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SOX2/SOX17 Molecular Switching by Polyphenols to Promote Thyroid Differentiation in 2D and 3D Models of Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer

Fabiola Vaglica, Mattia Biondo, Giuseppe Siragusa, Giorgio Arnaldi, Valentina Guarnotta, Giuseppe Pizzolanti, Laura Tomasello

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Fabiola VaglicaDipartimento di Promozione della Salute, Materno-Infantile, di Medicina Interna e Specialistica di Eccellenza "G. D'Alessandro" (Promise), University of Palermo, Piazza delle Cliniche, 2, 90127 Palermo, PA, Italy.
Mattia BiondoDipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche Chimiche e Farmaceutiche (Stebicef), University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, Ed. 16, 90128 Palermo, PA, Italy.ORCID 0009-0002-6880-2192
Giuseppe SiragusaDipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche Chimiche e Farmaceutiche (Stebicef), University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, Ed. 16, 90128 Palermo, PA, Italy.
Giorgio ArnaldiDipartimento di Promozione della Salute, Materno-Infantile, di Medicina Interna e Specialistica di Eccellenza "G. D'Alessandro" (Promise), University of Palermo, Piazza delle Cliniche, 2, 90127 Palermo, PA, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6204-3423
Valentina GuarnottaDipartimento di Promozione della Salute, Materno-Infantile, di Medicina Interna e Specialistica di Eccellenza "G. D'Alessandro" (Promise), University of Palermo, Piazza delle Cliniche, 2, 90127 Palermo, PA, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8088-4947
Giuseppe PizzolantiDipartimento di Promozione della Salute, Materno-Infantile, di Medicina Interna e Specialistica di Eccellenza "G. D'Alessandro" (Promise), University of Palermo, Piazza delle Cliniche, 2, 90127 Palermo, PA, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6052-8438
Laura TomaselloDipartimento di Promozione della Salute, Materno-Infantile, di Medicina Interna e Specialistica di Eccellenza "G. D'Alessandro" (Promise), University of Palermo, Piazza delle Cliniche, 2, 90127 Palermo, PA, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2304-6007

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Sicilian Micro and Nanon Technology Research and Innovation Center PNRR M4C2I1.3
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Deep alterations in tumor cell gene profiles resulting in the loss of their specific functions are frequently the cause of resistance to traditional cancer treatments. Therefore, reprogramming the expression pattern of cancer cells toward a differentiated phenotype represents a promising therapeutic strategy. In this study, we investigated whether resveratrol (RSV) and its natural analogs-3,4',5-trimethoxystilbene (3-MET-OX) and isorhapontigenin (ISOR-H-PG)-can modulate the SOX2/SOX17 balance and promote re-differentiation in anaplastic thyroid cancer (ATC) cells. Two human ATC cell lines (SW1736 and 8505c) and non-tumoral thyroid cells (Nthy-ori 3-1) were cultured in two-dimensional (2D) or three-dimensional (3D) systems and treated with polyphenols at sub-cytotoxic doses. In 2D cultures, cell viability and cell cycle analyses confirmed a cytostatic effect characterized by G1 arrest. In 3D cultures, polyphenol treatment caused morphological disruption of ATC spheroids and significantly modulated the gene expression profile. RSV and 3-MET-OX reduced stemness markers (SOX2, NANOG), increased the thyroid lineage transcription factor (SOX17), and enhanced differentiation genes (TTF-1, TPO, NIS). Overall, these results support our hypothesis that modulation of the SOX2/SOX17 ratio by polyphenols provides a mechanistic basis for re-differentiation, thereby improving therapeutic responsiveness in ATC.

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3D cultureanaplastic thyroid cancerdifferentiationnutraceuticalsresveratrolSOX2/SOX17 balance

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PMID41463503
PMCPMC12730977

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