scholarly journals Endoplasmic reticulum stress promotes autophagy and apoptosis and reverses chemoresistance in human ovarian cancer cells

Oncotarget ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (30) ◽  
pp. 49380-49394 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin-Long Hu ◽  
Xin-Long Hu ◽  
Ai-Ye Guo ◽  
Chao-Jie Wang ◽  
Yi-Yang Wen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ovarian Cancer ◽  
Endoplasmic Reticulum ◽  
Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress ◽  
Cancer Cells ◽  
Ovarian Cancer Cells ◽  
Human Ovarian Cancer

scholarly journals Fucosterol Suppresses the Progression of Human Ovarian Cancer by Inducing Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress

Marine Drugs ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 261 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyocheol Bae ◽  
Jin-Young Lee ◽  
Gwonhwa Song ◽  
Whasun Lim
Keyword(s):  
Ovarian Cancer ◽  
Endoplasmic Reticulum ◽  
Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress ◽  
Cancer Cells ◽  
Cell Cycle Progression ◽  
Xenograft Model ◽  
Tumor Formation ◽  
Ovarian Cancer Cells ◽  
Human Ovarian Cancer ◽  
Anticancer Properties

Ovarian cancer is difficult to diagnose early and has high rates of relapse and mortality. Therefore, the treatment of ovarian cancer needs to be improved. Recently, several studies have been conducted in an attempt to develop anticancer drugs from naturally derived ingredients. Compared to traditional chemotherapy, natural compounds can overcome drug resistance with lower side effects. Fucosterol, a phytosterol present in brown algae, reportedly possesses many bioactive effects, including anticancer properties. However, the anticancer effects of fucosterol in ovarian cancer remain unexplored. Therefore, we investigated the effects of fucosterol on progression in human ovarian cancer cells. Fucosterol inhibited cell proliferation and cell-cycle progression in ovarian cancer cells. Additionally, fucosterol regulated the proliferation-related signaling pathways, the production of reactive oxygen species, mitochondrial function, endoplasmic reticulum stress, angiogenesis, and calcium homeostasis. Moreover, it decreased tumor formation in a zebrafish xenograft model. These results indicate that fucosterol could be used as a potential therapeutic agent in ovarian cancer.

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