PMID- 26502751 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20160826 LR - 20220317 IS - 1791-3004 (Electronic) IS - 1791-2997 (Print) IS - 1791-2997 (Linking) VI - 12 IP - 5 DP - 2015 Nov TI - Isorhamnetin inhibits cell proliferation and induces apoptosis in breast cancer via Akt and mitogen‑activated protein kinase kinase signaling pathways. PG - 6745-51 AB - Breast cancer is the most common cause of female cancer-associated mortality. Although treatment options, including chemotherapy, radiotherapy and surgery have led to a decline in the mortality rates associated with breast cancer, drug resistance remains one of the predominant causes for poor prognosis and high recurrence rates. The present study investigated the potential effects of the natural product, isorhamnetin on breast cancer, and examined the effects of isorhamnetin on the Akt/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) and the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK)/MAPK kinase (MEK) signaling cascades, which are two important signaling pathways for endocrine therapy resistance in breast cancer. The results of the present study indicate that isorhamnetin inhibits cell proliferation and induces cell apoptosis. In addition, isorhamnetin was observed to inhibit the Akt/mTOR and the MEK/extracellular signal-regulated kinase phosphorylation cascades. The inhibition of these two signaling pathways was attenuated by the two Akt and MEK1 inhibitors, but not by the nuclear factor-kappaB inhibitor. Furthermore, epidermal growth factor inhibited the effects of isorhamnetin via activation of the Akt and MEK signaling pathways. These results indicate that isorhamnetin exhibits antitumor effects in breast cancer, which are mediated by the Akt and MEK signaling pathways. FAU - Hu, Shan AU - Hu S FAU - Huang, Liming AU - Huang L FAU - Meng, Liwei AU - Meng L FAU - Sun, He AU - Sun H FAU - Zhang, Wei AU - Zhang W FAU - Xu, Yingchun AU - Xu Y LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - Greece TA - Mol Med Rep JT - Molecular medicine reports JID - 101475259 RN - 0 (Antineoplastic Agents) RN - 0 (NF-kappa B) RN - 07X3IB4R4Z (3-methylquercetin) RN - 62229-50-9 (Epidermal Growth Factor) RN - 9IKM0I5T1E (Quercetin) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt) SB - IM MH - Antineoplastic Agents/*pharmacology MH - Apoptosis/*drug effects MH - Breast Neoplasms/*drug therapy/enzymology MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Cell Proliferation/*drug effects MH - Cell Survival/drug effects MH - Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor MH - Epidermal Growth Factor/physiology MH - Female MH - Humans MH - MAP Kinase Signaling System MH - NF-kappa B/metabolism MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/metabolism MH - Quercetin/*analogs & derivatives/pharmacology PMC - PMC4626180 EDAT- 2015/10/28 06:00 MHDA- 2016/08/27 06:00 PMCR- 2015/08/28 CRDT- 2015/10/28 06:00 PHST- 2014/11/12 00:00 [received] PHST- 2015/08/04 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2015/10/28 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/10/28 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/08/27 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2015/08/28 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - mmr-12-05-6745 [pii] AID - 10.3892/mmr.2015.4269 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Mol Med Rep. 2015 Nov;12(5):6745-51. doi: 10.3892/mmr.2015.4269.