Astragalus polysaccharides sensitize ovarian cancer stem cells to PARPi by inhibiting mitophagy via PINK1/Parkin signaling

Autor: Qiaohua Peng, Yan Yu, Lele Ye, Songfa Zhang, Yang Li, Xiaoping Hua, Shizhen Shen, Dongxiao Hu, Weiguo Lu
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: iScience, Vol 27, Iss 8, Pp 110376- (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2589-0042
DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.110376
Popis: Summary: Ovarian cancer (OC) remains the most lethal gynecological malignant tumor. PARP inhibitors (PARPi) have significantly improved survival, particularly in patients with OC with BRCA1/2 mutations. However, the majority of patients eventually develop resistance to PARPi. Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are considered the source of drug resistance in cancer. Our study found that the synergistic effect of astragalus polysaccharides (APSs) and PARPi was observed in ovarian cancer stem cells (OCSCs) by decreasing cell viability and self-renewal potential while inducing apoptosis. The present study also demonstrated that OCSCs had increased mitophagy. Furthermore, it was observed that APS in combination with PARPi inhibits mitophagy and downregulates the PINK1 protein level in OCSCs. The overexpression of PINK1 via the pEGFP(+)-PINK1 plasmid resulted in a partial reversal of the increased susceptibility of OCSCs when PARPi were administrated concurrently with APS. In conclusion, APS increases OCSC sensitivity to PARPi by inhibiting mitophagy via the PINK1/Parkin pathway regulation.
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