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Diosgenin potentiates the anticancer effect of doxorubicin and volasertib via regulating polo-like kinase 1 and triggering apoptosis in hepatocellular carcinoma cells.
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- Dammarenediol II enhances etoposide-induced apoptosis by targeting O-GlcNAc transferase and Akt/GSK3β/mTOR signaling in liver cancer.Molecular oncology · 2026Article
- Research status and challenges of anti-tumor effects of natural saponins and their combination therapy.Journal of the Egyptian National Cancer Institute · 2026Review
- Preclinical Evaluation of Triptophenolide-Induced Apoptosis in Hepatoblastoma (HepG2) and Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HuH7) Cell Lines.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Therapeutic potential of diosgenin in hepatocellular carcinoma through molecular mechanisms and nanodelivery strategies.Discover oncology · 2026Review
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- Identification of basement membrane-based prognostic signature and potential therapeutic drugs in hepatocellular carcinoma.Translational cancer research · 2025Article
- Role of diosgenin in gastrointestinal cancers: recent trends and future perspectives.Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) · 2025Review
- Exploring the anti-gastric cancer mechanisms of Diosgenin through integrated network analysis, bioinformatics, single-cell sequencing, and cell experiments.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025Article
- An Updated Review of Molecular Mechanisms Implicated with the Anticancer Potential of Diosgenin and Its Nanoformulations.Drug design, development and therapy · 2025Review
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Abstract
A common approach to cancer therapy is the combination of a natural product with chemotherapy to overcome sustained cell proliferation and chemotherapy resistance obstacles. Diosgenin (DG) is a phytosteroidal saponin that is naturally present in a vast number of plants and has been shown to exert anti-cancer activities against several tumor cells. Herein, we assessed the chemo-modulatory effects of DG on volasertib (Vola) as a polo-like kinase 1 (PLK1) inhibitor and doxorubicin (DOX) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cell lines. DOX and Vola were applied to two human HCC cell lines (HepG2 and Huh-7) alone or in combination with DG. The cell viability was determined, and gene expressions of PLK1, PCNA, P53, caspase-3, and PARP1 were evaluated by RT-qPCR. Moreover, apoptosis induction was determined by measuring active caspase-3 level using ELISA method. DG enhanced the anticancer effects of Vola and DOX. Moreover, DG enhanced Vola- and DOX-induced cell death by downregulating the expressions of PLK1 and PCNA, elevating the expressions of P53 and active caspase-3. DG showed promising chemo-modulatory effects to Vola and DOX against HCC that may be attributed partly to the downregulation of PLK1 and PCNA, upregulation of tumor suppressor protein P53, and apoptosis induction. Thus, DG combination with chemotherapy may be a promising treatment approach for HCC.
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