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Carnosic Acid Enhances the Anti-Lung Cancer Effect of Cisplatin by Inhibiting Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells

Carnosic Acid Enhances the Anti-Lung Cancer Effect of Cisplatin by Inhibiting Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells

Wen Liu, Tian-Cong Wu, Dong-Mei Hong, Yue Hu, Ting Fan, Wen-Jie Guo, Qiang Xu

Chin J Nat Med. 2018 Dec;16(12):907-915.

PMID: 30595215

Abstract:

Cisplatin and other platinum-based drugs are used frequently for treatment of lung cancer. However, their clinical performance are usually limited by drug resistance or toxic effects. Carnosic acid, a polyphenolic diterpene isolated from Rosemary (Rosemarinus officinalis), has been reported to have several pharmacological and biological activities. In the present study, the combination effect of cisplatin plus carnosic acid on mouse LLC (Lewis lung cancer) xenografts and possible underlying mechanism of action were examined. LLC-bearing mice were treated with intraperitoneal injection with cisplatin, oral gavage with carnosic acid, or combination with cisplatin and carnosic acid, respectively. Combination of carnosic acid and cisplatin yielded significantly better anti-growth and pro-apoptotic effects on LLC xenografts than drugs alone. Mechanistic study showed that carnosic acid treatment boosted the function of CD8+ T cells as evidenced by higher IFN-γ secretion and higher expression of FasL, perforin as well as granzyme B. In the meantime, the proportion of MDSC (myeloid-derived suppressor cells) in tumor tissues were reduced by carnosic acid treatment and the mRNA levels of iNOS2, Arg-1, and MMP9, which are the functional markers for MDSC, were reduced. In conclusion, our study proved that the functional suppression of MDSC by carnosic acid promoted the lethality of CD8+ T cells, which contributed to the enhancement of anti-lung cancer effect of cisplatin.

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Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP3650097	Carnosic acid		3650-09-7	Price

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