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| author | Khamineh, Yasaman Panahi-Alanagh, Sanaz Zolghadri, Samaneh Mavaddatiyan, Laleh Ryszkiel, Ireneusz Stanek, Agata Talkhabi, Mahmood |
| author_facet | Khamineh, Yasaman Panahi-Alanagh, Sanaz Zolghadri, Samaneh Mavaddatiyan, Laleh Ryszkiel, Ireneusz Stanek, Agata Talkhabi, Mahmood Khamineh, Yasaman Panahi-Alanagh, Sanaz Zolghadri, Samaneh Mavaddatiyan, Laleh Ryszkiel, Ireneusz Stanek, Agata Talkhabi, Mahmood |
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| contents | Effects of N-Acetylcysteine and Alpha-Ketoglutarate on OVCAR3 Ovarian Cancer Cells: Insights from Integrative Bioinformatics and Experimental Validation. Khamineh, Yasaman Panahi-Alanagh, Sanaz Zolghadri, Samaneh Mavaddatiyan, Laleh Ryszkiel, Ireneusz Stanek, Agata Talkhabi, Mahmood Humans Female Ovarian Neoplasms Acetylcysteine Ketoglutaric Acids Cell Line, Tumor Cell Movement Apoptosis Computational Biology Cell Survival Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic Protein Interaction Maps Cell Proliferation Ovarian cancer remains one of the leading causes of cancer-related mortality among women, underscoring the need for novel combination strategies that effectively inhibit tumor cell growth while limiting adverse effects. N-acetylcysteine (NAC) and alpha-ketoglutarate (AKG) are biologically active compounds with reported anticancer properties; however, their combined effects in ovarian cancer are not well characterized. In this study, we applied an integrative approach combining network pharmacology analysis with in vitro experiments to investigate the effects of NAC and AKG on OVCAR3 ovarian cancer cells. Common molecular targets of NAC and AKG were identified by intersecting predicted compound targets with ovarian cancer-associated genes, followed by protein-protein interaction network construction and Gene Ontology and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathway enrichment analyses. Experimental validation assessed the effects of NAC and AKG, alone and in combination, on cell viability, apoptosis, migration, and clonogenic capacity. Network analysis identified 70 shared target genes enriched in pathways related to apoptosis, cellular stress responses, and cell migration. In vitro experiments demonstrated that combined treatment with NAC (10 mM) and AKG (100 µM) significantly reduced cell viability, increased apoptotic cell death, and markedly suppressed cell migration and colony formation compared with single-agent treatments. Overall, these findings indicate that the combination of NAC and AKG exerts enhanced inhibitory effects on ovarian cancer cell growth and motility in vitro. |
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| spellingShingle | Effects of N-Acetylcysteine and Alpha-Ketoglutarate on OVCAR3 Ovarian Cancer Cells: Insights from Integrative Bioinformatics and Experimental Validation. Khamineh, Yasaman Panahi-Alanagh, Sanaz Zolghadri, Samaneh Mavaddatiyan, Laleh Ryszkiel, Ireneusz Stanek, Agata Talkhabi, Mahmood Humans Female Ovarian Neoplasms Acetylcysteine Ketoglutaric Acids Cell Line, Tumor Cell Movement Apoptosis Computational Biology Cell Survival Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic Protein Interaction Maps Cell Proliferation Effects of N-Acetylcysteine and Alpha-Ketoglutarate on OVCAR3 Ovarian Cancer Cells: Insights from Integrative Bioinformatics and Experimental Validation. Khamineh, Yasaman Panahi-Alanagh, Sanaz Zolghadri, Samaneh Mavaddatiyan, Laleh Ryszkiel, Ireneusz Stanek, Agata Talkhabi, Mahmood Humans Female Ovarian Neoplasms Acetylcysteine Ketoglutaric Acids Cell Line, Tumor Cell Movement Apoptosis Computational Biology Cell Survival Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic Protein Interaction Maps Cell Proliferation Ovarian cancer remains one of the leading causes of cancer-related mortality among women, underscoring the need for novel combination strategies that effectively inhibit tumor cell growth while limiting adverse effects. N-acetylcysteine (NAC) and alpha-ketoglutarate (AKG) are biologically active compounds with reported anticancer properties; however, their combined effects in ovarian cancer are not well characterized. In this study, we applied an integrative approach combining network pharmacology analysis with in vitro experiments to investigate the effects of NAC and AKG on OVCAR3 ovarian cancer cells. Common molecular targets of NAC and AKG were identified by intersecting predicted compound targets with ovarian cancer-associated genes, followed by protein-protein interaction network construction and Gene Ontology and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathway enrichment analyses. Experimental validation assessed the effects of NAC and AKG, alone and in combination, on cell viability, apoptosis, migration, and clonogenic capacity. Network analysis identified 70 shared target genes enriched in pathways related to apoptosis, cellular stress responses, and cell migration. In vitro experiments demonstrated that combined treatment with NAC (10 mM) and AKG (100 µM) significantly reduced cell viability, increased apoptotic cell death, and markedly suppressed cell migration and colony formation compared with single-agent treatments. Overall, these findings indicate that the combination of NAC and AKG exerts enhanced inhibitory effects on ovarian cancer cell growth and motility in vitro. |
| title | Effects of N-Acetylcysteine and Alpha-Ketoglutarate on OVCAR3 Ovarian Cancer Cells: Insights from Integrative Bioinformatics and Experimental Validation. |
| topic | Humans Female Ovarian Neoplasms Acetylcysteine Ketoglutaric Acids Cell Line, Tumor Cell Movement Apoptosis Computational Biology Cell Survival Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic Protein Interaction Maps Cell Proliferation |
| url | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41677644/ |