Eupatorin 是从Orthosiphon stamineus 中提取的多甲氧基黄酮据报道,它对几种癌细胞系表现出细胞毒性作用。然而,其作为体内抗乳腺癌药物的作用尚未确定。本研究旨在使用 4T1 激发的 BALB/c 小鼠模型阐明 eupatorin 作为体内抗乳腺癌药物的潜力。在这篇文章中,用 4T1 细胞攻击的 BALB/c 小鼠(20-22 g)用 5 mg/kg 或 20 mg/kg euupatorin 处理,而未处理和健康的小鼠通过口服灌胃用橄榄油(载体)喂养。实验28天后,处死小鼠取血进行血清细胞因子检测,同时收获肿瘤提取RNA和蛋白质进行基因表达检测和苏木精-伊红染色。分别收集脾脏和肺脏等器官用于免疫抑制和克隆形成试验。与未治疗的小鼠相比,Eupatorin (20 mg/kg) 可有效延缓肿瘤发展并减少肺转移。随着脾细胞中 NK1.1+ 和 CD8+ 的数量以及血清干扰素-γ 的增加,Eupatorin (20 mg/kg) 也增强了免疫力。同时,eupatorin 治疗也下调了促炎和转移相关基因(IL-1β、MMP9、TNF-α 和 NF-κB)的表达。因此,该研究表明,最高剂量为 20 mg/kg 体重的 eupatorin 可有效延迟动物模型中 4T1 诱导的乳腺肿瘤生长。同时,eupatorin 治疗也下调了促炎和转移相关基因(IL-1β、MMP9、TNF-α 和 NF-κB)的表达。因此,该研究表明,最高剂量为 20 mg/kg 体重的 eupatorin 可有效延迟动物模型中 4T1 诱导的乳腺肿瘤生长。同时,eupatorin 治疗也下调了促炎和转移相关基因(IL-1β、MMP9、TNF-α 和 NF-κB)的表达。因此,该研究表明,最高剂量为 20 mg/kg 体重的 eupatorin 可有效延迟动物模型中 4T1 诱导的乳腺肿瘤生长。
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Eupatorin Suppressed Tumor Progression and Enhanced Immunity in a 4T1 Murine Breast Cancer Model.
Eupatorin is a polymethoxy flavone extracted from Orthosiphon stamineus and was reported to exhibit cytotoxic effects on several cancer cell lines. However, its effect as an anti–breast cancer agent in vivo has yet to be determined. This study aims to elucidate the potential of eupatorin as an anti–breast cancer agent in vivo using 4T1 challenged BALB/c mice model. In this article, BALB/c mice (20-22 g) challenged with 4T1 cells were treated with 5 mg/kg or 20 mg/kg eupatorin, while the untreated and healthy mice were fed with olive oil (vehicle) via oral gavage. After 28 days of experiment, the mice were sacrificed and blood was collected for serum cytokine assay, while tumors were harvested to extract RNA and protein for gene expression assay and hematoxylin-eosin staining. Organs such as spleen and lung were harvested for immune suppression and clonogenic assay, respectively. Eupatorin (20 mg/kg) was effective in delaying the tumor development and reducing metastasis to the lung compared with the untreated mice. Eupatorin (20 mg/kg) also enhanced the immunity as the population of NK1.1+ and CD8+ in the splenocytes and the serum interferon-γ were increased. Concurrently, eupatorin treatment also has downregulated the expression of pro-inflammatory and metastatic related genes (IL-1β. MMP9, TNF-α, and NF-κB). Thus, this study demonstrated that eupatorin at the highest dosage of 20 mg/kg body weight was effective in delaying the 4T1-induced breast tumor growth in the animal model.