Oxidative Stress and AKT-Associated Angiogenesis in a Zebrafish Model and Its Potential Application for Withanolides

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Title: Oxidative Stress and AKT-Associated Angiogenesis in a Zebrafish Model and Its Potential Application for Withanolides
Authors: Jen-Yang Tang, Yuan-Bin Cheng, Ya-Ting Chuang, Kun-Han Yang, Fang-Rong Chang, Wangta Liu, Hsueh-Wei Chang
Source: Cells, Vol 11, Iss 6, p 961 (2022)
Publisher Information: MDPI AG, 2022.
Publication Year: 2022
Collection: LCC:Cytology
Subject Terms: withanolides, oxidative stress, AKT, angiogenesis, zebrafish, Cytology, QH573-671
More Details: Oxidative stress and the AKT serine/threonine kinase (AKT) signaling pathway are essential regulators in cellular migration, metastasis, and angiogenesis. More than 300 withanolides were discovered from the plant family Solanaceae, exhibiting diverse functions. Notably, the relationship between oxidative stress, AKT signaling, and angiogenesis in withanolide treatments lacks comprehensive understanding. Here, we summarize connecting evidence related to oxidative stress, AKT signaling, and angiogenesis in the zebrafish model. A convenient vertebrate model monitored the in vivo effects of developmental and tumor xenograft angiogenesis using zebrafish embryos. The oxidative stress and AKT-signaling-modulating abilities of withanolides were highlighted in cancer treatments, which indicated that further assessments of their angiogenesis-modulating potential are necessary in the future. Moreover, targeting AKT for inhibiting AKT and its AKT signaling shows the potential for anti-migration and anti-angiogenesis purposes for future application to withanolides. This particularly holds for investigating the anti-angiogenetic effects mediated by the oxidative stress and AKT signaling pathways in withanolide-based cancer therapy in the future.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 2073-4409
Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/11/6/961; https://doaj.org/toc/2073-4409
DOI: 10.3390/cells11060961
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/76e945add283430dada6edcfd9ead933
Accession Number: edsdoj.76e945add283430dada6edcfd9ead933
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:20734409
DOI:10.3390/cells11060961
Published in:Cells
Language:English