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ArticleJournal of inflammation research2024

N-Ethyl-N-Nitrosourea Induced Leukaemia in a Mouse Model: Protective Effect of Icaritin via Inhibition of IL-6/JAK2/STAT3 Pathway Causes Apoptosis.

Xinjun Hou, Yanhui Han, Abdurahman Hajinur Hirad, Abdullah A Alarfaj, Linxiang Liu

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Article in Journal of inflammation research, 2024. 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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5 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Xinjun HouDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine Hematology, Xin'an People's Hospital, Luoyang, Henan, 471000, People's Republic of China.
Yanhui HanDepartment of Internal Medicine of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xin'an the Second People's Hospital, Luoyang, Henan, 471000, People's Republic of China.
Abdurahman Hajinur HiradDepartment of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia.
Abdullah A AlarfajDepartment of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia.
Linxiang LiuDepartment of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450052, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0002-2197-6104
King Saud University · SAFirst Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University · CNLu'an First People's Hospital · CNXian Yang Central Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: The present study aimed to investigate the protective effect of icaritin (ICT) on ENU-induced leukemia in male mice. Methods: The mice received intraperitoneal injections of 80 mg/kg ENU twice a week for three months for induction of leukemia. Blood smears from these mice showed blast cells, confirming the presence of leukemia. After confirming leukemia, mice were divided into control, ENU-induced leukemia, and leukemia groups (10 mg/kg bw and 20 mg/kg bw) were treated with ICT for 35 days. Blood, spleen, and liver samples were collected for analysis. The expression of IL-6, JAK2, STAT3, as well as inflammatory, pro-apoptotic (Bax), and anti-apoptotic (Bcl-2) proteins were evaluated using qPCR, immunohistochemistry, and immunofluorescence techniques. Results: The study found that ICT inhibited inflammation and the IL-6/JAK2/STAT3 pathway in ENU-induced mice. ICT treatment induced apoptosis in the spleen and liver by activating Bax and downregulating Bcl-2. The findings provide novel evidence that ICT acts as a dual inhibitor of IL-6/JAK2/STAT3 signaling, promoting apoptosis and playing an essential role in anti-leukemic activity. Conclusion: These results suggest that ICT has potential as a therapeutic target for treating leukemia, offering a novel approach to leukemia treatment through inhibiting the IL-6/JAK2/STAT3 pathway and induction of apoptosis.

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apoptosisICTIL-6/JAK2/STAT3inflammationleukaemiaN-ethyl-n-nitrosourea

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PMID38344310
PMCPMC10859094
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