morbidity and mortality. Rapid proliferation and diffuse migration are the main obstacles to successful glioma treatment. Xanthatin, a sesquiterpene lactone purified from Xanthium strumarium L., possesses a significant antitumor role in several malignant tumors. In this study, we report that xanthatin suppressed glioma cells proliferation and induced apoptosis in a time- and concentration-dependent manner, and was accompanied by autophagy inhibition displaying a significantly reduced LC3 punctate fluorescence and LC3II/I ratio, decreased level of Beclin 1, while increased accumulation of p62. Notably, treating glioma cells with xanthatin resulted in obvious activation of the PI3K-Akt-mTOR signaling pathway, as indicated by increased mTOR and Akt phosphorylation, decreased ULK1 phosphorylation, which is important in modulating autophagy. Furthermore, xanthatin-mediated pro-apoptosis in glioma cells was significantly reversed by autophagy inducers (rapamycin or Torin1), or PI3K-mTOR inhibitor NVP-BEZ235. Taken together, these findings indicate that anti-proliferation and pro-apoptosis effects of xanthatin in glioma are most likely by inhibiting autophagy via activation of PI3K-Akt-mTOR pathway, suggesting a potential therapeutic strategy against glioma.
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