Natural products targeting tumour angiogenesis

X Lu, LJ Friedrich, T Efferth - British journal of pharmacology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Tumour angiogenesis is the formation of new blood vessels to support the growth of a
tumour. This process is critical for tumour progression and metastasis, making it an attractive …

Phytochemicals targeting VEGF and VEGF-related multifactors as anticancer therapy

A Parveen, L Subedi, HW Kim, Z Khan, Z Zahra… - Journal of clinical …, 2019 - mdpi.com
The role of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in cancer cells is not limited to
angiogenesis; there are also multiple factors, such as neuropilins (non-tyrosine kinases …

Mechanistic Pathways and Molecular Targets of Plant-Derived Anticancer ent-Kaurane Diterpenes

MS Sarwar, YX Xia, ZM Liang, SW Tsang, HJ Zhang - Biomolecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Since the first discovery in 1961, more than 1300 ent-kaurane diterpenoids have been
isolated and identified from different plant sources, mainly the genus Isodon. Chemically …

Modulation of hypoxia-inducible factor-1 signaling pathways in cancer angiogenesis, invasion, and metastasis by natural compounds: a comprehensive and critical …

S Fakhri, SZ Moradi, F Faraji, L Kooshki… - Cancer and Metastasis …, 2024 - Springer
Tumor cells employ multiple signaling mediators to escape the hypoxic condition and trigger
angiogenesis and metastasis. As a critical orchestrate of tumorigenic conditions, hypoxia …

Eriocalyxin B, a novel autophagy inducer, exerts anti-tumor activity through the suppression of Akt/mTOR/p70S6K signaling pathway in breast cancer

X Zhou, GGL Yue, AML Chan, SKW Tsui… - Biochemical …, 2017 - Elsevier
Eriocalyxin B (EriB), a natural ent-kaurane diterpenoid presented in the plant Isodon
eriocalyx var. laxiflora, has been reported to diminish angiogenesis-dependent breast tumor …

Natural diterpenoid eriocalyxin B covalently modifies glutathione and selectively inhibits thioredoxin reductase inducing potent oxidative stress-mediated apoptosis in …

D Duan, Y Wang, X Jin, M Li, L Wang, Y Yan… - Free Radical Biology …, 2021 - Elsevier
Increasing evidence suggests the significant contribution of high levels of thioredoxin
reductase (TrxR) in various stages of tumorigenesis and resistance to tumor chemotherapy …

[HTML][HTML] MiR-128 suppresses the growth of thyroid carcinoma by negatively regulating SPHK1

XZ Cao, H Bin, ZN Zang - Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2019 - Elsevier
Accumulating evidences have emphasized the essential roles of differentially expressed
miRNAs in papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) and follicular thyroid carcinoma (FTC) …

Total Flavones of Abelmoschus manihot Exhibits Pro-Angiogenic Activity by Activating the VEGF-A/VEGFR2-PI3K/Akt Signaling Axis

GS Zhu, LY Tang, DL Lv, M Jiang - The American Journal of …, 2018 - World Scientific
Angiogenesis is a process of new blood vessel formation from pre-existing vessels. Vascular
endothelial growth factor-A (VEGF-A) binds to VEGF receptor-2 (VEGFR2) and thus …

Investigation of the possible mechanism of two kinds of sterols extracted from Leucocalocybe mongolica in inducing HepG2 cell apoptosis and exerting anti-tumor …

X Wang, H Bao, T Bau - Steroids, 2020 - Elsevier
Sterols are one of the main components of medicinal fungi with an anti-tumor effect. In this
study, ergosta-4, 6, 8 (14), 22-tetraen-3-one (ET) and (22E, 24R)-ergosta-7, 22-dien-3β, 5α …

Natural product Eriocalyxin B suppressed triple negative breast cancer metastasis both in vitro and in vivo

L Gou, GGL Yue, JKM Lee, PT Puno… - Biochemical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among women, and its metastasis to
distant organs accounts for the majority of death. Eriocalyxin B (Eri B), an ent-kaurane …