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Cucurbitacin I inhibits cell migration and invasion and enhances chemosensitivity in colon cancer

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    • Junmin Song
    • Hongxiang Liu
    • Zhen Li
    • Chao Yang
    • Chaojie Wang
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    Affiliations: Department of General Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, P.R. China, Department of Oncology, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou 450003, P.R. China
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Abstract

Colorectal cancers are the third most common types of cancers worldwide. Surgical resection is unable to eliminate tumors completely due to metastasis. A demand for new chemotherapeutic tools exists. In the present study, we examined the chemopreventive potential of cucurbitacin I, a natural component extracted from plants of the Cucurbitaceae family, in the colon cancer cell line COLO205. We hypothesized that cucurbitacin I would prevent colon cancer cell migration and invasion, and sensitize colon cancer cells to chemotherapy. Our data demonstrated that exposure of the COLO205 cells to cucurbitacin I significantly decreased cell viability. Furthermore our data demonstrated for the first time that in the COLO205 cells, cucurbitacin I could suppress the cell migration and invasion, and harbor chemosensitization activity against colon cancer. The anticancer activity of cucurbitacin I was accomplished by downregulating p-STAT3 and MMP-9 expression. Collectively, our results suggest that cucurbitacin I may be a potent adjuvant chemotherapeutic agent for colon cancer with anti-migration, anti-invasion and chemosensitizing activities.
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Song, J., Liu, H., Li, Z., Yang, C., & Wang, C. (2015). Cucurbitacin I inhibits cell migration and invasion and enhances chemosensitivity in colon cancer. Oncology Reports, 33, 1867-1871. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2015.3749
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Song, J., Liu, H., Li, Z., Yang, C., Wang, C."Cucurbitacin I inhibits cell migration and invasion and enhances chemosensitivity in colon cancer". Oncology Reports 33.4 (2015): 1867-1871.
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Song, J., Liu, H., Li, Z., Yang, C., Wang, C."Cucurbitacin I inhibits cell migration and invasion and enhances chemosensitivity in colon cancer". Oncology Reports 33, no. 4 (2015): 1867-1871. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2015.3749
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Song J, Liu H, Li Z, Yang C and Wang C: Cucurbitacin I inhibits cell migration and invasion and enhances chemosensitivity in colon cancer. Oncol Rep 33: 1867-1871, 2015.
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Song, J., Liu, H., Li, Z., Yang, C., & Wang, C. (2015). Cucurbitacin I inhibits cell migration and invasion and enhances chemosensitivity in colon cancer. Oncology Reports, 33, 1867-1871. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2015.3749
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Song, J., Liu, H., Li, Z., Yang, C., Wang, C."Cucurbitacin I inhibits cell migration and invasion and enhances chemosensitivity in colon cancer". Oncology Reports 33.4 (2015): 1867-1871.
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Song, J., Liu, H., Li, Z., Yang, C., Wang, C."Cucurbitacin I inhibits cell migration and invasion and enhances chemosensitivity in colon cancer". Oncology Reports 33, no. 4 (2015): 1867-1871. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2015.3749
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