Potential Anti-Tumor Activity of Nardoguaianone L Isolated from <i>Nardostachys jatamansi</i> DC. in SW1990 Cells

Natural products (NPs) were a rich source of diverse bioactive molecules. Most anti-tumor agents were built on natural scaffolds. <i>Nardostachys jatamansi</i> DC. was an important plant used to process the traditional Chinese herbal medicines “gansong”. Pancreatic cancer was the fourth...

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Main Authors: Chun-Yan Sang, Yi-Dan Zheng, Li-Mei Ma, Kai Wang, Cheng-Bo Wang, Tian Chai, Komila A. Eshbakova, Jun-Li Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-11-01
Series:Molecules
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/27/21/7490
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Summary:Natural products (NPs) were a rich source of diverse bioactive molecules. Most anti-tumor agents were built on natural scaffolds. <i>Nardostachys jatamansi</i> DC. was an important plant used to process the traditional Chinese herbal medicines “gansong”. Pancreatic cancer was the fourth most common cause of cancer-related death in the world. Hence, there was an urgent need to develop novel agents for the treatment of pancreatic cancer. In this paper, nardoguaianone L (G-6) is isolated from <i>N. jatamansi</i>, which inhibited SW1990 cells colony formation and cell migration, and induced cell apoptosis. Furthermore, we analyzed the differential expression proteins after treatment with G-6 in SW1990 cells by using iTRAQ/TMT-based quantitative proteomics technology, and the results showed that G-6 regulated 143 proteins’ differential expression by GO annotation, including biological process, cellular component, and molecular function. Meanwhile, KEGG enrichment found that with Human T-cell leukemia virus, one infection was the most highly enhanced pathway. Furthermore, the MET/PTEN/TGF-β pathway was identified as a significant pathway that had important biological functions, including cell migration and motility by PPI network analysis in SW1990 cells. Taken together, our study found that G-6 is a potential anti-pancreatic cancer agent with regulation of MET/PTEN/TGF-β pathway.
ISSN:1420-3049