PMID- 25075425 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20150209 LR - 20211203 IS - 1347-8648 (Electronic) IS - 1347-8613 (Linking) VI - 125 IP - 2 DP - 2014 TI - 4',6-dihydroxy-4-methoxyisoaurone inhibits the HIF-1alpha pathway through inhibition of Akt/mTOR/p70S6K/4E-BP1 phosphorylation. PG - 193-201 AB - 4',6-Dihydroxy-4-methoxyisoaurone (ISOA) is an isoaurone compound isolated from Trichosanthes kirilowii seeds, which was identified as an inhibitor of tumor growth. However, the mechanism by which ISOA inhibits hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1)-mediated tumor growth is not fully understood. We here demonstrated the effect of ISOA on HIF-1 activation. ISOA showed a potent inhibitory activity against HIF-1 activation induced by hypoxia in various human cancer cell lines. This compound markedly decreased the hypoxia-induced accumulation of HIF-1a protein dose-dependently, whereas it did not affect the expressions of HIF-1b and topoisomerase-I (Topo-I). Further analysis revealed that the suppression of HIF-1a accumulation by ISOA was closely correlated with strong dephosphorylation of Akt, mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), and its effectors ribosomal protein S6 kinase (p70S6K) and eukaryotic initiation factor 4E-binding protein-1 (4E-BP1), a pathway known to regulate HIF-1a expression at the translational level. Furthermore, ISOA prevented hypoxia-induced expression of HIF-1 target genes and suppresses the invasiveness of tumor cells. Taken together, our results suggested that ISOA is an effective inhibitor of HIF-1 through targeting Akt/mTOR/p70S6K/4E-BP1 pathway, thereby, providing new perspectives into the mechanism of its anticancer activity. FAU - Mi, Chunliu AU - Mi C FAU - Ma, Juan AU - Ma J FAU - Shi, Hui AU - Shi H FAU - Li, Jing AU - Li J FAU - Wang, Fei AU - Wang F FAU - Lee, Jung Joon AU - Lee JJ FAU - Jin, Xuejun AU - Jin X LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - Japan TA - J Pharmacol Sci JT - Journal of pharmacological sciences JID - 101167001 RN - 0 (4',6-dihydroxy-4-methoxyisoaurone) RN - 0 (Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing) RN - 0 (Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic) RN - 0 (Cell Cycle Proteins) RN - 0 (EIF4EBP1 protein, human) RN - 0 (Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1) RN - 0 (Phosphoproteins) RN - 0 (Sesquiterpenes) RN - EC 2.7.1.1 (MTOR protein, human) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinases, 70-kDa) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases) SB - IM MH - Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing/*metabolism MH - *Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic MH - Cell Cycle Proteins MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Depression, Chemical MH - Dose-Response Relationship, Drug MH - Gene Expression/drug effects/genetics MH - Humans MH - Hypoxia/genetics/metabolism MH - Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1/*antagonists & inhibitors/genetics/*metabolism/*physiology MH - Phosphoproteins/*metabolism MH - Phosphorylation/drug effects MH - Protein Biosynthesis/genetics MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/*metabolism MH - Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinases, 70-kDa/*metabolism MH - Sesquiterpenes/isolation & purification/*pharmacology MH - Signal Transduction/*drug effects MH - TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases/*metabolism MH - Trichosanthes/*chemistry EDAT- 2014/07/31 06:00 MHDA- 2015/02/11 06:00 CRDT- 2014/07/31 06:00 PHST- 2014/07/31 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/07/31 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/02/11 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1254/jphs.13273fp [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Pharmacol Sci. 2014;125(2):193-201. doi: 10.1254/jphs.13273fp.