The Eph tyrosine kinase receptors and their ephrin ligands play a central role in several human cancers and their deregulated expression or function promotes tumorigenesis, inducing aggressive tumor phenotypes. Green tea extracts (GTE) have been recently found to inhibit Eph-kinase phosphorylation. In order to evaluate the potential contribution of edible and medicinal plants on EphA2-ephrinA1 modulation, 133 commercially available plant extracts used as food supplements, essential and fixed oils were screened with an ELISA-based binding assay. Nine plant extracts, rich of polyphenols, reversibly inhibited binding in a dose-dependent manner (IC 50 0.83-24 μg/ml). Functional studies on PC3 prostate adenocarcinoma cells revealed that active extracts antagonized ephrinA1-Fc-induced EphA2-phosphorylation at non-cytotoxic concentrations (IC 50 0.31-11.3 μg/ml) without interfering with EGF-induced EGFR activation, suggesting a specific effect. These findings could furnish an interesting starting point regarding the potential relationship between diet, edible plant secondary metabolites and Eph-ephrin system, suggesting their possible involvement in cancer development modulation.
Titolo: | Polyphenol rich botanicals used as food supplements interfere with EphA2–ephrinA1 system. |
Autore/i: | I. H. MOHAMED; C. GIORGIO; R. BRUNI; L. FLAMMINI; E. BAROCELLI; D. ROSSI; G. DOMENICHINI; POLI, FERRUCCIO; M. TOGNOLINI |
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Anno: | 2011 |
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Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.phrs.2011.06.008 |
Abstract: | The Eph tyrosine kinase receptors and their ephrin ligands play a central role in several human cancers and their deregulated expression or function promotes tumorigenesis, inducing aggressive tumor phenotypes. Green tea extracts (GTE) have been recently found to inhibit Eph-kinase phosphorylation. In order to evaluate the potential contribution of edible and medicinal plants on EphA2-ephrinA1 modulation, 133 commercially available plant extracts used as food supplements, essential and fixed oils were screened with an ELISA-based binding assay. Nine plant extracts, rich of polyphenols, reversibly inhibited binding in a dose-dependent manner (IC 50 0.83-24 μg/ml). Functional studies on PC3 prostate adenocarcinoma cells revealed that active extracts antagonized ephrinA1-Fc-induced EphA2-phosphorylation at non-cytotoxic concentrations (IC 50 0.31-11.3 μg/ml) without interfering with EGF-induced EGFR activation, suggesting a specific effect. These findings could furnish an interesting starting point regarding the potential relationship between diet, edible plant secondary metabolites and Eph-ephrin system, suggesting their possible involvement in cancer development modulation. |
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