ArticleOncoTargets and therapy2020
Brevilin A, a Natural Sesquiterpene Lactone Inhibited the Growth of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Cells via Akt/mTOR and STAT3 Signaling Pathways.
Article in OncoTargets and therapy, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
17 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.
- Targeting STAT3 in Breast Cancer Using Innovative Natural and Synthetic Scaffolds to Trigger Apoptosis, Autophagy, and Halt Tumor Progression.Current drug targets · 2026Review
- Brevilin A inhibits IL‑17A‑induced inflammation in psoriasis by modulating HSP 70.Molecular medicine reports · 2025Article
- Natural sesquiterpene lactones in prostate cancer therapy: mechanisms and sources.Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) · 2025Review
- Brevilin A Inhibits Prostate Cancer Progression by Decreasing PAX5-Activated SOX4.Molecular biotechnology · 2025Article
- Sesquiterpene Lactones as Promising Phytochemicals to Cease Metastatic Propagation of Cancer.Biomolecules · 2025Review
- Sesquiterpene Lactones as Promising Anti-Glioblastoma Drug Candidates Exerting Complex Effects on Glioblastoma Cell Viability and Proneural-Mesenchymal Transition.Biomedicines · 2025Review
- Mechanistic prediction and validation of Brevilin A Therapeutic effects in Lung Cancer.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2024Article
- Potential therapeutic targets of the JAK2/STAT3 signaling pathway in triple-negative breast cancer.Frontiers in oncology · 2024Review
- In Vitro and In Vivo Anti-Cancer Activity of Lasiokaurin in a Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Model.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Brevilin A exerts anti-colorectal cancer effects and potently inhibits STAT3 signalingHeliyon · 2023Article
- Hair Growth Effect of DN106212 in C57BL/6 Mouse and Its Network Pharmacological Mechanism of Action.Current issues in molecular biology · 2023Article
- Brevilin A inhibits RANKL-induced osteoclast differentiation and bone resorption.In vitro cellular & developmental biology. Animal · 2023Article
- Brevilin A shows an anti-tumor role in prostate cancer via the lncRNA H19/miR-194/E2F3 signaling pathway.Aging · 2023Article
- RETRACTED: Brevilin A Ameliorates Imiquimod-Induced Psoriasis-like Dermatitis and Reduces Th17 Differentiation in Psoriasis Patients.Journal of personalized medicine · 2022Article
- Brevilin A Inhibits VEGF-Induced Angiogenesis through ROS-Dependent Mitochondrial Dysfunction.Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity · 2022Article
- Role of STAT3 in the pathogenesis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma and its significance in anticancer therapy.Frontiers in oncology · 2022Review
- Brevilin A Ameliorates Acute Lung Injury and Inflammation Through Inhibition of NF-κB SignalingFrontiers in pharmacology · 2022Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
purposeTriple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a a breast cancer subtype characterized by a lack of estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor and human epidermal growth receptor 2 and is associated with poorer prognoses when compared to other breast cancers. Thus, novel anti-cancer agents with high efficacy are urgently needed. Brevilin A (BA), a natural sesquiterpene lactone, has been reported to exhibit anti-cancer effects. However, the effects of BA on TNBC have not yet been demonstrated. In this study, we investigated the anti-TNBC effects and the underlying mechanism of BA, in vitro and in vivo.
methodsTwo TNBC cell lines and a xenograft mouse model were employed to assess the effects of BA. Cell viability was detected by MTT assay. Cell cycle status and apoptosis were evaluated by flow cytometry. Cell migration was measured by wound-healing assay. Protein expression was measured by Western blotting analysis. The in vivo anti-cancer activity of BA was assessed in orthotopic tumor xenograft mice.
resultsBA significantly inhibited the growth of TNBC cells in a dose- and time-dependent manner via induction of cell cycle arrest at G2/M phase arrest and apoptosis. BA also inhibited tumor cell migration. BA significantly downregulated the expression of Akt, mTOR, Stat3 and their phosphorylation, and thus inhibiting the activation of the Akt/mTOR and STAT3 signaling pathways. Furthermore, oral administration of BA at 25 or 50 mg/kg leads to significant inhibition of tumor growth and proliferation in tumor xenograft model mice.
conclusionBA significantly inhibited the growth and migration of TNBC cells, and induced cell cycle arrest and apoptosis. These inhibitory effects were associated with the suppression of the Akt/mTOR and Stat3 signal pathways. Based on our findings, BA possesses a promising candidate for development as an anti-cancer therapeutic drug against TNBC.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What Socratic holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the Socratic graph.