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ArticleJournal of natural medicines2020

Antiangiogenic effects of AG36, a triterpenoid saponin from Ardisia gigantifolia stapf.

Li-Hua Mu, Li-Hua Wang, Yu-Ning Wang, Ping Liu, Can Yan

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Article in Journal of natural medicines, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Li-Hua Mu *Medical Supplies Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, China.
Li-Hua Wang *Medical Supplies Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, China.
Yu-Ning WangFirst Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, China.
Ping LiuMedical Supplies Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, China. cpi301@163.com.
Can YanDepartment of Basic Theory of Chinese Medicine, School of Pre-Clinical Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510060, China. gzyancan@hotmail.com.
Chinese PLA General Hospital · CNGuangzhou University of Chinese Medicine · CN

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National Natural Science Foundation of China 31370006
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

AG36 is a triterpenoid saponin from Ardisia gigantifolia stapf. Our recent studies proved that AG36 displayed prominent cytotoxicity against breast cancer cells both in vitro and in vivo. However, whether AG36 has antiangiogenic properties is unknown. Therefore, in the present study, we evaluated the antiangiogenic effect of AG36 and the underlying mechanism. The results indicated that AG36 could significantly inhibit the proliferation, migration and invasion of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC). Further antiangiogenic molecular mechanism investigation showed that AG36 significantly suppressed phosphorylated FAK and AKT, and downregulated the expressions of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (VEGFR2) in HUVECs. PI3K inhibitor (LY294002) and FAK inhibitor (PF562271) pretreatment could markedly enhance AG36-induced inhibition of HUVEC proliferation and p-FAK suppression, respectively. In addition, AG36 inhibited the tumor growth in xenograft model and expressions of p-VEGFR2 and p-Akt in vivo. Molecular docking simulation indicated that AG36 formed hydrogen bonds and hydrophobic interactions within the ATP binding pocket of VEGFR2 kinase domain. The present study firstly revealed the high antiangiogenic potency and related underlying molecular of AG36, demonstrating that AG36 maybe a potential antiangiogenic cancer therapy agent or lead candidate.

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Angiogenesis InhibitorsAnimalsArdisiaHumansMedicine, Chinese TraditionalSaponinsAngiogenesis InhibitorsSaponinsAntiangiogenic activityArdisia gigantifoliaHuman umbilical vein endothelial cellsMolecular dockingTriterpenoid saponin

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