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Dauricine inhibits viability and induces cell cycle arrest and apoptosis via inhibiting the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway in renal cell carcinoma cells

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    • Shuwei Zhang
    • Yu Ren
    • Jianxin Qiu
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    Affiliations: Department of Urology, Shanghai General Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Shanghai 200080, P.R. China, Department of Urological Surgery, Ningbo Urology and Nephrology Hospital, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315000, P.R. China
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Renal cell carcinoma (RCC), which is derived from the proximal tubules of nephrons, is one of the most common solid cancers. Due to its inherent insensitivity to radiotherapy and chemotherapy, surgery remains the only curative strategy for RCC. Therefore, a novel strategy for treating RCC is urgently needed. This study aims to investigate the effects of dauricine, a bisbenzylisoquinoline alkaloid, in RCC cells and the underlying mechanisms of its action. The effects of dauricine on viability, cell cycle distribution and apoptosis in RCC cells were determined in vitro by MTT assay, flow cytometry and nucleosome ELISA assay, respectively. Mechanism studies were performed by analyzing related proteins using western blotting assays. We show that dauricine effectively inhibits the viability of four RCC cell lines (786‑O, Caki‑1, A‑498 and ACHN). In addition, dauricine induces cell cycle arrest at the G0/G1 phase in RCC cells. Dauricine also induces apoptosis via the intrinsic pathway, since caspase‑9 and caspase‑3 but not caspase‑8 activation was detected after the treatment. Moreover, dauricine was able to inhibit the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway. Our findings suggest inhibitory effects of dauricine in renal cancer cells and provide a better understanding of its underlying mechanism. Our findings suggest that dauricine could be a potential therapeutic agent for treating RCC.
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Zhang S, Ren Y and Qiu J: Dauricine inhibits viability and induces cell cycle arrest and apoptosis via inhibiting the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway in renal cell carcinoma cells. Mol Med Rep 17: 7403-7408, 2018.
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Zhang, S., Ren, Y., & Qiu, J. (2018). Dauricine inhibits viability and induces cell cycle arrest and apoptosis via inhibiting the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway in renal cell carcinoma cells. Molecular Medicine Reports, 17, 7403-7408. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2018.8732
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Zhang, S., Ren, Y., Qiu, J."Dauricine inhibits viability and induces cell cycle arrest and apoptosis via inhibiting the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway in renal cell carcinoma cells". Molecular Medicine Reports 17.5 (2018): 7403-7408.
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Zhang, S., Ren, Y., Qiu, J."Dauricine inhibits viability and induces cell cycle arrest and apoptosis via inhibiting the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway in renal cell carcinoma cells". Molecular Medicine Reports 17, no. 5 (2018): 7403-7408. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2018.8732
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Zhang S, Ren Y and Qiu J: Dauricine inhibits viability and induces cell cycle arrest and apoptosis via inhibiting the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway in renal cell carcinoma cells. Mol Med Rep 17: 7403-7408, 2018.
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Zhang, S., Ren, Y., & Qiu, J. (2018). Dauricine inhibits viability and induces cell cycle arrest and apoptosis via inhibiting the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway in renal cell carcinoma cells. Molecular Medicine Reports, 17, 7403-7408. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2018.8732
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Zhang, S., Ren, Y., Qiu, J."Dauricine inhibits viability and induces cell cycle arrest and apoptosis via inhibiting the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway in renal cell carcinoma cells". Molecular Medicine Reports 17.5 (2018): 7403-7408.
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Zhang, S., Ren, Y., Qiu, J."Dauricine inhibits viability and induces cell cycle arrest and apoptosis via inhibiting the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway in renal cell carcinoma cells". Molecular Medicine Reports 17, no. 5 (2018): 7403-7408. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2018.8732
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