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A 2-Benzylmalonate Derivative as STAT3 Inhibitor Suppresses Tumor Growth in Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Upregulating ß-TrCP E3 Ubiquitin Ligase.
Peng, Ting; Wonganan, Orawan; Zhang, Zhonghui; Yu, Jialing; Xi, Ruiying; Cao, Yu; Suksamrarn, Apichart; Zhang, Guolin; Wang, Fei.
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  • Peng T; Center for Natural Products Research, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China.
  • Wonganan O; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
  • Zhang Z; Center for Natural Products Research, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China.
  • Yu J; School of Chemistry Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
  • Xi R; Center for Natural Products Research, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China.
  • Cao Y; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
  • Suksamrarn A; Center for Natural Products Research, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China.
  • Zhang G; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
  • Wang F; Center for Natural Products Research, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China.
Int J Mol Sci ; 22(7)2021 Mar 25.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33805945
The aberrant activation of a signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) restrains type I interferon (IFN) α/ß-induced antiviral responses and is associated with the development of cancer. Designing specific STAT3 inhibitors will thus provide new options for use as IFN therapy. Herein, we identified a novel small molecule, dimethyl 2-(4-(2-(methyl(phenyl(p-tolyl)methyl)amino)ethoxy)benzyl)malonate (CIB-6), which can inhibit the IFN-α-induced interferon stimulated response element (ISRE) luciferase reporter (IC50 value = 6.4 µM) and potentiate the antiproliferative effect of IFN-α in human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells. CIB-6 was found to bind to the STAT3 Src homology 2 (SH2) domain, thereby selectively inhibiting STAT3 phosphorylation without affecting Janus kinases and STAT1/2. CIB-6 also inhibited the migration and invasion of HCC cells by inhibiting the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) process. Mechanistically, CIB-6 reduced the expression of ß-catenin (an EMT key protein) via upregulating ß-transducin repeat-containing protein (ß-TrCP) and curbed nuclear factor kappa-B (NF-κB) activation through restricting the phosphorylation of the inhibitor of NF-κB (IκB) kinase (IKK) via STAT3 inhibition. Treatment with CIB-6 significantly retarded tumor growth in nude mice with SK-HEP-1 xenografts. In addition, clinical sample analysis revealed that lower ß-TrCP and higher ß-catenin expression could affect the median survival time of HCC patients. Our findings suggest that CIB-6 could be a new therapeutic strategy for HCC therapy through STAT3-mediated ß-TrCP/ß-catenin/NF-κB axis.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Carcinoma Hepatocelular / Ubiquitina-Proteína Ligases / Proteínas Contendo Repetições de beta-Transducina / Fator de Transcrição STAT3 / Neoplasias Hepáticas / Malonatos Tipo de estudo: Prognostic_studies Limite: Animals / Humans / Male Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2021 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Carcinoma Hepatocelular / Ubiquitina-Proteína Ligases / Proteínas Contendo Repetições de beta-Transducina / Fator de Transcrição STAT3 / Neoplasias Hepáticas / Malonatos Tipo de estudo: Prognostic_studies Limite: Animals / Humans / Male Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2021 Tipo de documento: Article