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ArticleCancers2022

Timosaponin AIII Inhibits Migration and Invasion Abilities in Human Cervical Cancer Cells through Inactivation of p38 MAPK-Mediated uPA Expression In Vitro and In Vivo.

Hung-Ju Chien, Chung-Jung Liu, Tsung-Ho Ying, Pei-Ju Wu, Jiunn-Wei Wang, Yi-Hsuan Ting, Yi-Hsien Hsieh, Shih-Chiang Wang

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Article in Cancers, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Hung-Ju ChienInstitute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 40201, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0003-2303-2542
Chung-Jung LiuDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 807378, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-2657-565X
Tsung-Ho YingDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung 40201, Taiwan.
Pei-Ju WuInstitute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 40201, Taiwan.
Jiunn-Wei WangDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 807378, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0003-2534-438X
Yi-Hsuan TingInstitute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 40201, Taiwan.
Yi-Hsien HsiehInstitute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 40201, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0003-4942-1888
Shih-Chiang WangDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chung-Kang Branch, Cheng Ching Hospital, Taichung 40764, Taiwan.
Chung Shan Medical University Hospital · TWKaohsiung Medical University · TWChanghua Christian Hospital · TWCheng Ching Hospital · TWChung Shan Medical University · TW

Funding

Chung-Kang Branch of the Cheng-Ching General Hospital Research Fund CH11000255AChung Shan Medical University and Changhua Christian Hospital CSMU-CCH-110-06Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital KMUH107-7R03Kaohsiung Medical University Research Center Grant KMU-TC111A02-2
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cervical cancer is one of the most common gynecologic cancers globally that require novel approaches. Timosaponin AIII (TSAIII) is a steroidal saponin that displays beneficial effects in antitumor activities. However, the effect of TSAIII on human cervical cancer remains unknown. In this study, we found that TSAIII showed no influence on cell viability, cytotoxicity, cell cycle distribution and apoptosis induction in human cervical cancer cells. TSAIII was revealed to have a significant inhibitory effect on cell migration and invasion through the downregulation of invasion-related uPA expression and p38 MAPK activation in both human cervical cancer cells and cervical cancer stem cells (CCSCs), indicating that the p38 MAPK-uPA axis mediated the TSAIII-inhibited capacity of cellular migration and invasion. In a synergistic inhibition assay, a TSAIII plus p38 siRNA cotreatment revealed a greater inhibition of uPA expression, migration and invasion in human cervical cancer cells. In an immunodeficient mouse model, TSAIII significantly inhibited lung metastases from human cervical cancer SiHa cells without TSAIII-induced toxicity. These findings first revealed the inhibitory effects of TSAIII on the progression of human cervical cancer through its downregulation of p38 MAPK-uPA axis activation. Therefore, TSAIII might provide a potential strategy for auxiliary therapy in human cervical cancer.

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human cervical cancermetastasisp38 MAPKTimosaponin AIIIuPA

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PMID36612038
PMCPMC9817900
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