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Volume 28, Issue 9
  • ISSN: 1386-2073
  • E-ISSN: 1875-5402

Abstract

Background

Malignant melanoma is the leading cause of skin cancer-related death, with high malignancy and rapid progression. Total glucosides of paeony (TGP) are extracted from the roots of Paeonia Lactiflora Pall and are widely used in the treatment of chronic hepatitis, rheumatoid arthritis, and adjuvant therapy of tumor chemotherapy.

Methods

In the present research, M14 and A375 cells were treated with TGP. CCK8, transwell and western blotting were performed to analyze the effect of TGP on cell function.

Results

TGP treatment impeded the proliferation and migration and activated the apoptosis pathway in melanoma cells. Importantly, TGP induced the degradation of α5-nAChR. Overexpression of α5-nAChR inhibited the anti-cancer effect of TGP. In addition, TGP treatment released cytochrome c from mitochondria into the cytoplasm, inducing mitochondrial dysfunction in melanoma cells. TGP also inhibited the phosphorylation of P38-MAPK, and P38-MAPK inhibitor reduced the promoting effect of α5-nAChR in cell proliferation and migration.

Conclusion

TGP inhibited cell viability and migration and induced mitochondrial dysfunction and apoptosis by promoting the degradation of α5-nAChR in melanoma cells. This research provided a potential therapeutic anti-cancer drug for treatment strategies of melanoma.

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Total Glucosides of Paeony Induce Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Apoptosis by Promoting the Degradation of α5-nAChR in Melanoma Cells
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Keyword(s): melanoma; mitochondrial dysfunction; p38; paeony; Total glucosides; α5-nAChR

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