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Aqueous extracts of Sanghuangporus vaninii induce S‑phase arrest and apoptosis in human melanoma A375 cells

  • Authors:
    • Taihen Yu
    • Shi Zhong
    • Yuqing Sun
    • Haiyan Sun
    • Weiguo Chen
    • Yougui Li
    • Jianxun Zhu
    • Longxi Lu
    • Jinxi Huo
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  • Published online on: June 30, 2021     https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2021.12889
  • Article Number: 628
  • Copyright: © Yu et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

Sanghuangporus vaninii, also called ‘Sanghuang’ mushroom in Chinese, has various medicinal uses, but its effects on human melanoma cells have not been reported. The present study investigated the inhibitory ability and potential anticancer mechanism of the aqueous extracts of S. vaninii (SH). The results revealed that SH inhibited the proliferation of A375 human melanoma cells in a dose‑dependent manner, and flow cytometry analysis suggested that SH induced A375 cell cycle arrest at S phase and apoptosis. Reverse transcription‑quantitative PCR, western blotting and immunofluorescence analyses indicated that SH induced S‑phase arrest by upregulating p21 expression, and p21 inhibited the expression of cyclin‑cyclin‑dependent kinases complexes at both the RNA and protein levels. In addition, SH induced apoptosis of A375 cells by inhibiting the expression levels of the anti‑apoptosis gene Bcl‑2. Therefore, the results suggested that SH may be a potential candidate for the treatment of human melanoma, thus providing new ideas for developing drugs that target melanoma.
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Yu T, Zhong S, Sun Y, Sun H, Chen W, Li Y, Zhu J, Lu L and Huo J: Aqueous extracts of <em>Sanghuangporus vaninii</em> induce S‑phase arrest and apoptosis in human melanoma A375 cells. Oncol Lett 22: 628, 2021
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Yu, T., Zhong, S., Sun, Y., Sun, H., Chen, W., Li, Y. ... Huo, J. (2021). Aqueous extracts of <em>Sanghuangporus vaninii</em> induce S‑phase arrest and apoptosis in human melanoma A375 cells. Oncology Letters, 22, 628. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2021.12889
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Yu, T., Zhong, S., Sun, Y., Sun, H., Chen, W., Li, Y., Zhu, J., Lu, L., Huo, J."Aqueous extracts of <em>Sanghuangporus vaninii</em> induce S‑phase arrest and apoptosis in human melanoma A375 cells". Oncology Letters 22.2 (2021): 628.
Chicago
Yu, T., Zhong, S., Sun, Y., Sun, H., Chen, W., Li, Y., Zhu, J., Lu, L., Huo, J."Aqueous extracts of <em>Sanghuangporus vaninii</em> induce S‑phase arrest and apoptosis in human melanoma A375 cells". Oncology Letters 22, no. 2 (2021): 628. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2021.12889