Umbelliprenin Suppresses Angiogenesis Signaling in SKBR-3 Cell Line by Downregulation of EGF/CoCl2 -Mediated PI3K/AKT/MAPK

Autor: Roya Atabakhshian, Siamak Salami, Reza Mirfakhraie, Somayeh Mahmoodi Khatonabadi, Majid Sirati-Sabet, Bahram Gholamali Yaghmaei, Shiva Ghafghazi, Amirreza Dowlati Beirami, Mitra Sadat Rezaei, Seyed Ali Ziai
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Research Journal of Pharmacognosy, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 7-18 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2345-4458
2345-5977
DOI: 10.22127/rjp.2020.119314
Popis: Background and objectives: Umbelliprenin, a prenylated coumarin from different species of Ferula, has demonstrated anti-cancer effects in various types of cancer cells, but the potential molecular mechanisms for the anti-angiogenic activity of umbelliprenin in breast cancer cells have not yet been studied. In this study, we investigated the possible molecular pathways involved in the anti-angiogenic effect of umbelliprenin in EGF and CoCl2 stimulated SKBR-3 breast cancer cells. Methods: Effects of umbelliprenin on the changes in EGFR signaling genes (EGFR, PI3K, AKT, mTOR, S6K, 4EBP1, ERK1/2, HIF-1α, HIF-1β, VEGF, VEGFR) and proteins (VEGF/HIF-1α) expression were assayed in SKBR-3 via Quantitative PCR and Western blotting assays. Results: Umbelliprenin dramatically decreased the living cells in a concentration related manner (IC50=103.9 µM) and non- toxic doses of umbelliprenin IC5 and IC10 (10 and 20 µM, respectively) were used for evaluating in vitro anti-angiogenic effects. Umbelliprenin significantly reduced pro-angiogenic AKT, ERK1, ERK2, mTOR, S6K, HIF-1α, HIF-1b, VEGF and VEGFR mRNAs in EGF-treated, and AKT, ERK2, S6K, HIF-1α, HIF-1b, VEGF and VEGFR mRNAs in CoCl2-treated cells. Umbelliprenin significantly increased anti-angiogenic 4EBP1 mRNA in EGF / CoCl2-treated cells. It significantly decreased the levels of HIF-1α and VEGF proteins, in CoCl2-treated cells. Conclusion: Our findings showed that umbelliprenin exhibits anti-angiogenic effects by decreasing the expression of AKT/mTOR/MAPK angiogenesis pathways in EGF or CoCl2 treated SKBR-3 breast cancer cells.
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