title: Anti-angiogenic property of edible berries.
abstract: Recent studies show that edible berries may have potent chemopreventive properties. Anti-angiogenic approaches to prevent and treat cancer represent a priority area in investigative tumor biology. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) plays a crucial role for the vascularization of tumors. The vasculature in adult skin remains normally quiescent. However, skin retains the capacity for brisk initiation of angiogenesis during inflammatory skin diseases such as psoriasis and skin cancers. We sought to test the effects of multiple berry extracts on inducible VEGF expression by human HaCaT keratinocytes. Six berry extracts (wild blueberry, bilberry, cranberry, elderberry, raspberry seed, and strawberry) and a grape seed proanthocyanidin extract (GSPE) were studied. The extracts and uptake of their constituents by HaCaT were studied using a multi-channel HPLC-CoulArray approach. Antioxidant activity of the extracts was determined by ORAC. Cranberry, elderberry and raspberry seed samples were observed to possess comparable ORAC values. The antioxidant capacity of these samples was significantly lower than that of the other samples studied. The ORAC values of strawberry powder and GSPE were higher than cranberry, elderberry or raspberry seed but significantly lower than the other samples studied. Wild bilberry and blueberry extracts possessed the highest ORAC values. Each of the berry samples studied significantly inhibited both H2O2 as well as TNF alpha induced VEGF expression by the human keratinocytes. This effect was not shared by other antioxidants such as alpha-tocopherol or GSPE but was commonly shared by pure flavonoids. Matrigel assay using human dermal microvascular endothelial cells showed that edible berries impair angiogenesis.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Department of Surgery, 512 Heart and Lung Research Institute, Ohio State University Medical Center, 473 W. 12th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
authors.forename: Sashwati
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Roy
authors.forename: Savita
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khanna
authors.forename: Helaine M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Alessio
authors.forename: Jelena
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vider
authors.forename: Debasis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bagchi
authors.forename: Manashi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bagchi
authors.forename: Chandan K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Sen
mesh_terms: D020533:Angiogenesis Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000872:Anthocyanins / Q000494:pharmacology; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D003094:Collagen / Q000737:chemistry; D004338:Drug Combinations; D016228:Endothelial Growth Factors / Q000378:metabolism; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000378:metabolism; D005638:Fruit; D006801:Humans; D036341:Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D015603:Keratinocytes / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D007797:Laminin / Q000737:chemistry; D008222:Lymphokines / Q000378:metabolism; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic; D044945:Proanthocyanidins; D011509:Proteoglycans / Q000737:chemistry; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000378:metabolism; D012639:Seeds / Q000737:chemistry; D012867:Skin / Q000378:metabolism; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A; D042442:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factors; D027843:Vitis / Q000737:chemistry; D024502:alpha-Tocopherol / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D020533:Angiogenesis Inhibitors; D000872:Anthocyanins; D000975:Antioxidants; D004338:Drug Combinations; D016228:Endothelial Growth Factors; D036341:Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D007797:Laminin; D008222:Lymphokines; D044945:Proanthocyanidins; D011509:Proteoglycans; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A; D042442:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factors; C059485:matrigel; C013221:proanthocyanidin; D003094:Collagen; D024502:alpha-Tocopherol