An Ingenane-Type Diterpene from Euphorbia kansui Promoted Cell Apoptosis and Macrophage Polarization via the Regulation of PKC Signaling Pathways.

Euphorbia kansui, a toxic Chinese medicine used for more than 2000 years, has the effect of "purging water to promote drinking" and "reducing swelling and dispersing modules". Diterpenes and triterpenes are the main bioactive components of E. kansui. Among them, ingenane-type diterpenes have multiple biological activities as a protein kinase C δ (PKC-δ) activator, which have previously been shown to promote anti-proliferative and pro-apoptotic effects in several human cancer cell lines. However, the activation of PKC subsequently promoted the survival of macrophages. Recently, we found that 13-hydroxyingenol-3-(2,3-dimethylbutanoate)-13-dodecanoate (compound A) from E. kansui showed dual bioactivity, including the inhibition of tumor-cell-line proliferation and regulation of macrophage polarization. This study identifies the possible mechanism of compound A in regulating the polarization state of macrophages, by regulating PKC-δ-extracellular signal regulated kinases (ERK) signaling pathways to exert anti-tumor immunity effects in vitro, which might provide a new treatment method from the perspective of immune cell regulation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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