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09-25-2008, 01:10 PM
Oncol Rep. (javascript:AL_get(this, 'jour', 'Oncol Rep.');) 2008 Oct;20(4):819-24.

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Yanhusuo extract inhibits metastasis of breast cancer cells by modulating mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling pathways.

Gao JL (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=Search&Term=%22Gao%20JL%22%5BAuthor%5D&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsP anel.Pubmed_RVAbstract), Shi JM (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=Search&Term=%22Shi%20JM%22%5BAuthor%5D&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsP anel.Pubmed_RVAbstract), He K (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=Search&Term=%22He%20K%22%5BAuthor%5D&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsP anel.Pubmed_RVAbstract), Zhang QW (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=Search&Term=%22Zhang%20QW%22%5BAuthor%5D&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsP anel.Pubmed_RVAbstract), Li SP (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=Search&Term=%22Li%20SP%22%5BAuthor%5D&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsP anel.Pubmed_RVAbstract), Lee SM (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=Search&Term=%22Lee%20SM%22%5BAuthor%5D&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsP anel.Pubmed_RVAbstract), Wang YT (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=Search&Term=%22Wang%20YT%22%5BAuthor%5D&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsP anel.Pubmed_RVAbstract).

Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macau 999078, P.R. China.

Yanhusuo (Corydalis yanhusuo W.T. Wang) is a well-known traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). In this study, we attempted to characterize in detail the signaling cascades that produce its anti-metastatic effect on the human breast cancer cell line, MDA-MB-231. We found that the yanhusuo extract inhibited the migration and invasion of MDA-MB-231 cells in vitro. In addition, the yanhusuo extract inhibited the mRNA expression and activity of metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9). The anti-cancer metastasis effect of yanhusuo involved the activation of p38 and inhibition of ERK1/2 and SAPK/JNK mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling. Our experiments identified the biological activity of yanhusuo against cancer metastasis in vitro and provide a rationale for its further investigation.

PMID: 18813823 [PubMed - in process]</DD>