Unraveling the novel anti-osteosarcoma function of coptisine and its mechanisms

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• 作者：Di Yu¹ ; Shilong Fu¹ ; Zhifei Cao¹ ; Meimei Bao ; Gaochuan Zhang ; Yanyan Pan ; Wenming Liu ; Quansheng Zhou ; ^{quanshengzhou@yahoo.com" class="auth_mail}
• 关键词：Coptisine ; Osteosarcoma ; Cancer ; Proliferation ; Angiogenesis ; Vasculogenic mimicry
• 刊名：Toxicology Letters
• 出版年：2 May, 2014
• 年：2014
• 卷：226
• 期：3
• 页码：328-336
• 全文大小：2669 K

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Uncontrolled cell proliferation and robust angiogenesis play critical roles in osteosarcoma growth and metastasis. In this study we explored novel agents derived from traditional Chinese medicinal herbs that potently inhibit osteosarcoma growth and metastasis. Coptisine, an active component of the herb Coptidis rhizoma, markedly inhibited aggressive osteosarcoma cell proliferation. Coptisine induced cell cycle arrest at the G0/G1 phase through downregulation of CDK4 and cyclin D1 expression and effectively suppressed tumor growth in a xenografted mouse model. Coptisine significantly impeded osteosarcoma cell migration, invasion, and capillary-like network formation by decreasing the expression of VE-cadherin and integrin 脽₃, and diminishing STAT3 phosphorylation. Coptisine significantly elevated blood erythrocyte and hemoglobin levels while still remaining within the normal range. It also moderately increased white blood cell and platelet counts. These data suggest that coptisine exerts a strong anti-osteosarcoma effect with very low toxicity and is a potential anti-osteosarcoma drug candidate.