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ArticleCell division2023

Angelica acutiloba Kitagawa flower induces A549 cell pyroptosis via the NF-κB/NLRP3 pathway for anti-lung cancer effects.

Yonghu Chen, Fangying Zhu, Xianhua Che, Yanwei Li, Ning Li, Zhe Jiang, Xuezheng Li

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Article in Cell division, 2023. 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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2 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yonghu Chen *Yanbian University Hospital, Yanbian University, Yanji, 133002, People's Republic of China.
Fangying Zhu *Yanbian University Hospital, Yanbian University, Yanji, 133002, People's Republic of China.
Xianhua CheYanbian University Hospital, Yanbian University, Yanji, 133002, People's Republic of China.
Yanwei LiYanbian University Hospital, Yanbian University, Yanji, 133002, People's Republic of China.
Ning LiSchool of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, 110016, People's Republic of China.
Zhe JiangYanbian University Hospital, Yanbian University, Yanji, 133002, People's Republic of China. jiangz@ybu.edu.cn.
Xuezheng LiYanbian University Hospital, Yanbian University, Yanji, 133002, People's Republic of China. xzli@ybu.edu.cn.
Yanbian University Hospital · CNShenyang Pharmaceutical University · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 82260820Natural Science Foundation of Jilin Province YDZJ202201ZYTS155
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Angelica acutiloba Kitagawa, a traditional medicinal herb of the Umbelliferae family, has been demonstrated to have anticancer activity. In this study, we investigated the anti-lung cancer effects of two compounds extracted from A. acutiloba flowers: kaempferol-3-O-α-L-(4″-E-p-coumaroyl)-rhamnoside (KAE) and platanoside (PLA). MTT, cell colony formation, and cell migration (scratch) assays revealed that both KAE (100 μM) and PLA (50 μM and 100 μM) inhibited the viability, proliferation, and migration of A549 cells. Dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate assays showed that KAE and PLA also induced the generation of reactive oxygen species in A549 cells. Morphologically, A549 cells swelled and grew larger under treatment with KAE and PLA, with the most significant changes at 100 μM PLA. Fluorescence staining and measurement of lactate dehydrogenase release showed that the cells underwent pyroptosis with concomitant upregulation of interleukin (IL)-1β and IL-18. Furthermore, both KAE and PLA induced upregulation of NF-κB, PARP, NLRP3, ASC, cleaved-caspase-1, and GSDMD expression in A549 cells. Subsequent investigations unveiled that these compounds interact with NLRP3, augment NLRP3's binding affinity with ASC, and stimulate the assembly of the inflammasome, thereby inducing pyroptosis. In conclusion, KAE and PLA, two active components of A. acutiloba flower extract, had significant anti-lung cancer activities exerted through regulation of proteins related to the NLRP3 inflammasome pathway.

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A549 cellsAngelica acutiloba Kitagawa flowerAnti-lung cancerNLRP3 inflammasomePyroptosis

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PMCPMC10619230
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