LYG-202, a newly synthesized flavonoid, exhibits potent anti-angiogenic activity in vitro and in vivo

J Pharmacol Sci. 2010;112(1):37-45. doi: 10.1254/jphs.09213fp.

Abstract

LYG-202 (C25H30N2O5) is a newly synthesized flavonoid that has been confirmed to possess an antitumor effect, but the mechanism is unclear. Our present study was performed to identify the anti-angiogenic activity of this novel compound in vitro and in vivo. LYG-202 inhibited vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) stimulated migration and tube formation of human umbilical vein endothelial cells and arrested microvessel outgrowth from rat aortic rings in vitro. Meanwhile, LYG-202 suppressed the neovascularization of Chicken Chorioallantoic Membrane in vivo. Mechanistic studies revealed that LYG-202 suppressed the VEGF-induced tyrosine phosphorylation of KDR/Flk-1 (VEGFR-2) as well as its downstream protein kinases activation, by decreasing phosphorylated forms of serine/threonine kinase Akt, extracellular signal-regulated kinase, and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase. LYG-202 exerts anti-angiogenic activity both in vitro and in vivo, and these results suggest that it deserves further investigation as a promising anti-tumor angiogenesis compound.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Angiogenesis Inhibitors / chemical synthesis
  • Angiogenesis Inhibitors / pharmacology*
  • Animals
  • Cell Movement / drug effects
  • Cell Movement / physiology
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Chickens
  • Endothelial Cells / cytology
  • Endothelial Cells / drug effects
  • Endothelial Cells / physiology
  • Flavones / chemical synthesis
  • Flavones / pharmacology*
  • Flavonoids / chemical synthesis
  • Flavonoids / pharmacology*
  • Humans
  • Microtubules / drug effects
  • Microtubules / physiology
  • Piperazines / chemical synthesis
  • Piperazines / pharmacology*
  • Rats
  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley
  • Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A / physiology

Substances

  • Angiogenesis Inhibitors
  • Flavones
  • Flavonoids
  • LYG 202
  • Piperazines
  • Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A