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Pygenic Acid A (PA) Sensitizes Metastatic Breast Cancer Cells to Anoikis and Inhibits Metastasis In Vivo.

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:Metastasis is the main cause of cancer-related deaths. Anoikis is a type of apoptosis caused by cell detachment, and cancer cells become anoikis resistant such that they survive during circulation and can successfully metastasize. Therefore, sensitization of cancer cells to anoikis could prevent metastasis. Here, by screening for anoikis sensitizer using natural compounds, we found that pygenic acid A (PA), a natural compound from Prunella vulgaris, not only induced apoptosis but also sensitized the metastatic triple-negative breast cancer cell lines, MDA-MB-231 cells (human) and 4T1 cells (mouse), to anoikis. Apoptosis protein array and immunoblotting analysis revealed that PA downregulated the pro-survival proteins, including cIAP1, cIAP2, and survivin, leading to cell death of both attached and suspended cells. Interestingly, PA decreased the levels of proteins associated with anoikis resistance, including p21, cyclin D1, p-STAT3, and HO-1. Ectopic expression of active STAT3 attenuated PA-induced anoikis sensitivity. Although PA activated ER stress and autophagy, as determined by increases in the levels of characteristic markers, such as IRE1α, p-elF2α, LC3B I, and LC3B II, PA treatment resulted in p62 accumulation, which could be due to PA-induced defects in autophagy flux. PA also decreased metastatic characteristics, such as cell invasion, migration, wound closure, and 3D growth. Finally, lung metastasis of luciferase-labeled 4T1 cells decreased following PA treatment in a syngeneic mouse model when compared with the control. These data suggest that PA sensitizes metastatic breast cancer cells to anoikis via multiple pathways, such as inhibition of pro-survival pathways and activation of ER stress and autophagy, leading to the inhibition of metastasis. These findings suggest that sensitization to anoikis by PA could be used as a new therapeutic strategy to control the metastasis of breast cancer.

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Int J Mol Sci

journal_title

International journal of molecular sciences

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Lim GE,Sung JY,Yu S,Kim Y,Shim J,Kim HJ,Cho ML,Lee JS,Kim YN

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10.3390/ijms21228444

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Has Abstract

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2020-11-10 00:00:00

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1422-0067

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ijms21228444

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Pygenic Acid A (PA) Sensitizes Metastatic Breast Cancer Cells to Anoikis and Inhibits Metastasis In Vivo.