He Fang, Zhou Yuanyuan, Fu Jing, Chang ShiXue, Cui Xi, Feng Zhaozu, Zhao Le, Li Xu
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, China.
Center for Translational Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, China.
iScience. 2025 Jul 1;28(8):112853. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2025.112853. eCollection 2025 Aug 15.
Ginsenoside 20(S)-Rg3 exhibits the anti-ovarian cancer activity by modulating aerobic glycolysis, but its role in reprogramming sterol metabolism remains unclear. This research utilized transcriptomic and lipidomic to identify the key metabolic pathways and targets influenced by 20(S)-Rg3. 20(S)-Rg3 altered 175 mRNAs and 64 metabolites in ovarian cancer cells, and cluster analysis found that the differentially expressed genes and metabolites were highly associated with the steroid biosynthesis. Multi-omics analysis revealed squalene epoxidase (SQLE), a rate-limiting enzyme in steroid biosynthesis, was upregulated by 20(S)-Rg3. Silencing of SQLE attenuated the inhibitory effects of 20(S)-Rg3 on ovarian cancer cell proliferation and , as well as cell migration, invasion, and cholesterol synthesis. 20(S)-Rg3 enhanced SQLE expression by downregulating HIF-1α. Co-immunoprecipitation confirmed the interaction between SQLE and farnesyl-diphosphate farnesyltransferase 1 (FDFT1), another rate-limiting enzyme in cholesterol metabolism. These findings suggest that 20(S)-Rg3 exerts anti-ovarian cancer effects by HIF-1α/SQLE/FDFT1 to reprogram cholesterol metabolism.
人参皂苷20(S)-Rg3通过调节有氧糖酵解发挥抗卵巢癌活性,但其在重编程甾醇代谢中的作用仍不清楚。本研究利用转录组学和脂质组学来确定受20(S)-Rg3影响的关键代谢途径和靶点。20(S)-Rg3改变了卵巢癌细胞中的175个mRNA和64种代谢物,聚类分析发现差异表达的基因和代谢物与类固醇生物合成高度相关。多组学分析显示,类固醇生物合成中的限速酶角鲨烯环氧酶(SQLE)被20(S)-Rg3上调。沉默SQLE可减弱20(S)-Rg3对卵巢癌细胞增殖以及细胞迁移、侵袭和胆固醇合成的抑制作用。20(S)-Rg3通过下调HIF-1α增强SQLE表达。免疫共沉淀证实了SQLE与法尼基二磷酸法尼基转移酶1(FDFT1)之间的相互作用,FDFT1是胆固醇代谢中的另一种限速酶。这些发现表明,20(S)-Rg3通过HIF-1α/SQLE/FDFT1重编程胆固醇代谢发挥抗卵巢癌作用。
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