Glyoxal‑induced disruption of tumor cell progression in breast cancer

Rong,Pu; Yanchu,Li; Nianchun,Guo; Qi,Li; Xianyong,Li

doi:10.3892/mco.2023.2622

Glyoxal‑induced disruption of tumor cell progression in breast cancer

Authors:
- Pu Rong
- Li Yanchu
- Guo Nianchun
- Li Qi
- Li Xianyong
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Affiliations: Department of Oncology, Chengdu Fuxing Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan 610037, P.R. China, Department of Head and Neck Oncology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P.R. China, Department of Research, Chengdu Fuxing Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan 610037, P.R. China
Published online on: February 15, 2023 https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2023.2622
Article Number: 26
Copyright: © Rong et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License [CC BY_NC 4.0].

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Abstract

Breast cancer is the most common malignant tumor in women and remains a major global challenge, with ~1.4 million cases per year, worldwide. Numerous studies have shown that changes in cell metabolism are associated with the regulation of tumor progression. In the present study, the anti‑cancer properties of glyoxal (GO), which is the smallest dialdehyde formed in the oxidation‑reduction reaction and involved in electron transfer and energy metabolism, in breast cancer was investigated. The biological functions and molecular mechanisms of GO were investigated in breast cancer cell lines using MTT and crystal violet assays, flow cytometry, western blot analysis, 3D laser scanning confocal microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. The results showed that GO strongly inhibited cell proliferation, promoted cell apoptosis and cell cycle G2/M arrest, induced the disappearance of cellular microvilli, and enlarged mitochondria. In addition, the protein expression level of AKT, mTOR and p70‑S6K decreased in the AKT‑mTOR pathway, accompanied by an increase in p‑ERK and p‑MEK in the MAPK pathway. The results from the present study indicate that GO suppressed breast cancer progression via the MAPK and AKT‑mTOR pathways. Taken together, these results provide the basis for a potential therapeutic strategy for breast cancer.

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