A Novel Caffeoylquinic Acid from Lonicera japonica Exerts Cytotoxic Activity by Blocking the YAP-CTGF Signaling Pathway in Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Shen, Wanying1,2,3,4; Wei, Xiaofang1,2,3,4; Li, Yangfang2,3,5; Liu, Chenxiao2,3,5; Ge, Lanlan2,3,5; Yao, Jie2,3,5; Zeng, Xiaobin2,3,5; Tang, Xudong1,4

2023-05-01

10.1007/s43450-023-00397-4

REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE FARMACOGNOSIA-BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACOGNOSY   影响因子和分区

0102-695X

1981-528X

We have purified a novel caffeoylquinic acid named 3,4-di-O-caffeoylquinic acid isobutyl ester from the flower buds of Lonicera japonica Thunb., Caprifoliaceae. However, the biological function of 3,4-di-O-caffeoylquinic acid isobutyl ester is still unknown. Here, we found that 3,4-di-O-caffeoylquinic acid isobutyl ester effectively inhibited the proliferation and migration of hepatocellular carcinoma cells, and it displayed less toxicity to a normal liver cell line. Mechanistic studies showed that 3,4-di-O-caffeoylquinic acid isobutyl ester diminished the expression of YAP at the mRNA level. Overexpression of YAP significantly rescued HepG2 cells from the 3,4-di-O-caffeoylquinic acid isobutyl ester-induced suppression of proliferation and migration. Furthermore, the YAP downstream target gene CTGF was significantly repressed upon 3,4-di-O-caffeoylquinic acid isobutyl ester treatment, which was ameliorated by YAP overexpression. In addition, 3,4-di-O-caffeoylquinic acid isobutyl ester decreased the expression of ss-catenin as well as CDK4/6. Collectively, 3,4-di-O-caffeoylquinic acid isobutyl ester exerts antihepatocellular carcinoma activity by inhibiting the YAP-CTGF pathway which controls the proliferation and migration of hepatocellular carcinoma cells. The Wnt/ss-catenin pathway might be another pathway by which 3,4-di-O-caffeoylquinic acid isobutyl ester exerts antihepatocellular carcinoma activity. As a novel natural compound, 3,4-di-O-caffeoylquinic acid isobutyl ester might be a promising agent for hepatocellular carcinoma therapy.

New drug Chinese herbal medicines Primary liver cancers In vitro The Hippo signaling pathway The Wnt signaling pathway

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National Natural Science Foundation of China["81903760","82204682"] ; Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research[2021A1515110841] ; Shenzhen Science and Technology Program["JCYJ20210324113003007","JCYJ20190806151816859"]

Pharmacology & Pharmacy

Chemistry, Medicinal ; Pharmacology & Pharmacy

WOS:001000199100001

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1.Gansu Univ Chinese Med, Coll Pharm, Lanzhou, Peoples R China
2.Jinan Univ, Shenzhen Peoples Hosp, Ctr Lab Longhua Branch, Dept Infect Dis,Clin Med Coll 2, Shenzhen, Guangdong, Peoples R China
3.Southern Univ Sci & Technol, Affiliated Hosp 1, Shenzhen, Guangdong, Peoples R China
4.Res Inst Tsinghua Univ, Key Lab Innovat Tradit Chinese Med & Nat Med, Shenzhen, Guangdong, Peoples R China
5.Jinan Univ, Ctr Lab Longhua Branch, Dept Infect Dis,Shenzhen Peoples Hosp, 2nd Clin Med Coll, Shenzhen, Guangdong, Peoples R China

Shen, Wanying,Wei, Xiaofang,Li, Yangfang,et al. A Novel Caffeoylquinic Acid from Lonicera japonica Exerts Cytotoxic Activity by Blocking the YAP-CTGF Signaling Pathway in Hepatocellular Carcinoma[J]. REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE FARMACOGNOSIA-BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACOGNOSY,2023,33(4).

Shen, Wanying.,Wei, Xiaofang.,Li, Yangfang.,Liu, Chenxiao.,Ge, Lanlan.,...&Tang, Xudong.(2023).A Novel Caffeoylquinic Acid from Lonicera japonica Exerts Cytotoxic Activity by Blocking the YAP-CTGF Signaling Pathway in Hepatocellular Carcinoma.REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE FARMACOGNOSIA-BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACOGNOSY,33(4).

Shen, Wanying,et al."A Novel Caffeoylquinic Acid from Lonicera japonica Exerts Cytotoxic Activity by Blocking the YAP-CTGF Signaling Pathway in Hepatocellular Carcinoma".REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE FARMACOGNOSIA-BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACOGNOSY 33.4(2023).