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ArticleIn vivo (Athens, Greece)

Casticin Inhibits

Hung-Sheng Shang, Kuo-Wei Chen, Jiann-Shang Chou, Shu-Fen Peng, Yung-Liang Chen, Po-Yuan Chen, Hsieh-Chou Huang, Hsu-Feng Lu, Hsin-Yu Chang, Yung-Luen Shih and 1 more

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Hung-Sheng Shang *Graduate Institute of Clinical of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Kuo-Wei Chen *Division of Hematology and Oncology, Cheng Hsin General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Jiann-Shang ChouDepartment of Anatomic Pathology, Cheng Hsin General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Shu-Fen PengDepartment of Biological Science and Technology, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Yung-Liang ChenDepartment of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, Yuanpei University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Po-Yuan ChenDepartment of Biological Science and Technology, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Hsieh-Chou HuangAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Cheng Hsin General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Hsu-Feng LuDepartment of Clinical Pathology, Cheng Hsin General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Hsin-Yu ChangDepartment of Clinical Pathology, Cheng Hsin General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Yung-Luen ShihSchool of Medicine, College of Medicine, Fu-Jen Catholic University, New Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C. t005524@ms.skh.org.tw wwhuang@mail.cmu.edu.tw.
Wen-Wen HuangDepartment of Biological Science and Technology, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C. t005524@ms.skh.org.tw wwhuang@mail.cmu.edu.tw.
China Medical University · TWNational Defense Medical Center · TWYuanpei University · TW

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND/

aimCasticin, one of the active components of Vitex rotundifolia L., presents biological and pharmacological activities including inhibition of migration, invasion and induction of apoptosis in numerous human cancer cells in vitro. This study aimed to assess the effects of casticin on tumor growth in a human oral cancer SCC-4 cell xenograft mouse model in vivo. MATERIALS AND

methodsTwenty-four nude mice were injected subcutaneously with SCC-4 cells and when palpable tumors reached a volume of 100-120 mm

resultsCasticin significantly decreased tumor volume and weight in SCC-4 cell xenograft mice but there was no statistically significant difference between the body weights of control mice and mice treated with 0.2 mg/kg or 0.4 mg/kg casticin. Therefore, the growth of SCC-4 cells in athymic nude mice can be inhibited by casticin in vivo.

conclusionThese findings support further investigations in the potential use of casticin as an oral anti-cancer drug in the future.

Indexed as

FlavonoidsMouth NeoplasmsAnimalsApoptosisCell Line, TumorHeterograftsHumansMiceMice, NudecasticinFlavonoidsCasticinHuman oral cancer SCC-4 cellsin vivoxenograft mice

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PMID32871773
PMCPMC7652509
OpenAlexW3082028893

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