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ArticleiScience2024

Conversion of glioma cells into neuron-like cells by small molecules.

Yongjun Yi, Wenqiang Che, Ping Xu, Chuxiao Mao, Zhizhong Li, Qingsong Wang, Jun Lyu, Xiangyu Wang

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Article in iScience, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Yongjun YiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, The National Key Clinical Specialty, The Engineering Technology Research Center of Education Ministry of China, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory on Brain Function Repair and Regeneration, The Neurosurgery Institute of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou 510632, P.R. China.
Wenqiang CheDepartment of Neurosurgery, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510080, P.R. China.
Ping XuDepartment of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, P.R. China.
Chuxiao MaoGuangdong-Hongkong-Macau CNS Regeneration Institute of Jinan University, Key Laboratory of CNS Regeneration (Jinan University)-Ministry of Education, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Non-human Primate Research, Guangzhou 510630, P.R. China.
Zhizhong LiDepartment of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, P.R. China.
Qingsong WangGuangdong-Hongkong-Macau CNS Regeneration Institute of Jinan University, Key Laboratory of CNS Regeneration (Jinan University)-Ministry of Education, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Non-human Primate Research, Guangzhou 510630, P.R. China.
Jun LyuDepartment of Clinical Research, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, P.R. China.
Xiangyu WangDepartment of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, P.R. China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Currently, researchers are exploring the conversion of astrocytes into functional mature neurons and gradually exploring the conversion of glioma into neurons. We report that SLCDS (SB431542, LDN193189, CHIR99021, DAPT, and SKL2001) has been shown to convert human glioma cells into mature neuron-like cells. The converted cells exhibited upregulation of DCX, TuJ1, MAP2, NeuN, and GAD67, while the expressions of EGFR, PDGFR, Ki67, and vimentin were inhibited. The nTFs, such as NeuroD1 and Sox2, were upregulated, along with TF genes associated with neurogenesis and tumor suppression. We have finally confirmed that overexpressing nTFs can induce the conversion of glioma cells into neuronal cells. This study demonstrates that SLCDS can activate the expression of nTFs in human glioma cells and induce the conversion of human glioma cells into neuron-like cells. Additionally, SLCDS inhibits the expressions of EGFR, PDGFR, Ki67, and Vimentin in gliomas. Our findings offer a potential approach for treating glioma.

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Cellular neuroscienceMolecular neuroscienceNeuroscience

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PMCPMC11525470

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