Anti-angiogenic effect of curcumin, curcumin ethylenediamine derivative and curcumin ethylenediamine manganese complex

Leena Suntornsuk, Keiichi Koizumi, Yurika Saitoh, Eliane Shizuka Nakamura, Naparat Kammasud, Opa Vajaragupta, Ikuo Saiki*

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Abstract

We investigated the anti-angiogenic effect of curcumin, curcumin ethylenediamine derivative (curcumin ED) and curcumin ethylenediamine manganese complex (curcumin EDMn) through the inhibition of the formation of tube-like structures by human umbilical vascular endothelial cells (HUVEC). Curcumin, curcumin ED, curcumin EDMn did not show cytotoxicity to HUVEC at concentrations equal and lower than 10 μM. At the concentration of 10 μM, curcumin, curcumin ED and curcumin EDMn inhibited the tube formation by approximately 94%, 40% and 65%, respectively. These results suggest that curcumin ED and curcumin EDMn might be useful as anti-angiogenic drugs in addition to their anti-lipid peroxidase and superoxide dismutase activities as described in our previous studies.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)94-99
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Traditional Medicines
Volume21
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2004

Keywords

  • angiogenesis
  • cancer
  • curcumin
  • human umbilical vascular endothelial cell
  • tube formation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Drug Discovery
  • Complementary and alternative medicine

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