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  3. Synergistic Combination of the Total Steroidal Saponins from the Berries of Black Nightshade and Adriamycin to Overcome Leukemia Multidrug Resistance

Synergistic Combination of the Total Steroidal Saponins from the Berries of Black Nightshade and Adriamycin to Overcome Leukemia Multidrug Resistance

  • J Agric Food Chem. 2023 Feb 8. doi: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c07740.
Siyu Wang 1 2,  Lutong Wang 1 2,  Jingwen Xu 1 2,  Yihai Wang 1 2,  Limin Xiang 1 2,  Xiangjiu He 1 2
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Affiliations

  • 1 School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
  • 2 Guangdong Engineering Research Center for Lead Compounds & Drug Discovery, Guangzhou 510006, China.
PMID: 36752041 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c07740
Abstract

The berries of black nightshade (Solanum nigrum L.) are consumed as a favorite fruit in some regions and have been reported to possess a range of biological activities. Previous studies have found that the steroidal saponins from the berries of S. nigrum (SN) showed potential antileukemic activity, although the underlying mechanism remains to be revealed. This study investigated the effects and mechanisms of SN in combination with adriamycin to reverse leukemia multidrug resistance in vivo and in vitro. The results indicated that the combination of SN and adriamycin displayed enhanced suppression ability both in vitro and in vivo by the modulation of drug efflux proteins. Further study revealed that SN and adriamycin co-treatment induced cell Apoptosis in K562/ADR cells through Caspase pathways and Autophagy through the PI3K/Akt/mTOR and MAPK signaling pathway. This study provides a new prospect of the berries of black nightshade in multidrug resistance therapy of Cancer.

Keywords

Solanum nigrum L.; black nightshade; leukemia; multidrug resistance reversal effect; total steroidal saponins.

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