Inhibitory Effect of Dendrobium nobile Lindl Wall-broken Powder on Tumor Growth of Transplanted Human Liver Cancer Cell Line HepG2 in Nude Mice / 中国药学杂志

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To study the inhibitory effect of Dendrobium nobile Lindl wall-broken powder on tumor growth and angiogenesis of transplanted human liver cancer cell line HepG2 in nude mice. METHODS: The transplant tumor model in nude mice for HepG2 was established. All tumor-bearing nude mice were randomly divided into control group (normal saline), positive group (bevacizumab,5 mg•kg-1, intraperitioneally), and low-,medium-, high-dose Dendrobium nobile Lindl wall-broken powder-treated groups(50,100 and 200 mg•kg-1,intragastrically).The tumor xenografts were harvested and measured for their weights. Immunohistochemistry was used to detected microvessel density (microvessel density, MVD) and vascular endothelial growth factor (vascular endothelial growth factor,VEGF) expression. RESULTS: After the administration, TV (tumor volume), RTV (relative tumor volume), and T/C(%) in Dendrobium nobile Lindl wall-broken powder treatment group decreased significantly, T/C(%) was 60.56%, 48.59%, and 47.15%, respectively. SABC assay showed that MVD in Dendrobium nobile Lindl wall-broken powder treatment group was sparse, MVD value decreased from (65.67±12.05) to (51.53±10.75),(45.89±9.24)and(40.76±8.93), Dendrobium nobile Lindl wall-broken powder can significantly reduce the positive expression of VEGF. The positive expression rate reduced from (82.25±15.59)% to(65.27±13.88)%,(48.02±12.14)% and (44.07±10.34)%. CONCLUSION: Dendrobium nobile Lindl wall-broken powder can inhibit tumor growth of transplanted liver cancer cell line HepG2 in nude mice in varying degrees, which may be related to reducing MVD value and the expression of VEGF in tumor tissue.