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ArticleCurrent pharmaceutical design2025

Crippled Hepatocarcinogenesis Inhibition of Quercetin in Glycolysis Pathway with Hepatic Farnesoid X Receptor Deficiency.

Wusheng Zhong, Tao Chen, Ling Chen, Yaqi Xing, Haorui Lin, Shuli Xie, Mateen Nawaz, Danmei Huang, Zhanqin Huang, Jun Lu and 2 more

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Wusheng ZhongDepartment of Pharmacology, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, Guangdong, China.
Tao ChenZhongshan Medical School, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 518107, Guangdong, China.
Ling ChenDepartment of Pharmacology, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, Guangdong, China.
Yaqi XingDepartment of Pharmacology, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, Guangdong, China.
Haorui LinDepartment of Pharmacology, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, Guangdong, China.
Shuli XieDepartment of Pharmacology, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, Guangdong, China.
Mateen NawazDepartment of Pharmacology, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, Guangdong, China.
Danmei HuangDepartment of Pharmacology, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, Guangdong, China.
Zhanqin HuangDepartment of Pharmacology, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, Guangdong, China.
Jun LuDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, Guangdong, China.
Zhiming ChenDepartment of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Cancer Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, Guangdong, China.
Yongdong NiuDepartment of Pharmacology, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, Guangdong, China.

Funding

Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Guangdong Province 20221204, 20242042Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation 2024A1515013085National Natural Science Foundation of China 81772972
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimQuercetin, a bioactive flavonoid extracted from traditional Chinese medicine, has antihepatocellular carcinoma effects. Farnesoid X receptor (FXR), a nuclear receptor highly expressed in the liver, plays important roles in maintaining hepatic glucose homeostasis, anti-inflammation, liver regeneration, and anti-cancer properties. Whether quercetin regulates the glycolysis/glycolysis pathway through FXR signaling remains unknown.

methodsKEGG Enrichment, GO Enrichment, Protein-Protein Interaction (PPI) Network, Molecular Docking, and RNA-Seq Analysis (Swiss Target Prediction, GeneCard databases, Kaplan-Meier Plotter, etc). Cell activity, cell proliferation, and cell cycles were separately analyzed by CCK-8 assay, clone formation assay, and flow cytometry. QRT-PCR determined the mRNA levels of related genes in response to quercetin. HPLCMS/ MSHPLC-MS/MS determined the metabolite profiles. FXR deficiency Hep3B cells were used for discriminating the quercetin's effects with or without FXR.

resultsQuercetin-related genes were significantly correlated with FXR in hepatocarcinogenesis, especially in glycolysis. The top 30 related genes between FXR, quercetin, and glycolysis were enriched and chosen to further study. Furthermore, the strongest binding energy determined by the molecular docking model of between quercetin and FXR was -6.55 kcal/mol. Quercetin inhibited cell proliferation by the accumulation of Hep3B cells in the S-phase. The differential expressed genes (C-MYC, PCNA, CYCLIN-D1, and P21) associated with glycolysis were observed. Furthermore, quercetin also inhibited the expression of HK2, GAPDH, and LDHA. Meanwhile, the levels of glycolysis/gluconeogenesis-related metabolites were regulated by quercetin.

conclusionQuercetin makes an essential anti-HCC effect by crippling the glycolysis/gluconeogenesis process via FXR signaling.

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CarcinogenesisCarcinoma, HepatocellularGlycolysisLiver NeoplasmsQuercetinReceptors, Cytoplasmic and NuclearCell ProliferationHumansMolecular Docking SimulationReceptor, Farnesoid X-ActivatedQuercetinReceptor, Farnesoid X-ActivatedReceptors, Cytoplasmic and NuclearFarnesoid X receptorglycolysisHCChepatocarcinogenesis.HPLC-MS/MSQuercetin

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