Flavonoids from Citrus unshiu Marc. inhibit cancer cell adhesion to endothelial cells by selective inhibition of VCAM-1

  • Authors:
    • Hana Jin
    • Won Sup Lee
    • Jeong Won Yun
    • Ji Hyun Jung
    • Sang Mi Yi
    • Hye Jung Kim
    • Yung Hyun Choi
    • Gonsup Kim
    • Jin-Myung Jung
    • Chung Ho Ryu
    • Sung Chul Shin
    • Soon Chan Hong
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  • Published online on: August 30, 2013     https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2013.2711
  • Pages: 2336-2342
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Abstract

Citrus fruits have been used as edible fruit and a component of traditional medicine for various diseases including cancer since ancient times. Herein, we investigated the anticancer activity of flavonoids of Citrus unshiu Marc. (FCM) focusing on anti-metastatic effects. We prepared FCM and performed experiments using MDA-MB-231 human breast cancer cells. FCM inhibited TNF-induced cancer cell adhesion to human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) without showing any toxicity. FCM inhibited the expression of VCAM-1, but not of ICAM-1, on MDA-MB-231 cells as well as HUVECs. FCM inhibited protein kinase C (PKC) phosphorylation, but not Akt phosphorylation. FCM also inhibited cancer cell invasion in a dose-dependent manner, but not MMP-9 expression. In conclusion, this study suggested that FCM inhibits TNF-induced cancer cell adhesion to HUVECs by inhibiting VCAM-1 through inhibition of PKC, providing evidence that FCM have anti-metastatic activity by inhibiting adhesion molecules and invasion on human breast cancer cells.
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November 2013
Volume 30 Issue 5

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Jin H, Lee WS, Yun JW, Jung JH, Yi SM, Kim HJ, Choi YH, Kim G, Jung J, Ryu CH, Ryu CH, et al: Flavonoids from Citrus unshiu Marc. inhibit cancer cell adhesion to endothelial cells by selective inhibition of VCAM-1. Oncol Rep 30: 2336-2342, 2013
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Jin, H., Lee, W.S., Yun, J.W., Jung, J.H., Yi, S.M., Kim, H.J. ... Hong, S.C. (2013). Flavonoids from Citrus unshiu Marc. inhibit cancer cell adhesion to endothelial cells by selective inhibition of VCAM-1. Oncology Reports, 30, 2336-2342. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2013.2711
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Jin, H., Lee, W. S., Yun, J. W., Jung, J. H., Yi, S. M., Kim, H. J., Choi, Y. H., Kim, G., Jung, J., Ryu, C. H., Shin, S. C., Hong, S. C."Flavonoids from Citrus unshiu Marc. inhibit cancer cell adhesion to endothelial cells by selective inhibition of VCAM-1". Oncology Reports 30.5 (2013): 2336-2342.
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Jin, H., Lee, W. S., Yun, J. W., Jung, J. H., Yi, S. M., Kim, H. J., Choi, Y. H., Kim, G., Jung, J., Ryu, C. H., Shin, S. C., Hong, S. C."Flavonoids from Citrus unshiu Marc. inhibit cancer cell adhesion to endothelial cells by selective inhibition of VCAM-1". Oncology Reports 30, no. 5 (2013): 2336-2342. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2013.2711