Chinese Journal of Pharmacovigilance ›› 2019, Vol. 16 ›› Issue (12): 705-710.
DOI: 10.19803/j.1672-8629.2019.12.01

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Effects of Emodin-8-O-β-D-glucopyranoside on Tumor Cell Migration and Metastasis in Vitro and in Vivo

LI Yiqun1, LIANG Huanxi1, LIU Changzhen2, SUN Zhenxiao1,*   

  1. 1School of Life Sciences, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China;
    2Beijing Key Laboratory of Research of Chinese Medicine on Prevention and Treatment for Major Diseases, Experimental Research Center, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China
  • Received:2019-12-18 Revised:2019-12-18 Online:2019-12-15 Published:2019-12-18

Abstract: Objective To investigate the effects of emodin-8-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (EG) on tumor cell migration in vitro and tumor metastasis of tumor-bearing mice in vivo. Methods Different kinds of cells (mouse breast cancer cell 4T1-Luc, human colorectal cancer cell HCT116 and human neuroblastoma cell SH-SY5Y) were treated with 0, 100, 200, 400 mg·mL-1 EG while cell proliferation, cell migration and metastasis ability were detected by MTT assay, wound healing and Transwell assay respectively. Then, orthotopic 4T1-Luc bearing mice were treated with phosphate-buffer saline (PBS) and EG at low (2 mg·kg-1) and high (4 mg·kg-1) doses for 13 days respectively. Tumor metastasis was observed by the animal imaging system every two days during the period. Results EG could inhibit tumor cell migration in a concentration- and time-dependent manner in these three kinds of cells. It also inhibited tumor cell metastasis in a concentration-dependent manner. In the animal study, EG could also inhibit tumor metastasis in 4T1-Luc bearing mice. Conclusion EG has the ability to inhibit tumor cell migration and metastasis both in vitro and in vivo.

Key words: emodin-8-O-β-D-glucopyranoside, tumor, migration, metastasis

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