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Network Pharmacology Research and Dual-omic Analyses Reveal the Molecular Mechanism of Natural Product Nodosin Inhibiting Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer in Vitro and in Vivo

  • J Nat Prod. 2022 Aug 26;85(8):2006-2017. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.2c00400.
Xiaopeng Hao 1 2 Huixia Fan 2 Jian Yang 3 Jinfu Tang 3 Junhui Zhou 3 Yuyang Zhao 3 Luqi Huang 1 3 Yong Xia 2
Affiliations

Affiliations

  • 1 School of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, Henan 450008, China.
  • 2 Key Laboratory of Precision Oncology of Shandong Higher Education, Institute of Precision Medicine, Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong 272067, China.
  • 3 State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Dao-di Herbs, National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.
Abstract

Bladder Cancer, specifically, muscle-invasive bladder Cancer (MIBC), is among the most common malignant tumors. Patients with MIBC who cannot tolerate standard drugs require novel treatments. Targeting Apoptosis may help treat Cancer, which may be achieved with the use of some Natural Products. Nodosin, found in Isodon serra (Maxim.) Kudo (known as Xihuangcao), may inhibit bladder Cancer cells. Transcriptomics and proteomics dual-omic analyses revealed the network pharmacological mechanism: (1) blocking the S phase by up-regulating RPA2, CLSPN, MDC1, PDCD2L, and E2F6 gene expressions, suppressing Cancer cell proliferation; (2) inducing Apoptosis and Autophagy and restraining Ferroptosis by up-regulating HMOX1, G0S2, SQSTM1, FTL, SLC7A11, and AIFM2 gene expressions; (3) preventing Cancer cell migration by down-regulating NEXN, LIMA1, CFL2, PALLD, and ITGA3 gene expressions. In vivo, nodosin inhibited bladder Cancer cell growth in a model of xenograft tumor in nude mice. This study is the first to report basic research findings on the network pharmacological mechanism of cytotoxicity of bladder Cancer cells by nodosin, providing novel evidence for the application of nodosin in the field of oncology; however, other mechanisms may be involved in the effects of nodosin for further research. These findings provide a foundation for the development of novel MIBC drugs.

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