PMID- 31147451 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200729 LR - 20211204 IS - 1573-4935 (Electronic) IS - 0144-8463 (Print) IS - 0144-8463 (Linking) VI - 39 IP - 6 DP - 2019 Jun 28 TI - Combining use of Phillyrin and autophagy blocker alleviates laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma via AMPK/mTOR/p70S6K signaling. LID - BSR20190459 [pii] LID - 10.1042/BSR20190459 [doi] AB - Phillyrin (PHN), one of the major active constituents of Forsythia suspensa and F. koreana, has been reported to produce antioxidant, antibacterial, anti-obesity and anti-inflammatory effects. However, no study has demonstrated the role of PHN in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC). We aimed to investigate the effects of PHN on the proliferation and apoptosis of HEp-2 cells. In the present study, PHN alone showed little effect on HEp-2 cell proliferation and apoptosis. Subsequent tests showed that PHN could largely enhance the level of autophagy on HEp-2 cells. Combining use of PHN and autophagy blockers including 3-methyladenine (3-MA) and chloroquine (CQ) significantly inhibited HEp-2 cell proliferation in a dose- and time-dependent manner and induced apoptosis after 24 h in a dose-dependent manner. Additionally, we found that the possible underlying molecular mechanism of PHN-induced autophagy might be through the AMPK/mTOR/p70S6K signaling pathway. Taken together, our study indicates that combining use of PHN and autophagy blockers may serve as a novel strategy in LSCC treatment. CI - (c) 2019 The Author(s). FAU - Wang, Da-Hua AU - Wang DH AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-7841-4989 AD - Department of Otolaryngology, Xuzhou Municipal Hospital Affiliated with Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221002, China jack_dahua_wang@163.com. FAU - He, Xi AU - He X AD - Department of Dermatology, Xuzhou Municipal Hospital Affiliated with Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221002, China. FAU - He, Qing AU - He Q AD - Department of Neurology, Xuzhou Municipal Hospital Affiliated with Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221002, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20190620 PL - England TA - Biosci Rep JT - Bioscience reports JID - 8102797 RN - 0 (Glucosides) RN - 5142-23-4 (3-methyladenine) RN - 886U3H6UFF (Chloroquine) RN - EC 2.7.1.1 (MTOR protein, human) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinases, 70-kDa) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.11.31 (AMP-Activated Protein Kinases) RN - JAC85A2161 (Adenine) RN - VE9P4964MG (phillyrin) SB - IM MH - AMP-Activated Protein Kinases/*metabolism MH - Adenine/*analogs & derivatives/pharmacology MH - Apoptosis/drug effects MH - Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/*metabolism/pathology MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Chloroquine/*pharmacology MH - Glucosides/*pharmacology MH - Humans MH - Laryngeal Neoplasms/*metabolism/pathology MH - Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinases, 70-kDa/*metabolism MH - Signal Transduction/*drug effects MH - TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases/*metabolism PMC - PMC6616054 OTO - NOTNLM OT - 3-methyladenine OT - Phillyrin OT - autophagy OT - chloroquine OT - laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma COIS- The authors declare that there are no competing interests associated with the manuscript. EDAT- 2019/05/31 06:00 MHDA- 2020/07/30 06:00 PMCR- 2019/06/20 CRDT- 2019/06/01 06:00 PHST- 2019/02/23 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/05/07 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2019/05/21 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/05/31 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/07/30 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/06/01 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/06/20 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - BSR20190459 [pii] AID - 10.1042/BSR20190459 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Biosci Rep. 2019 Jun 20;39(6):BSR20190459. doi: 10.1042/BSR20190459. Print 2019 Jun 28.