Supercritical fluid extract of Angelica sinensis promotes the anti-colorectal cancer effect of oxaliplatin
Oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy regimens are recommended for patients with advanced colorectal cancer (CRC). However, oxaliplatin (OXA) can cause toxic side effects at the recommended dosage. Therefore, it is necessary to find new drug candidates that can synergize with OXA and thereby lower the OXA...
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| author | Doudou Hao Jia Liu Ziyou Guo Jiajia Chen Tingting Li Xin Li Kai Mei Lingmin Wang Xinyi Wang Qing Wu |
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| description | Oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy regimens are recommended for patients with advanced colorectal cancer (CRC). However, oxaliplatin (OXA) can cause toxic side effects at the recommended dosage. Therefore, it is necessary to find new drug candidates that can synergize with OXA and thereby lower the OXA dose while still maintaining its efficacy. Angelica sinensis is a common drug in traditional Chinese medicine and has demonstrated a significant anti-CRC effect in modern pharmacological studies. The active ingredients in Angelica sinensis can be effectively extracted by a supercritical fluid extract. In this study, the supercritical fluid extract of Angelica sinensis (A-SFE) was obtained by a stable extraction process and was chemically characterized by GC/MS. The anti-cancer effect of A-SFE when applied individually was explored in vitro through MTT, scratch, and Transwell assay. The effect of A-SFE on CRC cells under the influence of tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) was explored by a co-culture model. The results showed that A-SFE could inhibit the viability, metastasis, and invasion of HCT116 cells, especially under the influence of TAMs. When 20–100 μg/ml of A-SFE and 8–64 μg/ml of OXA were used in combination in HCT116 cells, synergistic or additive effects were shown in different concentration combinations. The CT26 syngeneic mouse model was used to explore the anti-CRC effect of OXA combined with A-SFE in vivo. The tumor volume, expression levels of Ki67, MMP9, and CD206 in the OXA + A-SFE group were less than those in the OXA group. In conclusion, A-SFE has the potential to become an adjuvant drug for OXA in the treatment of CRC, which provides new strategies for anti-colorectal cancer research. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0f1976e6b865443db1d64b5de00466492022-12-22T02:38:18ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Pharmacology1663-98122022-11-011310.3389/fphar.2022.10076231007623Supercritical fluid extract of Angelica sinensis promotes the anti-colorectal cancer effect of oxaliplatinDoudou HaoJia LiuZiyou GuoJiajia ChenTingting LiXin LiKai MeiLingmin WangXinyi WangQing WuOxaliplatin-based chemotherapy regimens are recommended for patients with advanced colorectal cancer (CRC). However, oxaliplatin (OXA) can cause toxic side effects at the recommended dosage. Therefore, it is necessary to find new drug candidates that can synergize with OXA and thereby lower the OXA dose while still maintaining its efficacy. Angelica sinensis is a common drug in traditional Chinese medicine and has demonstrated a significant anti-CRC effect in modern pharmacological studies. The active ingredients in Angelica sinensis can be effectively extracted by a supercritical fluid extract. In this study, the supercritical fluid extract of Angelica sinensis (A-SFE) was obtained by a stable extraction process and was chemically characterized by GC/MS. The anti-cancer effect of A-SFE when applied individually was explored in vitro through MTT, scratch, and Transwell assay. The effect of A-SFE on CRC cells under the influence of tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) was explored by a co-culture model. The results showed that A-SFE could inhibit the viability, metastasis, and invasion of HCT116 cells, especially under the influence of TAMs. When 20–100 μg/ml of A-SFE and 8–64 μg/ml of OXA were used in combination in HCT116 cells, synergistic or additive effects were shown in different concentration combinations. The CT26 syngeneic mouse model was used to explore the anti-CRC effect of OXA combined with A-SFE in vivo. The tumor volume, expression levels of Ki67, MMP9, and CD206 in the OXA + A-SFE group were less than those in the OXA group. In conclusion, A-SFE has the potential to become an adjuvant drug for OXA in the treatment of CRC, which provides new strategies for anti-colorectal cancer research.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphar.2022.1007623/fullAngelica sinensisoxaliplatincolorectal cancertraditional Chinese medicinecombination therapy |
| spellingShingle | Doudou Hao Jia Liu Ziyou Guo Jiajia Chen Tingting Li Xin Li Kai Mei Lingmin Wang Xinyi Wang Qing Wu Supercritical fluid extract of Angelica sinensis promotes the anti-colorectal cancer effect of oxaliplatin Frontiers in Pharmacology Angelica sinensis oxaliplatin colorectal cancer traditional Chinese medicine combination therapy |
| title | Supercritical fluid extract of Angelica sinensis promotes the anti-colorectal cancer effect of oxaliplatin |
| title_full | Supercritical fluid extract of Angelica sinensis promotes the anti-colorectal cancer effect of oxaliplatin |
| title_fullStr | Supercritical fluid extract of Angelica sinensis promotes the anti-colorectal cancer effect of oxaliplatin |
| title_full_unstemmed | Supercritical fluid extract of Angelica sinensis promotes the anti-colorectal cancer effect of oxaliplatin |
| title_short | Supercritical fluid extract of Angelica sinensis promotes the anti-colorectal cancer effect of oxaliplatin |
| title_sort | supercritical fluid extract of angelica sinensis promotes the anti colorectal cancer effect of oxaliplatin |
| topic | Angelica sinensis oxaliplatin colorectal cancer traditional Chinese medicine combination therapy |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphar.2022.1007623/full |
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