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World J Clin Oncol. Jul 24, 2024; 15(7): 895-907
Published online Jul 24, 2024. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v15.i7.895
Parthenolide enhances the metronomic chemotherapy effect of cyclophosphamide in lung cancer by inhibiting the NF-kB signaling pathway
Zheng Cai, Lang Gao, Kai Hu, Qi-Ming Wang
Zheng Cai, Qi-Ming Wang, Department of Internal Medicine, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University & Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou 450008, Henan Province, China
Zheng Cai, Lang Gao, Kai Hu, Department of Oncology, The No. 1 Affiliated Hospital of Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kunming 650021, Yunnan Province, China
Author contributions: Cai Z and Wang QM conceived and designed the experiments; Cai Z, Gao L, Hu K, and Wang QM performed the experiments; Cai Z and Gao L analyzed and interpreted the data; Hu K, and Wang QM contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools; Cai Z wrote original draft; Gao L, Hu K, and Wang QM reviewed and edited draft; All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.
Supported by Joint Funding of Yunnan Ministry of Science and Technology, No. 2019FF002-048; and Beijing Heathco Clinical Oncology Research Foundation, No. Y-Q201802-048.
Institutional animal care and use committee statement: All animal experimental procedures were approved by the ethics committee of the Affiliated Hospital of Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Approval No. DW2022-016) and performed according to the institutional animal care guidelines.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
Data sharing statement: The datasets generated during and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request at qimingwang1006@126.com.
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Corresponding author: Qi-Ming Wang, PhD, Doctor, Department of Internal Medicine, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University & Henan Cancer Hospital, No. 127 Dong Ming Road, Zhengzhou 450008, Henan Province, China. qimingwang1006@126.com
Received: February 26, 2024
Revised: May 11, 2024
Accepted: June 6, 2024
Published online: July 24, 2024
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Our present study found that as a specific inhibitor of NF-kB, Parthenolide can promote the efficiency of cyclophosphamide in lung cancer via inhibiting NF-kB signaling in vitro and in vivo. Our present study will help scientists and clinicians to draw up novel rhythmic chemotherapy strategies.