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ArticleCell cycle (Georgetown, Tex.)2023

3,5-diCQA suppresses colorectal cancer cell growth through ROS/AMPK/mTOR mediated mitochondrial dysfunction and ferroptosis.

Weibing Wang, Xingwei Xu, Long Zhao, Kailun Ye, Saisai Wang, Caizhao Lin

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Article in Cell cycle (Georgetown, Tex.), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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Weibing WangDepartment of Colorectal and Anal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Xingwei XuDepartment of Colorectal and Anal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Long ZhaoDepartment of Colorectal and Anal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Kailun YeDepartment of Anorectal surgery, Tonglu County First People's Hospital, Hangzhou, China.
Saisai WangDepartment of Colorectal and Anal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Caizhao LinDepartment of Colorectal and Anal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

3,5-diCQA has been shown to have anti-tumor effect by decreasing cancer cell growth. However, the molecular mechanism by which 3,5-diCQA impacts colorectal cancer (CRC) cells is unknown. This study discovered that 3,5-diCQA had a suppressive effect on CRC cells, mainly in the inhibition of proliferation, migration, and the enhancement of apoptosis in HCT116 and SW480 cells. Additionally, 3,5-diCQA was found to cause cell cycle arrest in CRC cells. Meanwhile, we found that 3,5-diCQA activates the AMPK pathway through the generation of ROS, mediates mitochondrial damage, and reduces mitochondrial aerobic glycolysis and oxidative phosphorylation levels. 3,5-diCQA promoted oxidative damage and ferroptosis in CRC cells. Hence, we added ROS inhibitor NAC and found that the NAC reversed the effects of 3,5-diCQA on proliferation, apoptosis, ROS generation, and ferroptosis in CRC cells. Moreover, 3,5-diCQA was also shown to suppress the development of CRC tumor in a tumor-forming model of nude mice. In conclusion, we found that 3,5-diCQA enhances the oxidative damage and ferroptosis while reducing proliferation and migration of CRC cells, depending on mitochondrial dysfunction caused by the ROS/AMPK/mTOR pathway.

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Colorectal NeoplasmsFerroptosisAMP-Activated Protein KinasesAnimalsApoptosisCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationMiceMice, NudeMitochondriaReactive Oxygen SpeciesTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesAMP-Activated Protein KinasesReactive Oxygen SpeciesTOR Serine-Threonine Kinases3,5-diCQAcolorectal cancerferroptosismitochondrial damageROS/AMPK/mTOR pathway

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PMID37902223
PMCPMC10761099

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