title: Suppression of tumor-induced angiogenesis by taspine isolated from Radix et Rhizoma Leonticis and its mechanism of action in vitro.
abstract: The present study was to demonstrate the effect of taspine isolated from Radix et Rhizoma Leonticis on tumor angiogenesis and its mechanism of action. The anti-angiogenic effect in vivo was evaluated on chicken chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) neovascularisation model and CAM transplantation tumor model. Taspine exerted inhibitory influence on CAM angiogenesis and the growth and microvessel density (MVD) of CAM transplantation tumor at concentrations of 0.5-2μg/egg. The mechanism was demonstrated through detecting vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) protein secretion by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), as well as mRNA expression of VEGF, Flt-1 and Flk-1/KDR by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). The results showed that taspine down-regulated the VEGF and bFGF secretion in human non-small cell lung cancer cell (A549 cell) and human umbilical vein endothelial cell (HUVEC), and the VEGF and Flk-1/KDR mRNA expression in HUVEC. Additionally, the effect of taspine on HUVEC migration was detected with the method of cell scrape. The result indicated that taspine inhibited HUVEC migration in a dose-dependent manner. These findings suggest that taspine might be a promising candidate as angiogenesis inhibitors.
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Shaanxi Province, China.
authors.forename: Yanmin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Langchong
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Liang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Meng
authors.forename: Wenjuan
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Xuemei
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D000470:Alkaloids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D020533:Angiogenesis Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000098:blood supply / Q000188:drug therapy*; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D002645:Chickens; D049033:Chorioallantoic Membrane / Q000098:blood supply; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D009368:Neoplasm Transplantation; D008517:Phytotherapy; D028321:Plant Preparations / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014471:Umbilical Veins / Q000187:drug effects; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000470:Alkaloids; D020533:Angiogenesis Inhibitors; D028321:Plant Preparations; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A; C018394:taspine