PMID- 37699302 OWN - NLM STAT- Publisher LR - 20231017 IS - 1878-1705 (Electronic) IS - 1567-5769 (Linking) VI - 124 IP - Pt A DP - 2023 Nov TI - Tanshinone I attenuates gastric precancerous lesions by inhibiting epithelial mesenchymal transition through the p38/STAT3 pathway. PG - 110902 LID - S1567-5769(23)01227-4 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.intimp.2023.110902 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: Gastric precancerous lesions (GPLs) are omens for gastric cancer (GC), which developing with a series of pathological changes of gastric mucosa. Reversing epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in gastric mucosa is the main approach to restrain GPLs from evolving into cancer. Tanshinone I (Tan-I), the active ingredients of traditional Chinese herb Salvia miltiorrhiza, has exhibited anticancer effect. PURPOSE: To investigate the effect and mechanism of Tan-I in intervening GPLs, and provide a new therapeutic strategy for prevention of GC. METHODS: Gastric mucosal epithelial cells were treated with the N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (MNNG) to construct MNNG-induced cell (MC cell) of gastric mucosa that undergoing EMT process. Then, this study explored the effect and mechanism of Tan-I in vitro. Subsequently, this study constructed GPL mice to clarify the exact efficacy and mechanism of Tan-I on GPLs. RESULTS: Tan-I inhibited MC cell proliferation, invasion and migration. Simultaneously, the aberrant expression of E-cadherin and N-cadherin were reversed. Tan-I attenuated inflammation by reducing the release of nitric oxide, TNFalpha and IL-1beta. Tan-I reversed the EMT and inflammatory processes by regulating p38 and STAT3. CONCLUSION: This study showed that Tan-I inhibited the progression of GPLs by reversing the EMT process and reducing inflammation by restraining the p38/STAT3 signaling pathway. CI - Copyright (c) 2023 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. FAU - Liang, Dan AU - Liang D AD - Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China. FAU - Tang, Shiyun AU - Tang S AD - Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China. FAU - Liu, Lu AU - Liu L AD - College of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China. FAU - Zhao, Maoyuan AU - Zhao M AD - Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China. FAU - Ma, Xiao AU - Ma X AD - College of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China. FAU - Zhao, Yanling AU - Zhao Y AD - Department of Pharmacy, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China. FAU - Shen, Caifei AU - Shen C AD - Department of Endoscopy Center, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China. FAU - Liu, Qingsong AU - Liu Q AD - Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China. FAU - Tang, Jianyuan AU - Tang J AD - TCM Regulating Metabolic Diseases Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China. Electronic address: tangjy@cdutcm.edu.cn. FAU - Zeng, Jinhao AU - Zeng J AD - Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China. Electronic address: zengjinhao@cdutcm.edu.cn. FAU - Chen, Nianzhi AU - Chen N AD - State Key Laboratory of Ultrasound in Medicine and Engineering, College of Biomedical Engineering, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China. Electronic address: saber930607@163.com. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20230910 PL - Netherlands TA - Int Immunopharmacol JT - International immunopharmacology JID - 100965259 SB - IM OTO - NOTNLM OT - Epithelial-mesenchymal transition OT - Gastric cancer OT - Gastric precancerous lesions OT - Tanshinone I OT - p38/STAT3 COIS- Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper. EDAT- 2023/09/13 00:42 MHDA- 2023/09/13 00:42 CRDT- 2023/09/12 18:02 PHST- 2023/06/14 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/09/01 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2023/09/03 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/09/13 00:42 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/09/13 00:42 [medline] PHST- 2023/09/12 18:02 [entrez] AID - S1567-5769(23)01227-4 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.intimp.2023.110902 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Int Immunopharmacol. 2023 Nov;124(Pt A):110902. doi: 10.1016/j.intimp.2023.110902. Epub 2023 Sep 10.