ArticleFrontiers in pharmacology2020
Celastrol Suppresses Glioma Vasculogenic Mimicry Formation and Angiogenesis by Blocking the PI3K/Akt/mTOR Signaling Pathway.
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- Nrf2-mediated mechanistic pathways of celastrol nephroprotection: disrupting the oxidative-inflammatory-apoptotic axis in cypermethrin toxicity.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025Article
- Celastrol Inhibits Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus Replication by Promoting ROS-Mediated Apoptosis.Transboundary and emerging diseases · 2025Article
- Targeted Delivery of Celastrol by GA-Modified Liposomal Calcium Carbonate Nanoparticles to Enhance Antitumor Efficacy Against Breast Cancer.Pharmaceutics · 2024Article
- Interference of FZD2 suppresses proliferation, vasculogenic mimicry and stemness in glioma cells via blocking the Notch/NF‑κB signaling pathway.Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2024Article
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- Degradation-Based Protein Profiling: A Case Study of Celastrol.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2024Article
- LAMC2 regulates the proliferation, invasion, and metastasis of gastric cancer via PI3K/Akt signaling pathway.Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 2024Article
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Abstract
Angiogenesis and vasculogenic mimicry (VM) are thought to be the predominant processes ensuring tumor blood supply during the growth and metastasis of glioblastoma (GBM). Celastrol has potential anti-glioma effects, however the mechanisms underlying these effects remain unclarified. Recent studies have shown that the PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling pathway is closely related to angiogenesis and VM formation. In the present study, we have demonstrated, for the first time, that celastrol eliminated VM formation by blocking this signaling pathway in glioma cells. By the treatment of celastrol, tumor growth was suppressed, tight junction and basal lamina structures in tumor microvasculature were disarranged in U87 glioma orthotopic xenografts in nude mice. Periodic acid Schiff (PAS)-CD31 staining revealed that celastrol inhibited both VM and angiogenesis in tumor tissues. Additionally, celastrol reduced the expression levels of the angiogenesis-related proteins CD31, vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR) 2, angiopoietin (Ang) 2 and VEGFA, VM-related proteins ephrin type-A receptor (EphA) 2, and vascular endothelial (VE)-cadherin. Hypoxia inducible factor (HIF)-1α, phosphorylated PI3K, Akt, and mTOR were also downregulated by treatment with celastrol.
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