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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

Crebanine Induces Cell Death and Alters the Mitotic Process in Renal Cell Carcinoma In Vitro.

Hung-Jen Shih, Hsuan-Chih Hsu, Chien-Te Liu, Ya-Chuan Chang, Chia-Ying Yu, Wen-Wei Sung

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2025. 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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Hung-Jen ShihDivision of Urology, Department of Surgery, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 500, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-8362-127X
Hsuan-Chih HsuSchool of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 402, Taiwan.
Chien-Te LiuSchool of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 402, Taiwan.
Ya-Chuan ChangSchool of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 402, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-3158-8690
Chia-Ying YuSchool of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 402, Taiwan.
Wen-Wei SungSchool of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 402, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-2375-0029

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Chung Shan Medical University Hospital/ Changhua Christian Hospital Research Program CSMU-CCH-112-07National Science and Technology Council NSTC 111-2314-B-040-033-National Science and Technology Council NSTC 112-2314-B-040-010-
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Abstract

Advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC) has a poor prognosis; this drives the exploration of alternative systemic therapies to identify more effective treatment options. Recent research has revealed that crebanine, an alkaloid derivative of the Stephania genus, induces apoptotic effects in various cancers; however, a thorough investigation of the role of crebanine in RCC has not been conducted thus far. For this study, we evaluated tumor cell viability, clonogenicity, cell-cycle distributions, morphological changes, and cell mortality with the aim of exploring the antitumor effects of crebanine in RCC. Furthermore, we compared gene and protein expressions using RNA sequencing analysis and Western blotting. The findings indicated that crebanine significantly inhibited RCC colonies and caused G1-phase cell-cycle arrest with sub-G1-phase accumulation, thus leading to suppressed cell proliferation and cell death. In addition, Hoechst 33342 staining was used to observe apoptotic cells, which revealed chromatin condensation and a reduction in the nuclear volume associated with apoptosis. Further, gene ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) analysis indicated that differentially expressed genes are involved in the initiation of DNA replication, centrosome duplication, chromosome congression, and mitotic processes in the cell cycle along with signaling pathways, such as I-kappaB kinase/NF-kappaB signaling, Hippo signaling, and intrinsic apoptotic pathways. Consistent with GO and KEGG analyses, increased levels of cleaved caspase-3, cleaved caspase-7, and cleaved PARP, and decreased levels of cIAP1, BCL2, survivin, and claspin were observed. Finally, the expressions of G1/S phase transition cyclin D1, cyclin E/CDK2, and cyclin A2/CDK2 complexes were downregulated. Overall, these findings supported the potential of crebanine as an adjuvant therapy in RCC.

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ApoptosisCarcinoma, Renal CellKidney NeoplasmsMitosisCell DeathCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationCell SurvivalGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansSignal Transductionaporphine alkaloidkidney cancernatural productStephania venosasystemic treatment

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PMCPMC12295564

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