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Abstract Title:

Atractylochromene Is a Repressor of Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling in Colon Cancer Cells.

Abstract Source:

Biomol Ther (Seoul). 2015 Jan ;23(1):26-30. Epub 2015 Jan 1. PMID: 25593640

Abstract Author(s):

Ah-Ram Shim, Guang-Zhi Dong, Hwa Jin Lee, Jae-Ha Ryu

Article Affiliation:

Ah-Ram Shim

Abstract:

Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway was mutated in about 90% of the sporadic and hereditary colorectal cancers. The abnormally activated β-catenin increases the cancer cell proliferation, differentiation and metastasis through increasing the expression of its oncogenic target genes. In this study, we identified an inhibitor of β-catenin dependent Wnt pathway from rhizomes of Atractylodes macrocephala Koidzumi (Compositae). The active compound was purified by activity-guided purification and the structure was identified as 2,8-dimethyl-6-hydroxy-2-(4-methyl-3-pentenyl)-2H-chromene (atractylochromene, AC). AC suppressed β-catenin/T-cell factor transcriptional activity of HEK-293 reporter cells when they were stimulated by Wnt3a or inhibitor of glycogen synthase kinase-3β. AC down-regulated the nuclear level of β-catenin through the suppression of galectin-3 mediated nuclear translocation ofβ-catenin in SW-480 colon cancer cells. Furthermore, AC inhibits proliferation of colon cancer cell. Taken together, AC from A. macrocephala might be a potential chemotherapeutic agent for the prevention and treatment of human colon cancer.

Study Type : In Vitro Study

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