title: [Inhibitory effect of taspine on mouse S180 sarcoma and its mechanism].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the inhibition effect of taspine on mouse S180 sarcoma and its mechanism.
  
  
  METHODS
  The mouse S180 sarcoma model was established and used to observe the antitumor activity of taspine. The microvessel density and protein expressing of the VEGF, bFGF, Bcl-2 and Bax in the tumor were measured by immunohistochemistry.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Taspine showed antitumor activity on the mouse S180 sarcoma in a good dose-dependent manner. The inhibition rates on tumor of taspine at low, middle and high concentrations were 39.08% , 43.99% and 48.60%, respectively. The microvessel density and protein expressing of the VEGF, bFGF, Bcl-2 and Bax in the tumor were decreased compared with the negative control. The ratio of Bax to Bcl-2 was increased.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Taspine has antitumor effect on the S180 sarcoma, and the mechanism may be through the way of decreasing the expressing of the VEGF, bFGF, Bcl-2 and Bax and inducing the vascular endothelial cell apoptosis.
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi' an 710061, China.
authors.forename: Yan-Min
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Lang-Chong
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Hong-Ying
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000470:Alkaloids / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000818:Animals; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D028141:Berberidaceae / Q000737:chemistry; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D016222:Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic / Q000378:metabolism / Q000517:prevention & control; D008517:Phytotherapy; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000737:chemistry; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 / Q000378:metabolism; D012510:Sarcoma 180 / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A / Q000378:metabolism; D051028:bcl-2-Associated X Protein / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000470:Alkaloids; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A; D051028:bcl-2-Associated X Protein; D016222:Fibroblast Growth Factor 2; C018394:taspine