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ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2013

The Methanol Extract of Angelica sinensis Induces Cell Apoptosis and Suppresses Tumor Growth in Human Malignant Brain Tumors.

Yu-Ling Lin, Wen-Lin Lai, Horng-Jyh Harn, Pei-Hsiu Hung, Ming-Chang Hsieh, Kai-Fu Chang, Xiao-Fan Huang, Kuang-Wen Liao, Ming-Shih Lee, Nu-Man Tsai

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Article in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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10 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Yu-Ling LinCollege of Biological Science and Technology, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan ; Center for Bioinformatics Research, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan.
Wen-Lin Lai
Horng-Jyh Harn
Pei-Hsiu Hung
Ming-Chang Hsieh
Kai-Fu Chang
Xiao-Fan Huang
Kuang-Wen Liao
Ming-Shih Lee
Nu-Man Tsai
Chung Shan Medical University Hospital · TWChung Shan Medical University · TWNational Yang Ming Chiao Tung University · TWChina Medical University · TWDayeh University · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is a highly vascularized and invasive neoplasm. The methanol extract of Angelica sinensis (AS-M) is commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat several diseases, such as gastric mucosal damage, hepatic injury, menopausal symptoms, and chronic glomerulonephritis. AS-M also displays potency in suppressing the growth of malignant brain tumor cells. The growth suppression of malignant brain tumor cells by AS-M results from cell cycle arrest and apoptosis. AS-M upregulates expression of cyclin kinase inhibitors, including p16, to decrease the phosphorylation of Rb proteins, resulting in arrest at the G0-G1 phase. The expression of the p53 protein is increased by AS-M and correlates with activation of apoptosis-associated proteins. Therefore, the apoptosis of cancer cells induced by AS-M may be triggered through the p53 pathway. In in vivo studies, AS-M not only suppresses the growth of human malignant brain tumors but also significantly prolongs patient survival. In addition, AS-M has potent anticancer effects involving cell cycle arrest, apoptosis, and antiangiogenesis. The in vitro and in vivo anticancer effects of AS-M indicate that this extract warrants further investigation and potential development as a new antibrain tumor agent, providing new hope for the chemotherapy of malignant brain cancer.

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