Cryptotanshinone Inhibites Bladder Cancer Cell Proliferation and Promotes Apoptosis via the PTEN/PI3K/AKT Pathway

Liu, Yadong; Lin, Fanlu; Chen, Yaodong; Wang, Rui; Liu, Jiannan; Jin, Yinshan; An, Ruihua

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Cryptotanshinone Inhibites Bladder Cancer Cell Proliferation and Promotes Apoptosis via the PTEN/PI3K/AKT Pathway

Yadong Liu¹, Fanlu Lin^1,2, Yaodong Chen³, Rui Wang¹, Jiannan Liu¹, Yinshan Jin¹, Ruihua An^1✉

1. Department of Urology. The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150001, People's Republic of China;
2. Department of Urology. Linyi Central Hospital, Linyi, Shandong, 276400, People's Republic of China;
3. Department of ultrasonic imaging, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, 030001, China.

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Liu Y, Lin F, Chen Y, Wang R, Liu J, Jin Y, An R. Cryptotanshinone Inhibites Bladder Cancer Cell Proliferation and Promotes Apoptosis via the PTEN/PI3K/AKT Pathway. J Cancer 2020; 11(2):488-499. doi:10.7150/jca.31422. https://www.jcancer.org/v11p0488.htm

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Cryptotanshinone (CTT), extracted from the root of Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge (Danshen), exhibits activities against a variety of human cancers in vitro and in vivo. The purpose of this study was to investigate the potential inhibitory effect of CTT on bladder cancer. In this study, we found that CTT inhibited bladder cancer cell proliferation, migration, and invasion and promoted apoptosis. In addition, CTT modulated the expression of proteins via the PI3K/AKT pathway, and the inhibition of PI3K/AKT signalling was due to induction of PTEN expression. Taken together, the results of the present study demonstrated the anticancer effect of CTT on bladder cancer cells, which might be associated with the downregulation of PI3K/AKT/mTOR and NF-κB signalling pathway proteins, and this inhibition was mediated by the induction of PTEN.

Keywords: cryptotanshinone, bladder cancer, proliferation, apoptosis, PTEN/PI3K/AKT.

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Liu, Y., Lin, F., Chen, Y., Wang, R., Liu, J., Jin, Y., An, R. (2020). Cryptotanshinone Inhibites Bladder Cancer Cell Proliferation and Promotes Apoptosis via the PTEN/PI3K/AKT Pathway. Journal of Cancer, 11(2), 488-499. https://doi.org/10.7150/jca.31422.

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Liu, Y.; Lin, F.; Chen, Y.; Wang, R.; Liu, J.; Jin, Y.; An, R. Cryptotanshinone Inhibites Bladder Cancer Cell Proliferation and Promotes Apoptosis via the PTEN/PI3K/AKT Pathway. J. Cancer 2020, 11 (2), 488-499. DOI: 10.7150/jca.31422.

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Liu Y, Lin F, Chen Y, Wang R, Liu J, Jin Y, An R. 2020. Cryptotanshinone Inhibites Bladder Cancer Cell Proliferation and Promotes Apoptosis via the PTEN/PI3K/AKT Pathway. J Cancer. 11(2):488-499.

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