scholarly journals Diosmetin inhibits cell proliferation and induces apoptosis by regulating autophagy via the mammalian target of rapamycin pathway in hepatocellular carcinoma HepG2 cells

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 4385-4392 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jie Liu ◽  
Hao Ren ◽  
Bin Liu ◽  
Qingyu Zhang ◽  
Mingyi Li ◽  
...  
2015 ◽  
Vol 114 (11) ◽  
pp. 969-981 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esther López ◽  
Alejandro Berna-Erro ◽  
Javier J. López ◽  
María P. Granados ◽  
Nuria Bermejo ◽  
...  

SummaryThe function of the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) is upregulated in response to cell stimulation with growing and differentiating factors. Active mTOR controls cell proliferation, differentiation and death. Since mTOR associates with different proteins to form two functional macromolecular complexes, we aimed to investigate the role of the mTORI and mTOR2 complexes in MEG-01 cell physiology in response to thrombopoietin (TPO). By using mTOR antagonists and overexpressing FKBP38, we have explored the role of both mTOR complexes in proliferation, apoptosis, maturation-like mechanisms, endoplasmic reticulum-stress and the intracellular location of both active mTOR complexes during MEG-01 cell stimulation with TPO. The results demonstrate that mTOR1 and mTOR2 complexes play different roles in the physiology of MEG-01 cells and in the maturation-like mechanisms; hence, these findings might help to understand the mechanism underlying generation of platelets.


2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gang Wu ◽  
Zhixi Li ◽  
Youyu Wang ◽  
Xueming Ju ◽  
Rui Huang

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common type of malignancy of the liver and has been reported as the third most frequent cause of cancer associated death worldwide. Accumulating evidence showed that the expression of miR-34a was abnormal in HCC patients; however, the role of miR-34a in HCC is not clear. In this study, we have observed low expression of the miR-34a in both HCC tissues and hepatoma cell line as compared to normal control. Further to investigate the role of miR-34a in HCC development, HepG2 cells were transfected with miR-34a mimic. Following transfection, miR-34a expression was significantly increased, which further repressed proliferation of HepG2 cells. Bioinformatics, Luciferase Reporter, RT-qPCR, and western blotting assays indicated that special AT-rich sequence-binding protein-2 (SATB2) is a direct target of miR-34a in HCC cells. There was a negative correlation between the expression levels of SATB2 and miR-34a. Investigation into the molecular mechanism indicated that miR-34a regulated cell proliferation through inhibiting SATB2. Therefore, the results of the present study may improve understanding regarding the role of miR-34a in regulating cell proliferation and contribute to the development of novel therapy of HCC.


2010 ◽  
Vol 139 (5) ◽  
pp. 1762-1773.e5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neeraj K. Saxena ◽  
Ping P. Fu ◽  
Arumugam Nagalingam ◽  
Jason Wang ◽  
Jeffrey Handy ◽  
...  

2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 429-438 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chiao-Fang Teng ◽  
Han-Chieh Wu ◽  
Woei-Cherng Shyu ◽  
Long-Bin Jeng ◽  
Ih-Jen Su

Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a major risk factor for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Pre-S2 mutant represents an HBV oncoprotein that is accumulated in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and manifests as type II ground glass hepatocytes (GGHs). Pre-S2 mutant can induce ER stress and initiate multiple ER stress-dependent or -independent cellular signal pathways, leading to growth advantage of type II GGH. Importantly, the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signal pathways are consistently activated throughout the liver tumorigenesis in pre-S2 mutant transgenic mice and in human HCC tissues, leading to hepatocyte proliferation, metabolic disorders, and HCC tumorigenesis. In this review, we summarize the pre-S2 mutant-induced mTOR signal pathways and its implications in HBV-related HCC tumorigenesis. Clinically, the presence of pre-S2 mutant exhibits a high resistance to antiviral treatment and carries a high risk of HCC development in patients with chronic HBV infection. Targeting at pre-S2 mutant-induced mTOR signal pathways may thus provide potential strategies for the prevention or therapy of HBV-associated HCC.


2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yinfang Wang ◽  
Xiaohong Wan ◽  
Yilong Hao ◽  
Yuanyuan Zhao ◽  
Lanlan Du ◽  
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