Apoptosis triggered by vitexin in U937 human leukemia cells via a mitochondrial signaling pathway

CY Lee, YS Chien, TH Chiu, WW Huang… - Oncology …, 2012 - spandidos-publications.com
Vitexin, a lignan compound, has been shown to exert apoptotic actions on human breast
cancer cell lines and to have anti-inflammatory activities. Nevertheless, there is currently no …

Vitexin induces apoptosis through mitochondrial pathway and PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling in human non-small cell lung cancer A549 cells

X Liu, Q Jiang, H Liu, S Luo - Biological research, 2019 - Springer
Background Currently, the prognosis of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
remains dismal; hence, it is critical to identify effective anti-NSCLC agents with limited side …

Vitexin 6, a novel lignan, induces autophagy and apoptosis by activating the Jun N-terminal kinase pathway

J Zhou, H Hu, J Long, F Wan, L Li, S Zhang… - Anti-cancer …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Previous studies have reported that vitexins induce cytotoxic effects. In the present study, we
investigate a new native lignan vitexin 6 (VB6) in vitro to determine the molecular …

Vitexins, nature-derived lignan compounds, induce apoptosis and suppress tumor growth

YJ Zhou, YE Liu, JG Cao, GY Zeng, C Shen, YL Li… - Clinical Cancer …, 2009 - AACR
Purpose: Lignans such as secoisolariciresinol diglucoside in flaxseed, are metabolizes to
bioactive mammalian lignans of END and ENL. Because mammalian lignans have chemical …

Vitexin induces G2/M‑phase arrest and apoptosis via Akt/mTOR signaling pathway in human glioblastoma cells

G Zhang, D Li, H Chen, J Zhang… - Molecular medicine …, 2018 - spandidos-publications.com
Glioblastoma is a common primary brain tumor with aggressive malignancy, which results in
poor outcomes, short survival time and high mortality. Vitexin, an active ingredient from …

Vitexicarpin, a flavonoid from Vitex trifolia L., induces apoptosis in K562 cells via mitochondria-controlled apoptotic pathway

HY Wang, B Cai, CB Cui, DY Zhang… - Yao xue xue bao= Acta …, 2005 - europepmc.org
Aim To investigate the inhibitory effect of vitexicarpin on the proliferation of human cancer
cells and its mechanism of action. Methods The inhibitory effect of vitexicarpin on the …

Purified vitexin compound 1 suppresses tumor growth and induces cell apoptosis in a mouse model of human choriocarcinoma

Z Tan, Y Zhang, J Deng, G Zeng… - International journal of …, 2012 - ijgc.bmj.com
Objective In our previous study, we had isolated a series of lignan compounds, termed
vitexins, from the seed of Chinese herb Vitex negundo and found broad antitumor activities …

[HTML][HTML] Vitexin suppresses autophagy to induce apoptosis in hepatocellular carcinoma via activation of the JNK signaling pathway

JD He, Z Wang, SP Li, YJ Xu, Y Yu, YJ Ding, WL Yu… - Oncotarget, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Vitexin, a flavonoids compound, is known to exhibit broad anti-oxidative, anti-inflammatory,
analgesic, and antitumor activity in many cancer xenograft models and cell lines. The …

Molecular targets of vitexin and isovitexin in cancer therapy: a critical review

K Ganesan, B Xu - Annals of the New York Academy of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Cancer is a primary public health problem and the second leading cause of death
worldwide. It causes life‐threatening malignancies and results in high financial costs for both …

Purified vitexin compound 1, a new neolignan isolated compound, promotes PUMA‐dependent apoptosis in colorectal cancer

J Chen, J Zhong, Y Liu, Y Huang, F Luo… - Cancer …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Purified vitexin compound 1 (VB1, a neolignan isolated and extracted from the seed
of Chinese herb Vitex negundo) is an effective antitumor agent and exhibits promising …