ArticleHereditas2022
Arecoline promotes proliferation and migration of human HepG2 cells through activation of the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway.
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- Dietary Arecoline Supplementation Enhances Flesh Quality, Muscle Growth, and Protein Deposition in Grass Carp (Aquaculture nutrition · 2026Article
- Interplay of miR-542, miR-126, miR-143 and miR-26b with PI3K-Akt is a Diagnostic Signal and Putative Regulatory Target in HPV-Positive Cervical Cancer.Biochemical genetics · 2025Article
- Salvianolic acid B decreases oxidative stress and alleviates the tumor-promoting effects of arecoline in oral cancer.Current research in pharmacology and drug discovery · 2025Article
- Source-specific metabolic profiles and gene expression in areca nut cultivars from Hainan (China).Frontiers in plant science · 2025Article
- Arecoline Induces ROS Accumulation, Transcription of Proinflammatory Factors, and Expression of KRT6 in Oral Epithelial Cells.Biomedicines · 2024Article
- Comprehensive insights into areca nut: active components and omics technologies for bioactivity evaluation and quality control.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2024Review
- The Controversial Roles of Areca Nut: Medicine or Toxin?International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory agents in chronic liver diseases: Molecular mechanisms and therapy.World journal of hepatology · 2023Review
- Screening microRNAs as potential prognostic biomarkers for lung adenocarcinoma.Annals of medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundArecoline is a well-known risk factor for oral submucosal fibrosis and cancer. However, the mechanistic correlation between arecoline and hepatocellular cancer remains elusive. Here, we investigated the effect of arecoline on the proliferation and migration of human HepG2 hepatoma cells and its potential oncogenic mechanisms.
methodsBioinformatic technologies were used to identify the deferentially expressed miRNAs (DE-miRNAs) and hub target genes of arecoline-induced cancers. These DE-miRNAs, hub genes and pathway were proved in arecoline-treated HepG2 cells.
resultsA total of 86 DE-miRNAs and 460 target genes were identified. These target genes are associated with DNA-templated regulation of transcription and other biological processes. Significant molecular functions were protein binding, calcium ion binding, and enrichment in the nucleus and cytoplasm. These genes are involved in the PI3K-AKT pathway. CDK1, CCND1, RAF1, CDKN1B and BTRC were defined as the top 5 hub target genes, and patients with high expression of CDK1 showed poor prognosis. Compared with control group, 2.5 µM arecoline treatment increased the proliferation and migration ability of the HepG2 cells. Treatment with 2.5 µM arecoline increased the levels of miR-21-3p, miR-21-5p and miR-1267, upregulated the expression of PI3K-AKT pathway factors, CDK1, CCND1 but decreased RAF1 expression.
conclusionA low concentration arecoline can induce the proliferation and migration of HepG2 cells, with the potential mechanism of action linked to high levels of exosomal miR-21 and miR-1267, activation of the PI3K-AKT pathway, upregulation of CDK1 and CCND1, and downregulation of RAF1.
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