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ArticlePhysiological reports2024

Harmaline induces apoptosis and inhibits migration in A2780 ovarian cancer cells in vitro.

Seyed Ali Shariat Razavi, Masoumeh Taghdisi Khaboushan, Raha Jafari, Arshia Shahini, Gordon A Ferns, Afsane Bahrami

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Article in Physiological reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Seyed Ali Shariat RazaviDepartment of Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Masoumeh Taghdisi KhaboushanStudent Research Committee, Islamic Azad University Mashhad Branch, Mashhad, Iran.
Raha JafariDepartment of Medicine, Mashhad Medical Sciences Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran.
Arshia ShahiniDepartment of Laboratory Sciences, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran.
Gordon A FernsDivision of Medical Education, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Falmer, Brighton, Sussex, UK.
Afsane BahramiClinical Research Development Unit, Imam Reza Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.ORCID 0000-0002-4563-6112
Islamic Azad University, Mashhad · IRMashhad University of Medical Sciences · IRArak University of Medical Sciences · IRBrighton and Sussex Medical School · GB

Funding

Mashhad University of Medical Sciences (MUMS) 4011304
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ovarian cancer is one of the most prevalent malignancies in women. Harmaline is reported to have powerful anticancer properties. We aimed to investigate the apoptotic and antimetastatic properties of harmaline in A2780 ovarian cancer cells. Cell viability, apoptosis, migration, and invasion were investigated in cells treated with harmaline. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, mRNA expression of apoptosis-associated genes, MMP-2, and MMP-9 were measured. Harmaline attenuated the viability of A2780 ovarian cancer cells in a dose- and time-dependent way. Furthermore, compared to NIH/3T3 mouse normal cell line (IC50 = 417 μM), the malignant A2080 cells were more sensitive to harmaline (IC50 = 300 μM after 24 h). Harmaline increased the production of ROS, raised the mRNA expression of p53 and the Bax/Bcl2 ratio. Harmaline also increased the proportion of cells in the late apoptotic and necrotic phases. MMP-2 and MMP-9's mRNA expression, gelatinase activity, and migration of A2780 cells also decreased by harmaline. These findings suggest that harmaline may have the potential to be a therapeutic drug for ovarian cancer by triggering apoptosis and suppressing invasion and migration.

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Ovarian NeoplasmsAnimalsApoptosisCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationFemaleHarmalineHumansMatrix Metalloproteinase 2Matrix Metalloproteinase 9MiceReactive Oxygen SpeciesRNA, MessengerHarmalineMatrix Metalloproteinase 2Matrix Metalloproteinase 9Reactive Oxygen SpeciesRNA, MessengerapoptosismigrationPeganum harmala

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PMID38531560
PMCPMC10965315
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