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ArticlePloS one2014

Neem leaf glycoprotein prophylaxis transduces immune dependent stop signal for tumor angiogenic switch within tumor microenvironment.

Saptak Banerjee, Tithi Ghosh, Subhasis Barik, Arnab Das, Sarbari Ghosh, Avishek Bhuniya, Anamika Bose, Rathindranath Baral

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Article in PloS one, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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17citing papers in PubMed
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 44 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Saptak BanerjeeDepartment of Immunoregulation and Immunodiagnostics, Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute (CNCI), Kolkata, India.
Tithi GhoshDepartment of Immunoregulation and Immunodiagnostics, Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute (CNCI), Kolkata, India.
Subhasis BarikDepartment of Immunoregulation and Immunodiagnostics, Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute (CNCI), Kolkata, India.
Arnab DasDepartment of Immunoregulation and Immunodiagnostics, Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute (CNCI), Kolkata, India.
Sarbari GhoshDepartment of Immunoregulation and Immunodiagnostics, Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute (CNCI), Kolkata, India.
Avishek BhuniyaDepartment of Immunoregulation and Immunodiagnostics, Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute (CNCI), Kolkata, India.
Anamika BoseDepartment of Immunoregulation and Immunodiagnostics, Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute (CNCI), Kolkata, India.
Rathindranath BaralDepartment of Immunoregulation and Immunodiagnostics, Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute (CNCI), Kolkata, India.
Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute · IN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We have reported that prophylactic as well as therapeutic administration of neem leaf glycoprotein (NLGP) induces significant restriction of solid tumor growth in mice. Here, we investigate whether the effect of such pretreatment (25µg/mice; weekly, 4 times) benefits regulation of tumor angiogenesis, an obligate factor for tumor progression. We show that NLGP pretreatment results in vascular normalization in melanoma and carcinoma bearing mice along with downregulation of CD31, VEGF and VEGFR2. NLGP pretreatment facilitates profound infiltration of CD8+ T cells within tumor parenchyma, which subsequently regulates VEGF-VEGFR2 signaling in CD31+ vascular endothelial cells to prevent aberrant neovascularization. Pericyte stabilization, VEGF dependent inhibition of VEC proliferation and subsequent vascular normalization are also experienced. Studies in immune compromised mice confirmed that these vascular and intratumoral changes in angiogenic profile are dependent upon active adoptive immunity particularly those mediated by CD8+ T cells. Accumulated evidences suggest that NLGP regulated immunomodulation is active in tumor growth restriction and normalization of tumor angiogenesis as well, thereby, signifying its clinical translation.

Indexed as

Gene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticAnimalsAzadirachtaCarcinoma, Ehrlich TumorCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesFemaleGlycoproteinsMelanoma, ExperimentalMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMicroscopy, FluorescenceNeovascularization, PathologicPericytesPlatelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1Tumor MicroenvironmentVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AGlycoproteinsKdr protein, mousePlatelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2

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PMID25391149
PMCPMC4229107
OpenAlexW2000394633

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