title: Anti-angiogenic effect of silymarin on colon cancer LoVo cell line.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study was designed to evaluate the anti-angiogenic effect of silymarin (SM) and its major pure component silibinin (SB), and also thalidomide (TH).
  
  
  METHODS
  A modified in vitro system using a coculture of endothelial (EA.hy 926) and colon cancer (LoVo) cell lines was adopted in this study.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In cytotoxicity assay, SM/SB/TH concentrations causing 20% (IC(20)) inhibition of cellular growth were 41.8 microg/ml/0.22 mM/0.088 mM for EA.hy 926 cells, and 16.1 microg/ml/0.12 mM/0.099 mM for LoVo cells, respectively. All 3 drugs showed concentration dependent inhibition of migration and differentiation assay. The IC(50) inhibiting chemotaxis migration of EA.hy 926 towards LoVo by SM/SB/TH was 1.15 microg/ml/0.66 microM/1.98 microM, respectively. In differentiation assay, SM/SB/TH inhibited in vitro capillary tube formation by 50% at 1.25 microg/ml/2.6 micro/6.3 microM, respectively. In an analysis of vascular endothelial growth factor secreted by LoVo cells, SM/SB/TH decreased 50% secretion at 6.52 microg/ml/6.6 microM/131.7 microM, respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  SM/SB has a strong anti-angiogenesis effect on the colon cancer cell line, and this might provide an alternative treatment option for anti-cancer treatment.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Clinical, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors.forename: Shung-Haur
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Jen-Kou
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Wei-Shone
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Jen-Hwey
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Chiu
mesh_terms: D020533:Angiogenesis Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects; D002465:Cell Movement / Q000187:drug effects; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D016228:Endothelial Growth Factors / Q000032:analysis; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D036341:Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D008222:Lymphokines / Q000032:analysis; D000077385:Silybin; D012838:Silymarin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013792:Thalidomide / Q000494:pharmacology; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured / Q000187:drug effects; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A; D042442:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factors
chemical_list: D020533:Angiogenesis Inhibitors; D016228:Endothelial Growth Factors; D036341:Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D008222:Lymphokines; D012838:Silymarin; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A; D042442:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factors; D000077385:Silybin; D013792:Thalidomide