Erschienen in:
07.10.2020 | Short Report
Glochidiol, a natural triterpenoid, exerts its anti-cancer effects by targeting the colchicine binding site of tubulin
verfasst von:
Hongjie Chen, Lijun Miao, Fengxiang Huang, Yali Yu, Qiang Peng, Ying Liu, Xixi Li, Hong Liu
Erschienen in:
Investigational New Drugs
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Ausgabe 2/2021
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Summary
Glochidiol has been shown to have potentially antiproliferative activity in vitro, however its anticancer mechanisms specifically against lung cancer remain unknown. This study aimed to investigate the anti-lung cancer effects of glochidiol in HCC-44 cells in vitro and in vivo. In the present study, glochidiol was found to have potent antiproliferative activity against lung cancer cell lines NCI-H2087, HOP-62, NCI-H520, HCC-44, HARA, EPLC-272H, NCI-H3122, COR-L105 and Calu-6 with IC50 values of 4.12 µM, 2.01 µM, 7.53 µM, 1.62 µM, 4.79 µM, 7.69 µM, 2.36 µM, 6.07 µM and 2.10 µM, respectively. In vivo, glochidiol was found to effectively inhibit lung cancer HCC-44 xenograft tumor growth in nude mice. Docking analysis found that glochidiol forms hydrogen bonds with residues of tubulin. Glochidiol was also found to inhibit tubulin polymerization in vitro with an IC50 value of 2.76 µM. Immunofluorescence staining and EBI competition assay suggest that glochidiol may interact with tubulin by targeting the colchicine binding site. Thus, glochidiol might be a novel colchicine binding site inhibitor with the potential to treat lung cancer.