Han Jung Ho, Lee Eun-Ji, Park Wonyoung, Choi Jang-Gi, Ha Ki-Tae, Chung Hwan-Suck
Korean Medicine (KM)-Application Center, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine (KIOM), Daegu 41062, Republic of Korea.
Department of Korean Medical Science, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan 50612, Republic of Korea.
Antioxidants (Basel). 2023 Dec 18;12(12):2131. doi: 10.3390/antiox12122131.
Immunotherapies, particularly those concerning immune checkpoint inhibitors, have transformed cancer treatment in recent years. Programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) is a key target for immunotherapy that is overexpressed in the cells of colorectal cancer, a widespread malignant cancer that poses a significant healthcare challenge. This study investigated the effects of cosmosiin treatment on colorectal cancer cell lines. Cosmosiin is a naturally occurring flavone glycoside compound that has potential health benefits, including antioxidant and immunomodulatory effects. This study showed that cosmosiin effectively suppresses the expression of PD-L1 and triggers apoptosis, which is facilitated through pathways that are related to reactive oxygen species. These outcomes suggest that cosmosiin could be a promising candidate for an immune checkpoint inhibitor in the treatment of colorectal cancer.
近年来,免疫疗法,尤其是那些涉及免疫检查点抑制剂的疗法,已经改变了癌症治疗方式。程序性死亡配体1(PD-L1)是免疫治疗的关键靶点,在结直肠癌(一种广泛存在且对医疗保健构成重大挑战的恶性肿瘤)细胞中过度表达。本研究调查了紫花苜蓿素处理对结直肠癌细胞系的影响。紫花苜蓿素是一种天然存在的黄酮糖苷化合物,具有潜在的健康益处,包括抗氧化和免疫调节作用。本研究表明,紫花苜蓿素能有效抑制PD-L1的表达并引发细胞凋亡,这是通过与活性氧相关的途径实现的。这些结果表明,紫花苜蓿素可能是治疗结直肠癌的一种有前景的免疫检查点抑制剂候选药物。