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ArticleFoods (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Food Iminosugars and Related Synthetic Derivatives Shift Energy Metabolism and Induce Structural Changes in Colon Cancer Cell Lines.

Thomas Montebugnoli, Charlotte Grootaert, Alessandra Bordoni, Andreja Rajković, Elien Alderweireldt, Jeltien Rombaut, Sofie L De Maeseneire, John Van Camp, Maarten Lieven De Mol

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Article in Foods (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Thomas MontebugnoliDepartment of Agricultural and Food Sciences (DISTAL), Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, Piazza Goidanich, 60, 47521 Cesena, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9993-5994
Charlotte GrootaertDepartment of Food Technology, Safety and Health, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-6033-135X
Alessandra BordoniDepartment of Agricultural and Food Sciences (DISTAL), Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, Piazza Goidanich, 60, 47521 Cesena, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4579-1662
Andreja RajkovićDepartment of Food Technology, Safety and Health, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0003-1062-0564
Elien AlderweireldtDepartment of Food Technology, Safety and Health, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-5546-8845
Jeltien RombautDepartment of Biotechnology, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0003-2955-2098
Sofie L De MaeseneireDepartment of Biotechnology, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-5314-1697
John Van CampDepartment of Food Technology, Safety and Health, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-6468-6107
Maarten Lieven De MolDepartment of Biotechnology, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-9788-8688

Funding

Ghent University's Special Research Fund BOF.BAS.2020.0035.01Research Foundation - Flanders G000123NResearch Foundation - Flanders S001422N
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Iminosugars have a carbohydrate-like backbone in which the ring oxygen is replaced by nitrogen. They are naturally found in foods such as rice, buckwheat, mulberries, and fermented vegetables, and are reported to exert anti-hyperlipidemic and anti-hyperglycemic effects due to the inhibition of cellular glycosidases. This mechanism suggests their potential role in cancer treatment and prevention. In this study, two natural iminosugars, D-fagomine (FGM) and 1-deoxynojirimycin (DNJ), and their synthetic derivatives were screened for potential anticancer properties using Caco-2 and HCT-116 cells as models for the early and late stages of colon cancer, respectively. Iminosugars were found to decrease cell viability, with effects varying based on the type of iminosugar, cell type, growth condition (glucose concentration), exposure time (1 vs. 13 days), and tissue architecture (monolayer vs. spheroid). The combined use of innovative techniques, such as IncuCyte

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3D spheroid cultureCaco-2colon cancerglycolysisglycosidase inhibitionHCT-116iminosugarsmitochondrial respiration

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PMID40428492
PMCPMC12111325

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