PMID- 36169181 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220929 LR - 20221016 IS - 1791-2431 (Electronic) IS - 1021-335X (Print) IS - 1021-335X (Linking) VI - 48 IP - 5 DP - 2022 Nov TI - Gomisin A enhances the antitumor effect of paclitaxel by suppressing oxidative stress in ovarian cancer. LID - 202 [pii] LID - 10.3892/or.2022.8417 [doi] AB - Gomisin A (GA) is an effective component of Schisandra. The crude extracts of Schisandra chinensis and its active ingredients have been shown to inhibit multidrug resistance in tumour cells. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) have different roles in cancer and may contribute to therapy resistance. The human ovarian cancer (OC) cell lines SKOV3 and A2780, and a mouse model of OC, were used in the present study. MTT assay, colony formation assay, flow cytometry, western blot analysis, and haematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining were performed to determine the antitumor effect of GA and paclitaxel (PTX) in vitro and in vivo. The ROS inhibitor N‑acetyl cysteine (NAC) was used to assess the mechanism underlying the chemosensitizing effects of GA. Notably, the proliferation of OC cells was inhibited by PTX, which could be enhanced by the ROS inhibitor NAC or GA. Treatment with NAC + PTX or GA + PTX enhanced the cell cycle arrest, but not apoptosis, induced by PTX. Moreover, the molecular mechanism underlying this effect may be that GA decreases the levels of ROS in ovarian cancer cells and inhibits cell cycle progression by downregulating the expression of the cell cycle proteins cyclin‑dependent kinase 4 and cyclin B1. In conclusion, the combination of PTX and the ROS inhibitor GA may be a novel strategy in OC chemotherapy. FAU - Wang, Taiwei AU - Wang T AD - Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, The Second Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130021, P.R. China. FAU - Liu, Jian AU - Liu J AD - Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, The Second Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130021, P.R. China. FAU - Huang, Xuemiao AU - Huang X AD - Department of Rehabilitation, School of Nursing, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130022, P.R. China. FAU - Zhang, Chuanqi AU - Zhang C AD - Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, The Second Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130021, P.R. China. FAU - Shangguan, Mengyuan AU - Shangguan M AD - Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, The Second Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130021, P.R. China. FAU - Chen, Junyu AU - Chen J AD - Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, The Second Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130021, P.R. China. FAU - Wu, Shan AU - Wu S AD - Department of Reproductive Endocrinology, Women's Hospital, Zhejiang University, School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310006, P.R. China. FAU - Chen, Mengmeng AU - Chen M AD - Department of Rehabilitation, School of Nursing, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130022, P.R. China. FAU - Yang, Zhaoyun AU - Yang Z AD - Department of Rehabilitation, School of Nursing, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130022, P.R. China. FAU - Zhao, Shuhua AU - Zhao S AD - Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, The Second Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130021, P.R. China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20220928 PL - Greece TA - Oncol Rep JT - Oncology reports JID - 9422756 RN - 0 (Complex Mixtures) RN - 0 (Cyclin B1) RN - 0 (Cyclooctanes) RN - 0 (Dioxoles) RN - 0 (Lignans) RN - 0 (Reactive Oxygen Species) RN - 58546-54-6 (schizandrol B) RN - EC 2.7.11.22 (Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 4) RN - K848JZ4886 (Cysteine) RN - P88XT4IS4D (Paclitaxel) RN - TDQ283MPCW (Eosine Yellowish-(YS)) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Carcinoma, Ovarian Epithelial MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Cell Proliferation MH - Complex Mixtures/pharmacology MH - Cyclin B1/metabolism MH - Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 4/metabolism MH - Cyclooctanes MH - Cysteine/pharmacology MH - Dioxoles MH - Eosine Yellowish-(YS)/pharmacology/therapeutic use MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Lignans MH - Mice MH - *Ovarian Neoplasms/pathology MH - Oxidative Stress MH - *Paclitaxel/pharmacology/therapeutic use MH - Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism PMC - PMC9551658 OTO - NOTNLM OT - GA OT - OC OT - PTX OT - ROS OT - chemosensitization COIS- The authors declare that they have no competing interests. EDAT- 2022/09/29 06:00 MHDA- 2022/09/30 06:00 PMCR- 2022/09/27 CRDT- 2022/09/28 07:34 PHST- 2022/03/31 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/08/30 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/09/28 07:34 [entrez] PHST- 2022/09/29 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/09/30 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/09/27 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 202 [pii] AID - OR-48-05-08417 [pii] AID - 10.3892/or.2022.8417 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Oncol Rep. 2022 Nov;48(5):202. doi: 10.3892/or.2022.8417. Epub 2022 Sep 28.