TY - JOUR
T1 - Triflavin, an Arg‐Gly‐Asp‐containing Antiplatelet Peptide Inhibits Cell‐substratum Adhesion and Melanoma Cell‐induced Lung Colonization
AU - Sheu, Joen R.
AU - Lin, Chao H.
AU - Chung, Jih L.
AU - Teng, Che M.
AU - Huang, Tur F.
PY - 1992/8
Y1 - 1992/8
N2 - Triflavin, an Arg‐Gly‐Asp (RGD) containing peptide purified from Trimeresurus flavoviridis snake venom, inhibits human platelet aggregation by blocking fibrinogen binding to fibrinogen receptors associated with glycoprotein Ilb/IIIa complex. In this study, we show that triflavin (1‐30 μg/mouse) inhibits B16‐F10 melanoma cell‐induced lung colonization in C57BL/6 mice in a dose‐dependent manner. In vitro, triflavin dose‐dependently inhibits adhesion of B16‐F10 melanoma cells to extracellular matrices (ECMs; i.e., fibronectin, fibrinogen, vitronectin, and collagen type I). Triflavin is approximately 600‐800 times more potent than GRGDS at inhibiting cell adhesion. In addition, triflavin dose‐dependently inhibits B16‐F10 cell‐induced platelet aggregation. These results imply that the inhibitory effect of triflavin on the adhesion of tumor cells to ECMs (e.g., fibronectin, vitronectin and collagen type I) and/or tumor cell‐induced platelet aggregation may be partially responsible for its antimetastatic activity in C57BL/6 mice.
AB - Triflavin, an Arg‐Gly‐Asp (RGD) containing peptide purified from Trimeresurus flavoviridis snake venom, inhibits human platelet aggregation by blocking fibrinogen binding to fibrinogen receptors associated with glycoprotein Ilb/IIIa complex. In this study, we show that triflavin (1‐30 μg/mouse) inhibits B16‐F10 melanoma cell‐induced lung colonization in C57BL/6 mice in a dose‐dependent manner. In vitro, triflavin dose‐dependently inhibits adhesion of B16‐F10 melanoma cells to extracellular matrices (ECMs; i.e., fibronectin, fibrinogen, vitronectin, and collagen type I). Triflavin is approximately 600‐800 times more potent than GRGDS at inhibiting cell adhesion. In addition, triflavin dose‐dependently inhibits B16‐F10 cell‐induced platelet aggregation. These results imply that the inhibitory effect of triflavin on the adhesion of tumor cells to ECMs (e.g., fibronectin, vitronectin and collagen type I) and/or tumor cell‐induced platelet aggregation may be partially responsible for its antimetastatic activity in C57BL/6 mice.
KW - Extracellular matrix
KW - Key words
KW - RGD‐containing peptide
KW - Tumor cell metastasis
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1349-7006.1992.tb01995.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1349-7006.1992.tb01995.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 1399825
AN - SCOPUS:0026795394
SN - 0910-5050
VL - 83
SP - 885
EP - 893
JO - Japanese Journal of Cancer Research
JF - Japanese Journal of Cancer Research
IS - 8
ER -