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ArticleCurrent issues in molecular biology2025

Sensitisation of HeLa Cell Cultures to Xanthone Treatment by RNAi-Mediated Silencing of NANOG and STAT3.

Oliwia Gruszka, Dorota Żelaszczyk, Henryk Marona, Ilona Anna Bednarek

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Article in Current issues in molecular biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Oliwia GruszkaDepartment of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Sosnowiec, Medical University of Silesia, 40-055 Katowice, Poland.
Dorota ŻelaszczykDepartment of Bioorganic Chemistry, Chair of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 30-688 Krakow, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-7103-5292
Henryk MaronaDepartment of Bioorganic Chemistry, Chair of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 30-688 Krakow, Poland.
Ilona Anna BednarekDepartment of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Sosnowiec, Medical University of Silesia, 40-055 Katowice, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-3003-5437

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Medical University of Silesia BNW-1-070/N/3/I BNW-1-091/K/4/I
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Abstract

The increasing morbidity of various types of cancer in the world's population and the limited number of universal methods of their treatment contribute to the growth in research into the development of new treatment strategies. Most of this research focuses on treatments that target specific factors in cancer cell signalling pathways. There is also great interest in drugs derived from natural substances, as these represent one of the largest sources of potential pharmaceuticals. In our analysis, we focused on the action of α-mangostin and gambogic acid, which are natural xanthones or their synthetic derivatives. We studied their influence on the expression of STAT3 and NANOG, which play a confirmed role in different stages of cancer development. For this purpose, we applied RNAi-mediated gene silencing of NANOG and STAT3 to enhance the efficacy of xanthone-based anticancer treatment in HeLa cell cultures. After stimulating the cells with xanthones, we determined the expression of the tested transcription factors and the ROS level. In addition, we determined the cytotoxicity and apoptosis of the cells. Our research results confirm the anticancer efficacy of the analysed xanthones and demonstrate the role of the tested transcription factors. Silencing these factors makes cancer cells more susceptible to xanthone treatment.

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cancergambogic acidNANOGRNAiSTAT3xanthonesα-mangostin

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