Antitumor Activity of Diterpenoids from Jatropha gossypiifolia: Cell Cycle Arrest and Apoptosis-Inducing Activity in RKO Colon Cancer Cells
JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS
Authors: Zhang, Chun-Yan; Zhang, Li Jun; Lu, Zhi-Cheng; Ma, Chen-Yun; Ye, Ying; Rahman, Khalid; Zhang, Hong; Zhu, Jian-Yong
Abstract
Nine new minor diterpenoids, jatrogossones A-I (1-9), and six known analogues (10-15) were separated from an extract of the branches and leaves of Jatropha gosspiifolia. Compounds 4-6 and 10, possessing a 5/11 fused-ring skeleton, and 8, 9, and 13, with a 5/9/5 fused-ring skeleton, represent rare diterpenoid skeletons that have been found only in compounds isolated from plants of the Jatropha genus. The absolute configurations of 1-10 were defined by using a combination of electronic circular dichroism data analysis and single-crystal X-ray diffraction data. The cytotoxicity of the diterpenoids was evaluated using RKO and LOVO colon cancer cells in which regenerating islet-derived protein 3-alpha (Reg3A) is highly expressed. Compound 12 exhibited cytotoxicity against RKO colon cancer cells with an IC50 value of 2.6 mu M. Morphological features of apoptosis and antimigration activities were evaluated in 12-treated RKO cells. Compound 12 effectively induced apoptosis of RKO, which was associated with G(2)/M-phase cell cycle arrest. Flow cytometric analysis showed that the treatment by 12 significantly induced RKO cell apoptosis in a dose-dependent manner.
Downregulated MiR-206 expression promotes the proliferation and migration of macrophages by regulating IL-17A/REG3A pathway
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INFLAMMATION
Authors: Huang, Xuan; Gong, Fang; Lu, Zhixian; Zhu, Jie; Yu, Qun
Abstract
This study sought to investigate the role of miR-206 in polymyositis/dermatomyositis (PM/DM) development. Transwell and 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-5-(3-carboxymethoxyphenyl)-2-(4-sulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium inner salt (MTS) assay were performed to investigate cell migration and proliferation. Real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis was used to determine the expression of miR-206, interleukin-17A (IL-17A), IL-17 receptor A (IL-17RA), and regenerating islet-derived protein 3-alpha (REG3A). Significantly, miR-206 mimics decreased macrophage migration and proliferation, while miR-206 inhibitors exhibited the opposite effects. Indeed, elevating IL-17RA levels resulted in increased REG3A expression, which was inhibited by IL-17RA siRNA. Besides, miR-206 mimics decreased IL-17A and REG3A expressions, but miR-206 inhibitors showed opposite effects. Moreover, miR-206 expression in PM/DM patients was significantly reduced compared with the healthy controls, while IL-17A and REG3A expressions substantially increased among PM/DM patients. These findings suggested that downregulation of miR-206 increased the migration and proliferation of macrophages via IL-17A/REG3A signaling pathway, which could promote the inflammatory infiltration in PM/DM.