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Sesquiterpenes α-humulene and β-caryophyllene oxide enhance the efficacy of 5-fluorouracil and oxaliplatin in colon cancer cells
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The present study is designed to find out if sesquiterpenes, α-humulene (HUM), valencene (VAL), β-caryphyllene-oxide (CAO) and trans-nerolidol (NER), are able to improve the antiproliferative effect of classical cytostatic drugs, 5-fluorouracil (FU) and oxaliplatin (1,2-diaminocyclohexaneoxalato-platinum, OxPt), in colon cancer cell lines Caco-2 and SW-620. In addition, the possible mechanisms of sesquiterpene action are studied. The results show significant ability of HUM and especially of CAO to enhance the anti-proliferative effects of FU and OxPt in cancer cell lines Caco-2 and SW-620. On the other hand, VAL and NER are ineffective. The action of CAO could be partly based on its ability to disrupt the mitochondrial membrane potential and to activate initiator caspases, but other mechanisms are probably also involved. Based on these results, CAO seems to have the potential for combination therapy of colon cancers and deserves further study.
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- Authors
- Ambrož, M., Šmatová, M., Šadibolová, M., Pospíšilová, E., Hadravská, P., Kašparová, M., Skarková, V. H., Králová, V., & Skálová, L.
- Affiliations
- Charles University (CZ)
- Corresponding author
- Skálová, Lenka
- ORCID
- Venue
- Acta Pharmaceutica
- Publisher
- Walter de Gruyter GmbH
- Published
- 2018-12-07
- Volume
- 69
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 121-128
- ISSN
- 1330-0075 (ISSN-L)
- 1846-9558
- OpenAlex
- W2905047533
- Cited by
- 52
- References
- 13
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 10 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 3
- FWCI
- 1.51
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Acta Pharmaceutica (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- University of Zagreb University Computing Centre (SRCE) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Funders
- Univerzita Karlova v Praze (SVV260416, P303/12/G163)
- Grantová Agentura České Republiky (GBP303/12/G163)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Chemistry › Organic Chemistry › Sesquiterpenes and Asteraceae Studies
- Physical Sciences › Chemistry › Organic Chemistry › Natural product bioactivities and synthesis
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology (medical) › Pharmacological Effects of Medicinal Plants
- Keywords
- sesquiterpenes, α-humulene, caryophyllene oxide, valencene, trans-nerolidol, 5-fluorouracil, oxaliplatin, colon cancer, combination chemotherapy, antiproliferative activity, mitochondrial membrane potential, caspase activation, Caco-2 cells, SW620 cells
- MeSH terms
- Oxaliplatin, Monocyclic Sesquiterpenes, Polycyclic Sesquiterpenes, Colonic Neoplasms, Fluorouracil, Humans, Sesquiterpenes, Caco-2 Cells, Cell Line, Tumor, Cell Proliferation, Membrane Potential, Mitochondrial
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