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A plant-based medicinal food inhibits the growth of human gastric carcinoma by reversing epithelial-mesenchymal transition via the canonical Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway.

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机构: [1]West China School of Public Health and West China fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China. [2]Food Safety Monitoring and Risk Assessment Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, China. [3]Department of Tuberculosis Institute Research, Chongqing Public Health Medical Center/ Public Health Hospital Affiliated to Southwest University, Chongqing, China.
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关键词: Gastric cancer Medicinal food Epithelial–mesenchymal transition Wnt/β–catenin signaling pathway

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Natural products, especially those with high contents of phytochemicals, are promising alternative medicines owing to their antitumor properties and few side effects. In this study, the effects of a plant-based medicinal food (PBMF) composed of six medicinal and edible plants, namely, Coix seed, Lentinula edodes, Asparagus officinalis L., Houttuynia cordata, Dandelion, and Grifola frondosa, on gastric cancer and the underlying molecular mechanisms were investigated in vivo. A subcutaneous xenograft model of gastric cancer was successfully established in nude mice inoculated with SGC-7901 cells. The tumor-bearing mice were separately underwent with particular diets supplemented with three doses of PBMF (43.22, 86.44, and 172.88 g/kg diet) for 30 days. Tumor volumes were recorded. Histopathological changes in and apoptosis of the xenografts were evaluated by hematoxylin and eosin staining and terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick end labeling staining, respectively. Serum levels of TNF-α, MMP-2, and MMP-9 were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The mRNA expression levels of β-catenin, GSK-3β, E-cadherin, N-cadherin, MMP-2/9, Snail, Bax, Bcl-2, Caspase-3/9, and Cyclin D1 were evaluated via real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction. The protein expression levels of GSK-3β, E-cadherin, N-cadherin, and Ki-67 were determined by immunohistochemistry staining. PBMF treatment efficiently suppressed neoplastic growth, induced apoptosis, and aggravated necrosis in the xenografts of SGC-7901 cells. PBMF treatment significantly decreased the serum levels of MMP-2 and MMP-9 and significantly increased that of TNF-α. Furthermore, PBMF treatment notably upregulated the mRNA expression levels of GSK-3β, E-cadherin, Bax, Caspase-3, and Caspase-9 but substantially downregulated those of β-catenin, N-cadherin, MMP-2, MMP-9, Snail, and Cyclin D1 in tumor tissues. The Bax/Bcl-2 ratio was upregulated at the mRNA level. Moreover, PBMF treatment remarkably increased the protein expression levels of GSK-3β and E-cadherin but notably reduced those of Ki-67 and N-cadherin in tumor tissues. The PBMF concocted herein exerts anti-gastric cancer activities via epithelial-mesenchymal transition reversal, apoptosis induction, and proliferation inhibition. The underlying molecular mechanisms likely rely on suppressing the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway.

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大类 | 3 区 医学
小类 | 2 区 全科医学与补充医学
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大类 | 2 区 医学
小类 | 2 区 全科医学与补充医学
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第一作者机构: [1]West China School of Public Health and West China fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China. [2]Food Safety Monitoring and Risk Assessment Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, China.
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通讯机构: [1]West China School of Public Health and West China fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China. [2]Food Safety Monitoring and Risk Assessment Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, China.
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