ABSTRACT
Subsequently to the publication of the above paper, the authors have realized that they should have credited a Professor René Csuk [MartinLutherUniversität HalleWittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany] for the use of a compound that his group synthesized in the study. Therefore, the authors wish to include the following text in the Acknowledgements' section of the Declarations: 'The authors are grateful to Professor Rene Csuk, Department of Organic Chemistry, MartinLuther University HalleWittenberg, for providing us with the rhodamine Bconjugated oleanolic acid derivative (RhodOA)'. All the named authors agree to this Corrigendum, and apologize to Professor Csuk for the upset and inconvenience caused. [the original article was published in Oncology Reports 44: 11691183, 2020; DOI: 10.3892/or.2020.7666].
ABSTRACT
Cancer remains a major health problem worldwide due to its high mortality rate. New therapeutic options highlight the importance of discovering new compounds that target the tumor microenvironment, interrupt angiogenesis and act selectively. The present study assessed the antitumor effect and investigated the mechanism of action of a rhodamine Bconjugated oleanolic acid derivative (RhodOA). Consequently, the compound was tested on different human tumor cell lines (A375 melanoma, A549 lung adenocarcinoma and MDAMB231 breast adenocarcinoma) and on a nontumor cell line HaCaT human keratinocyte. RhodOA produced a dosedependent decrease in tumor cell viability especially in the melanoma cells while affecting the keratinocytes less. In melanoma cells, RhodOA reduced cell migration and produced condensation of cell nuclei and of actin fibers. Furthermore, an impairment in melanoma cell mitochondrial function was observed, while the mitochondrial function of keratinocytes was left intact. In the in ovo chorioallantoic membrane model, RhodOA elicited antiangiogenic effect, without showing irritation effect on the membrane. The study provides information on the selective antitumor effect of the derivative and its ability to inhibit cellular respiration, therefore RhodOA can be classified as 'MITOCAN'.