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Hydroquinidine Demonstrates Remarkable Antineoplastic Effects on Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Cells

Author(s): Mervenur Yavuz and Turan Demircan*

Volume 24, Issue 9, 2024

Published on: 20 September, 2023

Page: [1159 - 1168] Pages: 10

DOI: 10.2174/1566524023666230817115937

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Abstract

Background: Despite recent progress in drug development, lung cancer remains a complex disease that poses a major public health issue worldwide, and new therapeutic strategies are urgently needed because of the failure of standard treatments. Ion channels play a critical role in various cellular processes that regulate cell proliferation, differentiation, and cell death.

Objectives: The potential of ion channel modulators as tumor growth suppressors has been highlighted in recent studies. Therefore, we hypothesized that hydroquinidine (HQ), a previously understudied potassium channel modulator, might have anticarcinogenic activity against A549 cells.

Methods: The anticancer potential of HQ was investigated using various wellestablished in vitro assays.

Results: HQ significantly decreased colony formation and tumorigenicity and exhibited a significant anti-migratory effect in A549 cells. Our results demonstrated that HQ significantly inhibited the growth of cancer cells by decreasing the proliferation rate while increasing cell death. The altered gene expression profile in response to treatment with HQ was consistent with the observed cellular effects. Incubation of cells with HQ resulted in the downregulation of genes involved in cell division and survival, while genes promoting cell cycle arrest and apoptosis were upregulated.

Conclusion: Our findings suggest that HQ has the potential to limit lung cancer growth as a novel potent anticarcinogenic agent. However, more investigations are needed to gain further insight into the mechanism of action of HQ and to evaluate its efficacy in invivo models.

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