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ArticleWorld journal of gastrointestinal oncology2025

Chlorogenic acid induces hepatocellular carcinoma cell ferroptosis

Ling Wu, Hong-Yao Chen, Jing-Ting Zhang, Ren-Yi Yang, Zhi-Bin Wang, Pei-Sen Xue, Wei Peng, Ke-Xiong Li, Wen-Hui Gao, Pu-Hua Zeng

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Article in World journal of gastrointestinal oncology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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10 authors.

Ling WuCollege of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha 410208, Hunan Province, China.
Hong-Yao ChenCollege of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha 410208, Hunan Province, China.
Jing-Ting ZhangCollege of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha 410208, Hunan Province, China.
Ren-Yi YangCollege of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha 410208, Hunan Province, China.
Zhi-Bin WangCollege of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha 410208, Hunan Province, China.
Pei-Sen XueCollege of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha 410208, Hunan Province, China.
Wei PengDepartment of Oncology, Hunan Provincial Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Chinese, Changsha 410006, Hunan Province, China.
Ke-Xiong LiDepartment of Oncology, Hunan Provincial Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Chinese, Changsha 410006, Hunan Province, China.
Wen-Hui GaoCollege of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha 410208, Hunan Province, China.
Pu-Hua ZengCancer Research Institute of Hunan Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hunan Provincial Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Chinese, Changsha 410006, Hunan Province, China. zph120@126.com.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundFerroptosis is an iron-dependent programmed non-apoptotic cell death characterized by the accumulation of free iron ions and lipid peroxidation. It is associated with the inactivation of glutathione peroxidase (GPX) and the accumulation of lipid peroxides within cells. Ferroptosis is closely related to the occurrence and development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Chlorogenic acid (CGA), an important bioactive component found in 61 traditional Chinese medicines such as

aimTo elucidate the anti-tumor characteristics and potential mechanisms of CGA in inducing ferroptosis in HCC cells.

methodsThe effects of CGA on the proliferation, migration, and invasion of HCC cells were evaluated through

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conclusionThis study demonstrates that CGA inhibits HCC cell proliferation, migration, and invasion by inducing ferroptosis through the PTGS2/AKR1C3/GPX4 axis, suggesting its potential as a novel ferroptosis inducer or anti-HCC drug.

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BioinformaticsChlorogenic acidFerroptosisHepatocellular carcinomaIn vitro experimentProstaglandin endoperoxide synthase 2/aldo-keto reductase family 1 member C3/glutathione peroxidase 4 axis

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PMCPMC11866246

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