Yu Kunlin, Tang Yao, Wang Chunlin, Liu Wuling, Hu Maoting, Hu Anling, Kuang Yi, Zacksenhaus Eldad, Yu Xue-Zhong, Xiao Xiao, Ben-David Yaacov
State Key Laboratory for Functions and Applications of Medicinal Plants, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 561113, China.
Natural Products Research Center of Guizhou Province, Guiyang 550014, China.
Int J Mol Sci. 2024 Dec 14;25(24):13426. doi: 10.3390/ijms252413426.
Astragalus membranaceus (AM) herb is a component of traditional Chinese medicine used to treat various cancers. Herein, we demonstrate a strong anti-leukemic effect of AM injected (Ai) into the mouse model of erythroleukemia induced by Friend virus. Chemical analysis combined with mass spectrometry of AM/Ai identified the compounds Betulinic acid, Kaempferol, Hederagenin, and formononetin, all major mediators of leukemia inhibition in culture and in vivo. Docking analysis demonstrated binding of these four compounds to FLI1, resulting in downregulation of its targets, induction of apoptosis, differentiation, and suppression of cell proliferation. Chemical composition analysis identified other compounds previously known having anti-tumor activity independent of the FLI1 blockade. Among these, Astragaloside-A (As-A) has marginal effect on cells in culture, but strongly inhibits leukemogenesis in vivo, likely through improvement of anti-tumor immunity. Indeed, both IDO1 and TDO2 were identified as targets of As-A, leading to suppression of tryptophane-mediated Kyn production and leukemia suppression. Moreover, As-A interacts with histamine decarboxylase (HDC), leading to suppression of anti-inflammatory genes TNF, IL1B/IL1A, TNFAIP3, and CXCR2, but not IL6. These results implicate HDC as a novel immune checkpoint mediator, induced in the tumor microenvironment to promote leukemia. Functional analysis of AM components may allow development of combination therapy with optimal anti-leukemia effect.
黄芪是一种用于治疗多种癌症的中药成分。在此,我们证明了将黄芪注射液(Ai)注入由Friend病毒诱导的红白血病小鼠模型中具有强大的抗白血病作用。对黄芪/Ai进行化学分析并结合质谱鉴定出化合物桦木酸、山奈酚、常春藤皂苷元以及芒柄花素,这些都是在体外培养和体内抑制白血病的主要介质。对接分析表明这四种化合物与FLI1结合,导致其靶点下调,诱导细胞凋亡、分化并抑制细胞增殖。化学成分分析确定了其他先前已知的具有独立于FLI1阻断的抗肿瘤活性的化合物。其中,黄芪甲苷(As-A)在体外培养对细胞的作用较小,但在体内强烈抑制白血病发生,可能是通过改善抗肿瘤免疫力。事实上,吲哚胺2,3-双加氧酶1(IDO1)和色氨酸2,3-双加氧酶(TDO2)均被确定为As-A的靶点,导致色氨酸介导的犬尿氨酸生成受到抑制并抑制白血病。此外,As-A与组胺脱羧酶(HDC)相互作用,导致抗炎基因肿瘤坏死因子(TNF)、白细胞介素1β/白细胞介素1α(IL1B/IL1A)、肿瘤坏死因子α诱导蛋白3(TNFAIP3)和CXC趋化因子受体2(CXCR2)受到抑制,但白细胞介素6(IL6)不受影响。这些结果表明HDC是一种新型免疫检查点介质,在肿瘤微环境中被诱导以促进白血病。对黄芪成分的功能分析可能有助于开发具有最佳抗白血病效果的联合疗法。