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Shikonin induces apoptosis and inhibits migration of ovarian carcinoma cells by inhibiting the phosphorylation of Src and FAK

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    • Zhenfeng Hao
    • Jing Qian
    • Jishi Yang
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    Affiliations: Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicines, Medical College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225001, P.R. China, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, The Affiliated Taixing Hospital, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225004, P.R. China
    Copyright: © Hao et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.
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The present study identified that shikonin, a naphthoquinone extracted from the roots of Lithospermum erythrorhizon, inhibits the migration of ovarian cancer cells and induces their apoptosis by impairing the phosphorylation of two kinases, proto-oncogene tyrosine protein kinase Src (Src) and focal adhesion kinase (FAK). Ovarian carcinoma SKOV‑3 cells were treated with various concentrations of shikonin and analyzed for the effects on cell migration, invasion and apoptosis via Transwell assays and flow cytometry. In addition, the effects of shikonin administration on the expression and phosphorylation of Src and FAK in the SKOV‑3 cells were analyzed by western blotting. Shikonin appeared to induce apoptosis and decrease cell migration in the SKOV‑3 ovarian cells. Furthermore, the present study provides evidence that shikonin may exert these effects on human ovarian carcinoma cells via the inhibition of the protein tyrosine kinases, Src and FAK. Thus, shikonin should be considered for additional investigation as a candidate agent for the prevention and treatment of human ovarian cancer.
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Hao, Z., Qian, J., & Yang, J. (2015). Shikonin induces apoptosis and inhibits migration of ovarian carcinoma cells by inhibiting the phosphorylation of Src and FAK. Oncology Letters, 9, 629-633. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2014.2771
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Hao, Z., Qian, J., Yang, J."Shikonin induces apoptosis and inhibits migration of ovarian carcinoma cells by inhibiting the phosphorylation of Src and FAK". Oncology Letters 9.2 (2015): 629-633.
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Hao, Z., Qian, J., Yang, J."Shikonin induces apoptosis and inhibits migration of ovarian carcinoma cells by inhibiting the phosphorylation of Src and FAK". Oncology Letters 9, no. 2 (2015): 629-633. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2014.2771
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Hao Z, Qian J and Yang J: Shikonin induces apoptosis and inhibits migration of ovarian carcinoma cells by inhibiting the phosphorylation of Src and FAK. Oncol Lett 9: 629-633, 2015.
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Hao, Z., Qian, J., & Yang, J. (2015). Shikonin induces apoptosis and inhibits migration of ovarian carcinoma cells by inhibiting the phosphorylation of Src and FAK. Oncology Letters, 9, 629-633. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2014.2771
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Hao, Z., Qian, J., Yang, J."Shikonin induces apoptosis and inhibits migration of ovarian carcinoma cells by inhibiting the phosphorylation of Src and FAK". Oncology Letters 9.2 (2015): 629-633.
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Hao, Z., Qian, J., Yang, J."Shikonin induces apoptosis and inhibits migration of ovarian carcinoma cells by inhibiting the phosphorylation of Src and FAK". Oncology Letters 9, no. 2 (2015): 629-633. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2014.2771
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