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ABSTRACT: Background
Canine mammary gland tumors (cMGTs) are the most common neoplasms in intact female canines and viewed as a suitable model for studying human breast cancers. Euphorbia royleana has been reported to have a variety of antitumor efficacies. We have prepared the crude extracts of E. royleana in ethanol and hexane solvents to evaluate the anti-tumor effects for cMGT in vitro and in vivo.Results
The results showed that E. royleana could inhibit cell proliferation and colony formation in cMGT cells. The suppression of tumor cell growth resulted from necrosis and cell cycle arrest. Moreover, autophagy appears to play a critical role in E. royleana-mediated cell death by triggering cell apoptosis. The in vivo results also revealed that E. royleana treatment could reduce the size of solid tumors while exhibiting low toxicity in cMGT-bearing nude mice.Conclusions
The anti-tumor mechanisms of E. royleana were firstly verified to show it would cause autophagic cell death, apoptosis, and cell cycle arrest in canine mammary tumor cells. The in vitro and in vivo findings in the present study revealed E. royleana has potential anticancer effects for the treatment of canine mammary gland tumors.
SUBMITTER: Huang YY
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7291717 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Huang Yu-Ya YY Chen Chia-Hung CH Hsu Chia-Hui CH Kuo Tsun-Yung TY Liu Cheng-Chi CC Liao Albert Tai-Ching AT Lin Chen-Si CS
BMC veterinary research 20200612 1
<h4>Background</h4>Canine mammary gland tumors (cMGTs) are the most common neoplasms in intact female canines and viewed as a suitable model for studying human breast cancers. Euphorbia royleana has been reported to have a variety of antitumor efficacies. We have prepared the crude extracts of E. royleana in ethanol and hexane solvents to evaluate the anti-tumor effects for cMGT in vitro and in vivo.<h4>Results</h4>The results showed that E. royleana could inhibit cell proliferation and colony f ...[more]