LYU Hong, ZOU Le-lan, MA Jun-chao, et al. Anti-metastatic Effects of Extracts from Saururi Herba Downregulating Runx2 Activation on Breast Cancer Cell[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2015, 21(7): 123-127.
LYU Hong, ZOU Le-lan, MA Jun-chao, et al. Anti-metastatic Effects of Extracts from Saururi Herba Downregulating Runx2 Activation on Breast Cancer Cell[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2015, 21(7): 123-127. DOI: 10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.2015070123.
Objective: The study was conducted to investigate the anti-metastatic effects of extracts from Saururi Herba (ESH) and its mechanisms. Method: Balb/C Nu mice were used to establish in vivo experimental metastasis model by tail-vein injection;in vitro invasion
in vitro migration and in vitro adhesion assay were performed to determine the effects of ESH on metastatic properties of breast cancer cells;Runx2 transcription factor assay and western blot method were used to detect the effects of ESH on activation of Runx2. Result: ESH exhibited significant suppression on the formation of lung metastatic foci of breast cancer in vivo (P < 0.01). Moreover
in vitro adhesion
migration and invasion of MDA-MB-231 cells were inhibited significantly when these cells were incubated with ESH (P < 0.01). It was also shown that ESH had suppression activity of Runx2 and expression of p-Runx2 in breast cancer cells. Conclusion: ESH shows significant anti-metastatic properties. The mechanisms of this traditional Chinese medicine may be associated with suppression of Runx2 activation.