scholarly journals Berberine inhibits the proliferation of human nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells via an Epstein-Barr virus nuclear antigen 1-dependent mechanism

2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 2109-2120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chao Wang ◽  
Huan Wang ◽  
Yaqian Zhang ◽  
Wei Guo ◽  
Cong Long ◽  
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2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (15) ◽  
pp. 5598-5608
Author(s):  
Jie Wang ◽  
Yunfan Luo ◽  
Pei Bi ◽  
Juan Lu ◽  
Fan Wang ◽  
...  

2019 ◽  
Vol Volume 12 ◽  
pp. 1137-1146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ran-ran Ding ◽  
Jian-ling Yuan ◽  
Ya-nan Jia ◽  
Xiao-min Liao ◽  
Si-si Wang ◽  
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2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Limei Liu ◽  
Jiaomin Yang ◽  
Wuguang Ji ◽  
Chao Wang

This investigation aims to study the effect of curcumin on the proliferation, cycle arrest, and apoptosis of Epstein–Barr virus- (EBV-) positive nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) cells. EBV+ NPC cells were subjected to curcumin treatment. The cell viability was evaluated with the CCK-8. Cell cycle and apoptosis were analyzed by flow cytometry analysis. Expression (protein and mRNA) levels were detected with western blotting and quantitative real-time PCR, respectively. Curcumin efficiently reduced the viability of EBV+ NPC cells. Curcumin induced the cycle arrest of the HONE1 and HK1-EBV cells positive for EBV. Moreover, curcumin treatment promoted the NPC cell apoptosis, via the mitochondria- and death receptor-mediated pathways. Furthermore, curcumin decreased the expression of EBNA1 in the HONE1 and HK1-EBV cells and inhibited the transcriptional level of EBNA1 in the HeLa cells. Curcumin induced EBNA1 degradation via the proteasome-ubiquitin pathway. In addition, curcumin inhibited the proliferation of HONE1 and HK1-EBV cells positive for EBV, probably by decreasing the expression level of EBNA1. In both the HONE1 and HK1-EBV cells, curcumin inhibited the EBV latent and lytic replication. Curcumin could reduce the EBNA1 expression and exert antitumor effects against NPC in vitro.


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