
Oxaliplatin (OXA) is a first-line chemotherapeutic drug for the treatment of colorectal cancer (CRC), but acquired drug resistance becomes the main cause of treatment failure. Increasing evidence has shown that some natural components may serve as chemoresistant sensitizers. In this study, we discovered Dihydrotanshinone I (DHTS) through virtual screening using a ligand-based method, and explored its inhibitory effects and the mechanism on OXA-resistant CRC in vitro and in vivo. The results showed that DHTS could effectively inhibit the proliferation of HCT116 and HCT116/OXA resistant cells. DHTS-induced cell apoptosis blocked cell cycle in S and G2/M phases, and enhanced DNA damage of HCT116/OXA cells in a concentration-dependent manner. DHTS also exhibited the obvious inhibition of tumor growth in the HCT116/OXA xenograft model. Mechanistically, DHTS could downregulate the expression of Src homology 2 structural domain protein tyrosine phosphatase (SHP2) and Wnt/β-catenin, as well as conventional drug resistance and apoptosis-related proteins such as multidrug resistance associated proteins (MRP1), P-glycoprotein (P-gp), Bcl-2, and Bcl-xL. Thus, DHTS markedly induces cell apoptosis and inhibits tumor growth in OXA-resistant HCT116 CRC mice models, which can be used as a novel lead compound against OXA-resistant CRC.
Dihydrotanshinone I, Dihydrotanshinone I; CRC; oxaliplatin-resistant; virtual screening; SHP2, Quinones, Organic chemistry, Antineoplastic Agents, Phenanthrenes, virtual screening, Article, CRC, Oxaliplatin, Mice, QD241-441, oxaliplatin-resistant, Drug Resistance, Neoplasm, SHP2, Humans, Animals, Colorectal Neoplasms, Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins, Furans, Cell Proliferation
Dihydrotanshinone I, Dihydrotanshinone I; CRC; oxaliplatin-resistant; virtual screening; SHP2, Quinones, Organic chemistry, Antineoplastic Agents, Phenanthrenes, virtual screening, Article, CRC, Oxaliplatin, Mice, QD241-441, oxaliplatin-resistant, Drug Resistance, Neoplasm, SHP2, Humans, Animals, Colorectal Neoplasms, Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins, Furans, Cell Proliferation
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