Antitumor Effects of Sorbus aucuparia L. Extract Highly Saturated with Anthocyans and Their Mechanisms

Bull Exp Biol Med. 2016 Nov;162(1):93-97. doi: 10.1007/s10517-016-3554-4. Epub 2016 Nov 23.

Abstract

The effects of Fructus Sorbi aucupariae extract, originally saturated with anthocyans, on the development of Lewis lung carcinoma and B-16 melanoma in C57Bl/6 mice and the efficiency of cyclophosphamide treatment were studied. Antitumor activity of the extract and potentiation of the antimetastatic activity of the cytostatic were demonstrated. Studies on melanoma B-16 model revealed an increase in the counts of stromal progenitor cells in the tumor node and their accelerated maturation after treatment with the extract. No effects towards the tumor stem and committed cells were detected.

Keywords: B-16 melanoma; Fructus Sorbi aucupariae; Lewis lung carcinoma; anthocyans; tumor stem cells.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anthocyanins / pharmacology*
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating / pharmacology*
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / isolation & purification
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / pharmacology*
  • Carcinoma, Lewis Lung / drug therapy*
  • Carcinoma, Lewis Lung / pathology
  • Cyclophosphamide / pharmacology*
  • Drug Synergism
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Female
  • Fruit / chemistry
  • Injections, Intramuscular
  • Lymphatic Metastasis
  • Melanoma, Experimental / drug therapy*
  • Melanoma, Experimental / pathology
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Neoplasm Transplantation
  • Neoplastic Stem Cells / drug effects
  • Neoplastic Stem Cells / pathology
  • Plant Extracts / isolation & purification
  • Plant Extracts / pharmacology*
  • Sorbus / chemistry
  • Tumor Burden / drug effects
  • Tumor Cells, Cultured

Substances

  • Anthocyanins
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
  • Plant Extracts
  • Cyclophosphamide