小檗碱纳米结构可减弱β-连环蛋白,后者是肺腺癌细胞上皮间质转化的关键组成部分。

Berberine nanostructures attenuate ß-catenin, a key component of epithelial mesenchymal transition in lung adenocarcinoma.

机构信息

Discipline of Pharmacy, Graduate School of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2007, Australia.

Centre for Inflammation, Centenary Institute, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2050, Australia.

出版信息

Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol. 2023 Dec;396(12):3595-3603. doi: 10.1007/s00210-023-02553-y. Epub 2023 Jun 2.

Abstract

Lung cancer (LC) is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths globally. It accounts for more than 1.9 million cases each year due to its complex and poorly understood molecular mechanisms that result in unregulated cell proliferation and metastasis. β-Catenin is a developmentally active protein that controls cell proliferation, metastasis, polarity and cell fate during homeostasis and aids in cancer progression via epithelial-mesenchymal transition. Therefore, inhibition of the β-catenin pathway could attenuate the progression of LC. Berberine, an isoquinoline alkaloid which is known for its anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory properties, demonstrates poor solubility and bioavailability. In our study, we have encapsulated berberine into liquid crystalline nanoparticles to improve its physiochemical functions and studied if these nanoparticles target the β-catenin pathway to inhibit the human lung adenocarcinoma cell line (A549) at both gene and protein levels. We observed for the first time that berberine liquid crystalline nanoparticles at 5 µM significantly attenuate the expression of the β-catenin gene and protein. The interaction between berberine and β-catenin was further validated by molecular simulation studies. Targeting β-catenin with berberine nanoparticles represents a promising strategy for the management of lung cancer progression.

摘要

肺癌 (LC) 是全球癌症相关死亡的主要原因。由于其复杂且尚未被充分理解的分子机制,导致不受控制的细胞增殖和转移,每年有超过 190 万例病例。β-连环蛋白是一种发育活跃的蛋白质,可在体内平衡期间控制细胞增殖、转移、极性和细胞命运,并通过上皮-间充质转化促进癌症进展。因此,抑制β-连环蛋白途径可以减缓 LC 的进展。小檗碱是一种异喹啉生物碱,以其抗癌和抗炎特性而闻名,但它的溶解度和生物利用度较差。在我们的研究中,我们将小檗碱包封在液晶纳米颗粒中,以提高其物理化学功能,并研究这些纳米颗粒是否通过靶向β-连环蛋白途径来抑制人肺腺癌细胞系 (A549) 的基因和蛋白质水平。我们首次观察到 5 µM 的小檗碱液晶纳米颗粒可显著减弱β-连环蛋白基因和蛋白质的表达。分子模拟研究进一步验证了小檗碱与β-连环蛋白的相互作用。用小檗碱纳米颗粒靶向β-连环蛋白为管理肺癌进展提供了一种很有前途的策略。

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