Baicalin suppresses the progression of Type 2 diabetes-induced liver tumor through regulating METTL3/m(6)A/HKDC1 axis and downstream p-JAK2/STAT1/clevaged Capase3 pathway
单位:[a]Department of General Surgery, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Key Laboratory of Cancer Invasion and Metastasis Research & National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases, Xi-Cheng District, Beijing 100050, China临床科室国家中心普外分中心普外五科(综合普外科)肿瘤中心首都医科大学附属北京友谊医院[b]Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Haidian District, Beijing 100193, China[c]School of Food and Health, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, China
Background: Epidemiological and clinical evidence suggests that diabetes increases the risk of liver cancer. Although the co-occurrence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and liver cancer is becoming more frequent, the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Even though baicalin, extensively used in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), can control T2D and inhibit liver cancer separately, minimal research is available regarding its possible effect on T2D-induced liver cancer. Thus, in the present study, we aimed to investigate the role of baicalin in T2D-induced hepatocellular cancer, and for the first time, we particularly emphasized the regulation of baicalin in genes RNA m(6)A in hepatocellular cancer. Methods: Here, we constructed a cell culture model under a high concentration of glucose and a T2D-induced liver tumor model to evaluate the in vitro and in vivo role of baicalin in T2D-induced liver cancer progression. After confirming the suppressive effect of baicalin and the HKDC1 antibody on T2D-induced liver tumors, the epigenetic alterations (DNA 5mC and RNA m(6)A) of the baicalin-regulated HKDC1 gene were detected using MS and q-PCR. Next, the METTL3 gene-regulated m(6)A (2854 site) was investigated using SELECT PCR. Finally, the impact of the other three baicalin analogs (baicalein, wogonoside, and wogonin) on tumor inhibition was tested in vivo while verifying the related RNA m(6)A mechanism. Results: The results showed that baicalin and the HKDC1 antibody suppressed T2D-induced liver tumor progression in vitro and in vivo. Furthermore, baicalin significantly inhibited the epigenetic modification (DNA 5mC and RNA m(6)A) of HKDC1 in HepG2 tumors, mainly targeting the RNA m6A site (2854). The m6A-related gene, METTL3, regulated the RNA m(6)A site (2854) of HKDC1, which was also restricted by baicalin. Moreover, the study verified that baicalin regulated the METTL3/HKDC1/JAK2/STAT1/caspase-3 pathway in liver cancer cells when exposed to a high glucose concentration. In addition, the three baicalin analogs were proven to regulate the m(6)A (2854 site) of HKDC1 and suppress T2D-induced liver tumors. Conclusions: The findings of this study revealed that baicalin suppressed T2D-induced liver tumor progression by regulating the METTL3/m(6)A/HKDC1 axis, which might support its potential application for preventing and treating T2D-induced liver cancer.
第一作者单位:[a]Department of General Surgery, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Key Laboratory of Cancer Invasion and Metastasis Research & National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases, Xi-Cheng District, Beijing 100050, China
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Hongpeng Jiang,Qianqian Yao,Yongbo An,et al.Baicalin suppresses the progression of Type 2 diabetes-induced liver tumor through regulating METTL3/m(6)A/HKDC1 axis and downstream p-JAK2/STAT1/clevaged Capase3 pathway[J].PHYTOMEDICINE.2022,94:doi:10.1016/j.phymed.2021.153823.
APA:
Hongpeng Jiang,Qianqian Yao,Yongbo An,Linlin Fan,Jing Wang&Huiying Li.(2022).Baicalin suppresses the progression of Type 2 diabetes-induced liver tumor through regulating METTL3/m(6)A/HKDC1 axis and downstream p-JAK2/STAT1/clevaged Capase3 pathway.PHYTOMEDICINE,94,
MLA:
Hongpeng Jiang,et al."Baicalin suppresses the progression of Type 2 diabetes-induced liver tumor through regulating METTL3/m(6)A/HKDC1 axis and downstream p-JAK2/STAT1/clevaged Capase3 pathway".PHYTOMEDICINE 94.(2022)