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ArticleJournal of ginseng research2025

The molecular mechanism of ginsenoside Rh2 and its octyl ester derivative on anti-angiogenesis in cancer treatment: The battle between PI3K and ROS.

Qi-Rui Hu, Xin-Yi Zhong, Hua Feng, Xu-Chu Li, Zhi-Hong Zhang, Yao Pan, Ting Luo, Ze-Yuan Deng, Fang Chen

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Qi-Rui HuState Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, College of Food Science, Nanchang University, Nanjing East Road, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
Xin-Yi ZhongSchool of Public Health, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, China.
Hua FengSchool of Public Health, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, China.
Xu-Chu LiSchool of Public Health, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, China.
Zhi-Hong ZhangSchool of Public Health, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, China.
Yao PanSchool of Public Health, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, China.
Ting LuoState Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, College of Food Science, Nanchang University, Nanjing East Road, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
Ze-Yuan DengState Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, College of Food Science, Nanchang University, Nanjing East Road, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
Fang ChenSchool of Public Health, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, China.

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Abstract

Background: The cancer treatments that target tumor associated angiogenesis (TAA) induced by vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGFA) have become valued. Ginsenoside Rh2 has been proved to inhibit TAA through VEGFA. However, the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Moreover, the octyl ester derivative of Rh2 (Rh2-O) exhibited better inhibitory effects than Rh2 on liver cancer in our previous researches, which indicated that Rh2-O might also exert inhibitory effects on TAA. Purpose: To explore the inhibitory effects of Rh2 and Rh2-O on TAA and to investigate the underlying mechanisms. Method: The inhibitory effects of Rh2 and Rh2-O on TAA were evaluated by conditioned medium, co-culture, and tumor-bearing mice. The network pharmacology was used to explore the possible targets, which were subsequently verified by specific agonists or inhibitors. Results: Rh2 and Rh2-O could efficiently inhibit TAA in a dose-dependent manner ( Conclusion: Rh2 and Rh2-O could inhibit TAA via inhibiting the VEGFA, which was mediated by PI3K/STAT3 and PI3K/HIF-1α pathway. Meanwhile the generation of ROS could be a foe for Rh2 and Rh2-O to inhibit TAA.

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AngiogenesisGinsenosideHIF-1αLiver cancerPI3K

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