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Combretastatin A-4 efficiently inhibits angiogenesis and induces neuronal apoptosis in zebrafish.

ABSTRACT: Cis-stilbene combretastatin A-4 (CA-4) and a large group of its derivant compounds have been shown significant anti-angiogenesis activity. However the side effects even the toxicities of these chemicals were not evaluated adequately. The zebrafish model has become an important vertebrate model for evaluating drug effects. The testing of CA-4 on zebrafish is so far lacking and assessment of CA-4 on this model will provide with new insights of understanding the function of CA-4 on angiogenesis, the toxicities and side effects of CA-4. We discovered that 7-9 ng/ml CA-4 treatments resulted in developmental retardation and morphological malformation, and led to potent angiogenic defects in zebrafish embryos. Next, we demonstrated that intraperitoneal injection of 5, 10 and 20 mg/kg CA-4 obviously inhibited vessel plexus formation in regenerated pectoral fins of adult zebrafish. Interestingly, we proved that CA-4 treatment induced significant cell apoptosis in central nervous system of zebrafish embryos and adults. Furthermore, it was demonstrated that the neuronal apoptosis induced by CA-4 treatment was alleviated in p53 mutants. In addition, notch1a was up-regulated in CA-4 treated embryos, and inhibition of Notch signaling by DAPT partially rescued the apoptosis in zebrafish central nervous system caused by CA-4.

SUBMITTER: Shi YW

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4958954 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Combretastatin A-4 efficiently inhibits angiogenesis and induces neuronal apoptosis in zebrafish.

Shi Yun-Wei YW Yuan Wei W Wang Xin X Gong Jie J Zhu Shun-Xing SX Chai Lin-Lin LL Qi Jia-Ling JL Qin Yin-Yin YY Gao Yu Y Zhou Yu-Ling YL Fan Xiao-Le XL Ji Chun-Ya CY Wu Jia-Yi JY Wang Zhi-Wei ZW Liu Dong D

Scientific reports 20160725

Cis-stilbene combretastatin A-4 (CA-4) and a large group of its derivant compounds have been shown significant anti-angiogenesis activity. However the side effects even the toxicities of these chemicals were not evaluated adequately. The zebrafish model has become an important vertebrate model for evaluating drug effects. The testing of CA-4 on zebrafish is so far lacking and assessment of CA-4 on this model will provide with new insights of understanding the function of CA-4 on angiogenesis, th ...[more]

PMID: 27452835

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Combretastatin A-4 efficiently inhibits angiogenesis and induces neuronal apoptosis in zebrafish.

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