Abstract

BackgroundGastric signet ring cell carcinoma (SRCC) is an aggressive gastric adenocarcinoma with a poor prognosis when diagnosed at an advanced stage. As alternative medicine, two natural supplements (ascorbate (AA) and sodium alpha lipoate (LA)) have been shown to inhibit various cancers with mild side effects.MethodsThese two natural supplements and a series of combinations (AA&LA, AA+LA and LA + AA) were incubated with non-SRCC cells (GPM-1), patient-derived gastric origin SRCC (GPM-2), gastric-origin SRCCs (HSC-39 and KATO-3), human pancreatic (MIA PaCa-2) and ovarian (SKOV-3) cells for evaluating their therapeutic effects. Moreover, these treatments were applied in 3D-cultured organoids to reveal the feasibility of these approaches for in vivo study.ResultsAnalyzing their antioxidant capabilities and dose-response curves, we observed that all four gastric cell lines, including three patient-derived cell lines were sensitive to ascorbate (~ 10 mM). The influence of ascorbate incubation time was studied, with a 16-h incubation found to be optimal for in vitro studies. Moreover, a simultaneous combination of AA and LA (AA&LA) did not significantly inhibit cell proliferation, while prior LA treatment increased the growth inhibition of AA therapy (LA + AA). Anti-cancer efficacy of AA was further confirmed in 3D-cultured SRCC (KATO-3) organoids.ConclusionsThis study highlights the potential of AA and LA + AA in treating gastric origin SRCC, and demonstrates the influence of order in which the drugs are administered.

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