title: Antiangiogenic activity of beta-eudesmol in vitro and in vivo.
abstract: Abnormal angiogenesis is implicated in various diseases including cancer and diabetic retinopathy. In this study, we examined the effect of beta-eudesmol, a sesquiterpenoid alcohol isolated from Atractylodes lancea rhizome, on angiogenesis in vitro and in vivo. Proliferation of porcine brain microvascular endothelial cells and human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) was inhibited by beta-eudesmol (50-100 microM). It also inhibited the HUVEC migration stimulated by basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) and the tube formation by HUVEC in Matrigel. beta-eudesmol (100 microM) blocked the phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) 1/2 induced by bFGF or vascular endothelial growth factor. Furthermore, beta-eudesmol significantly inhibited angiogenesis in subcutaneously implanted Matrigel plugs in mice and in adjuvant-induced granuloma in mice. These results indicate that beta-eudesmol inhibits angiogenesis, at least in part, through the blockade of the ERK signaling pathway. We considered that beta-eudesmol may aid the development of drugs to treat angiogenic diseases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama 930-0194, Japan. htsuneki@ms.toyama-mpu.ac.jp
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tsuneki
authors.forename: En-Long
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Shinjiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: Naoto
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sekizaki
authors.forename: Kouji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Maekawa
authors.forename: Toshiyasu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sasaoka
authors.forename: Min-Wei
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Ikuko
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kimura
mesh_terms: D020533:Angiogenesis Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D001253:Astrocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects; D002448:Cell Adhesion / Q000187:drug effects; D002465:Cell Movement / Q000187:drug effects; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003094:Collagen / Q000378:metabolism; D004247:DNA / Q000096:biosynthesis; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004338:Drug Combinations; D042783:Endothelial Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D016222:Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 / Q000494:pharmacology; D005353:Fibronectins / Q000378:metabolism; D006099:Granuloma / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D007797:Laminin / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D032389:Myocytes, Smooth Muscle / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic / Q000517:prevention & control; D018919:Neovascularization, Physiologic / Q000187:drug effects; D010766:Phosphorylation / Q000187:drug effects; D011509:Proteoglycans / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D045787:Sesquiterpenes, Eudesmane / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013552:Swine; D013792:Thalidomide / Q000494:pharmacology; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D020533:Angiogenesis Inhibitors; D004338:Drug Combinations; D005353:Fibronectins; D007797:Laminin; D011509:Proteoglycans; D045787:Sesquiterpenes, Eudesmane; D016222:Fibroblast Growth Factor 2; C059485:matrigel; C051082:beta-eudesmol; D013792:Thalidomide; D003094:Collagen; D004247:DNA; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases