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JOURNAL OF FUNCTIONAL FOODS
Volume 15, Issue -, Pages 243-253Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2015.03.030
Keywords
Aromatic-turmerone; Angiogenesis; VEGF; Curcuma longa; Endothelial cells; Zebrafish
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- Food and Health Bureau, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Health and Health Services Research Fund [09100341]
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Angiogenesis is essential for tumor growth and there is a continuing need for exploring new anti-angiogenic agents from natural products including herbs. Aromatic (Ar)-turmerone isolated from the rhizome of Curcuma longa Linn. (Turmeric) exhibits anti-tumor and immunomodulatory activities. In this study, the anti-angiogenic effects of Ar-turmerone were evaluated in human microvascular endothelial cells, zebrafish and Matrigel plugs mouse models. The data obtained indicate that Ar-turmerone treatment significantly inhibits the proliferation, tube formation and motility of HMEC-1 cells at non-cytotoxic concentrations (4.6-9.2 mu M, p <0.05). The mRNA expressions of metalloproteinase-2 and -9 as well as adhesion molecules could be down-regulated by Ar-turmerone at 18.4 mu M (p <0.05). In zebrafish model, the new blood vessel growth in embryos was significantly blocked by Ar-turmerone treatment (12.5-25 mu g/mL medium). The bFGF-induced blood vessel formation in Matrigel plugs in C57BL/6 mice was suppressed by Ar-turmerone (25-50 mu g/mL Matrigel). Thus, the in vitro and in vivo anti-angiogenic activities of Ar-turmerone were demonstrated for the first time. The findings suggest that such a component of turmeric essential oil has the potential to be further developed as an anti-angiogenic agent. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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