Bromophenol curcumin analog BCA-5 exerts an antiangiogenic effect through the HIF-1α/VEGF/Akt signaling pathway in human umbilical vein endothelial cells

Anticancer Drugs. 2018 Nov;29(10):965-974. doi: 10.1097/CAD.0000000000000671.

Abstract

The bromophenol curcumin analog 1,5-bis(3-bromo-4, 5-dimethoxyphenyl) penta-1, 4-dien-3-one (BCA-5) was assayed for antiangiogenic activity. Tandem mass tag labeling and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry were used to quantify the dynamic changes in the human umbilical vein endothelial cell (HUVEC) proteome. Functional annotation showed that BCA-5 might inhibit compounds related to the extracellular matrix, compounds that possess cytoskeletal protein-binding activity, and compounds that interact with cell motility-related enzymes, indicating antiangiogenic potential. In-vitro experiments have shown that BCA-5 inhibited HUVEC proliferation and induced HUVEC apoptosis. BCA-5 inhibited HUVEC migration, invasion, and tubular formation. BCA-5 decreased the phosphorylation of Akt and endothelial nitric oxide synthase; it also reduced the expression of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α and vascular endothelial cell growth factor in a dose-dependent manner. These results suggest that BCA-5 has antiangiogenic properties and should be considered a potent antiangiogenesis drug for the treatment of cancer.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Angiogenesis Inhibitors / administration & dosage
  • Angiogenesis Inhibitors / pharmacology*
  • Cell Movement / drug effects
  • Cell Proliferation / drug effects
  • Chromatography, Liquid
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells / drug effects*
  • Humans
  • Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit / metabolism
  • Neovascularization, Pathologic / drug therapy*
  • Phosphorylation / drug effects
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt / metabolism
  • Signal Transduction / drug effects
  • Tandem Mass Spectrometry
  • Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A / metabolism

Substances

  • Angiogenesis Inhibitors
  • Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit
  • Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt