PMID- 31424667 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200317 LR - 20210908 IS - 2241-6293 (Electronic) IS - 1107-0625 (Linking) VI - 24 IP - 3 DP - 2019 May-Jun TI - In vitro and in vivo human gastric cancer inhibition by Trifolirhizin is facilitated via autophagy, mitochondrial mediated programmed cell death, G2/M phase cell cycle arrest and inhibition of m-TOR/PI3K/AKT signalling pathway. PG - 1100-1105 AB - PURPOSE: To investigate the anticancer effects of Trifolirhizin in SNU-5 human gastric cancer cells along with evaluation of its effects on autophagy, apoptosis, cell cycle phase distribution and m-TOR/PI3K signalling pathway. METHODS: The antiproliferative effect on gastric cancer cells was assessed by MTT assay. Autophagy was detected by electron microscopy and western blot. Apoptotic cell death was revealed by acridine orange (AO)/ethidium bromide (EB) and annexin V/propidium iodide (PI) staining using flow cytometry. Cell cycle analysis was carried out by flow cytometry. Protein expression was determined by immunoblotting. Xenografted mice models were used to evaluate in vivo the anticancer effects of Trifolirhizin. RESULTS: Trifolirhizin could significantly inhibit the proliferation of the gastric cancer cells. The anticancer activity of Trifolirhizin against the gastric cancer cells was found to be due to induction of autophagy and mitochondrial-mediated apoptosis. It was further observed that both apoptosis and autophagy-related protein expressions sere significantly altered. Further, it was found that Trifolirhizin could inhibit the m-TOR/PI3K/AKT signalling pathway. In vivo evaluation in xenografted mice indicated that Trifolirhizin inhibited significantly both tumor weight and tumor volume. CONCLUSIONS: In conclusion, it can be safely stated that Trifolirhizin has the potential to be developed as a potent anticancer agent against gastric carcinoma provided further in depth evaluation of this compound is performed. FAU - Zhang, Ke AU - Zhang K AD - Department of General Surgery, Xiangya Hospital Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China, 410008. FAU - Liu, Weidong AU - Liu W FAU - Qu, Zhan AU - Qu Z FAU - Liu, Qin AU - Liu Q FAU - Chen, Jie AU - Chen J FAU - Tao, Ran AU - Tao R FAU - Deng, Youming AU - Deng Y FAU - Zhang, Yu AU - Zhang Y LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Retracted Publication PL - Cyprus TA - J BUON JT - Journal of B.U.ON. : official journal of the Balkan Union of Oncology JID - 100883428 RN - 0 (Glucosides) RN - 0 (Heterocyclic Compounds, 4 or More Rings) RN - 0 (trifolirhizin) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt) SB - IM RIN - J BUON. 2021 Mar-Apr;26(2):639. PMID: 34077023 MH - Animals MH - Apoptosis MH - Autophagy MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - G2 Phase Cell Cycle Checkpoints/*drug effects MH - Glucosides/pharmacology/*therapeutic use MH - Heterocyclic Compounds, 4 or More Rings/pharmacology/*therapeutic use MH - Humans MH - M Phase Cell Cycle Checkpoints/*drug effects MH - Male MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred BALB C MH - Mice, Nude MH - Mitochondria MH - Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases/*metabolism MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/*metabolism MH - Signal Transduction MH - Stomach Neoplasms/*drug therapy EDAT- 2019/08/20 06:00 MHDA- 2020/03/18 06:00 CRDT- 2019/08/20 06:00 PHST- 2021/04/30 00:00 [retracted] PHST- 2019/08/20 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/08/20 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/03/18 06:00 [medline] PST - ppublish SO - J BUON. 2019 May-Jun;24(3):1100-1105.