A natural anti-inflammatory enone fatty acid inhibits angiogenesis by attenuating nuclear factor-κB signaling in vascular endothelial cells

  • Authors:
    • Ayana Furuno
    • Kosuke Watari
    • Mamiyo Nakamura
    • Yuichi Fukunaga
    • Jee H. Jung
    • Mayumi Ono
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  • Published online on: December 3, 2010     https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.2010.856
  • Pages: 493-501
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Abstract

An anti-inflammatory enone fatty acid, (E)-9-oxooctadec-10-enoic acid (C10), was previously isolated from red alga (Gracilaria verrucosa). Of the many cellular signaling pathways activated in response to the inflammatory stimulus, lipopolysaccharide, the extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2, the stress-activated protein kinase/Jun N-terminal kinase and the nuclear factor-κB pathways were specifically blocked by C10 in the macrophage-like cell line, RAW264.7. In this study, we investigated the anti-angiogenic and anti-inflammatory activities of C10 in endothelial cells. C10 only partially inhibited the proliferation of human cancer cell lines at relatively high concentrations of over 20 μg/ml. However, C10 inhibited the proliferation of RAW264.7 cells and human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) with half-maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) values of 4-8 μg/ml. Both the proliferation and the migration of HUVECs induced by the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) were markedly blocked by C10 with IC50 values of 2-3 μg/ml. The activation of nuclear factor of κ light polypeptide gene enhancer in B-cells inhibitor, α, by tumor necrosis factor-α or VEGF in these cells was also blocked by C10. Furthermore, in an in vivo model of angiogenesis in the mouse cornea, the neovascularization induced by VEGF was markedly inhibited by C10. The processes involved in inflammatory signaling, angiogenesis, and the development of malignancy in cancer are closely related, suggesting that C10 could be a useful lead compound for the development of novel anti-angiogenic therapies for cancer.

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Furuno A, Watari K, Nakamura M, Fukunaga Y, Jung JH and Ono M: A natural anti-inflammatory enone fatty acid inhibits angiogenesis by attenuating nuclear factor-κB signaling in vascular endothelial cells. Int J Oncol 38: 493-501, 2011
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Furuno, A., Watari, K., Nakamura, M., Fukunaga, Y., Jung, J.H., & Ono, M. (2011). A natural anti-inflammatory enone fatty acid inhibits angiogenesis by attenuating nuclear factor-κB signaling in vascular endothelial cells. International Journal of Oncology, 38, 493-501. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.2010.856
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Furuno, A., Watari, K., Nakamura, M., Fukunaga, Y., Jung, J. H., Ono, M."A natural anti-inflammatory enone fatty acid inhibits angiogenesis by attenuating nuclear factor-κB signaling in vascular endothelial cells". International Journal of Oncology 38.2 (2011): 493-501.
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Furuno, A., Watari, K., Nakamura, M., Fukunaga, Y., Jung, J. H., Ono, M."A natural anti-inflammatory enone fatty acid inhibits angiogenesis by attenuating nuclear factor-κB signaling in vascular endothelial cells". International Journal of Oncology 38, no. 2 (2011): 493-501. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.2010.856