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Acta Pharmaceutica, Vol. 73 No. 3, 2023.

Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.2478/acph-2023-0024

Xanthoxyletin blocks the RANK/RANKL signaling pathway to suppress the growth of human pancreatic cancer cells

XIN ZHANG ; Department of General Medicine, The First People’s Hospital of Lianyungang, Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China, 222000
LUMING LI ; Department of Neurology, The First People’s Hospital of Lianyungang, Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China, 222000
YAN WU ; Department of General Medicine, The First People’s Hospital of Lianyungang, Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China, 222000

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Abstract

Xanthoxyletin is a vital plant-derived bioactive coumarin. It has been shown to exhibit anticancer effects against different human cancers. Nonetheless, the anticancer effects of xanthoxyletin against human pancreatic cancer cells have not been evaluated. Against this backdrop, the present study was designed to evaluate the anticancer effects of xanthoxyletin in human pancreatic cancer cells and to decipher the underlying molecular mechanisms. The results revealed a significant (p < 0.05) upregulation of receptor activator of NF-kappaB (RANK), receptor activator of NF-kappaB ligand (RANKL) and osteoprotegerin (OPG) in human pancreatic tissues and cell lines at both transcriptional and translational levels. The administration of pancreatic cancer cells with xanthoxyletin diminished the viability of Capan-2 cells in a concentration-dependent manner and led to a significant decline in RANK, RANKL, and OPG expression. Silencing of RANK and xanthoxyletin treatment declined the viability of Capan-2 pancreatic cancer cells via induction of apoptosis. However, pancreatic cancer cells overexpressing RANK could rescue the growth inhibitory effects. Collectively, xanthoxyletin targets the RANK/RANKL signaling pathway in pancreatic cancer cells to induce cell apoptosis and may prove to be an important lead molecule.
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Keywords

pancreatic cancer; coumarin; xanthoxyletin; apoptosis; proliferation; qRT-PCR

Hrčak ID:

301803

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/301803

Publication date:

30.9.2023.

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