Effects of Two-by-Two Combination Therapy with Valproic Acid, Lithium Chloride, and Celecoxib on the Angiogenesis of the Chicken Chorioallantoic Membrane

The synergistic effects of valproic acid (VPA), lithium (Li), and celecoxib (CX) have been shown in combination therapy against the proliferation and metastasis of numerous cancers. Angiogenesis plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of tumor growth and metastasis. The aim of the present study wa...

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Published in:Iranian journal of medical sciences 2018-09, Vol.43 (5), p.506-513
Main Authors: Afzal, MSc, Ehsan, Alinezhad, PharmD, Sedigheh, Khorsand, MSc, Marjan, Khoshnood, PhD, Mohammad Javad, Takhshid, PhD, Mohammad Ali
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Angiogenesis
Angiogenesis inhibitors
Cancer metastasis
Celecoxib
Combined modality therapy
Lithium
Lithium chloride
Lithium compounds
Metastasis
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Valproic acid
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Summary:The synergistic effects of valproic acid (VPA), lithium (Li), and celecoxib (CX) have been shown in combination therapy against the proliferation and metastasis of numerous cancers. Angiogenesis plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of tumor growth and metastasis. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the antiangiogenic effects of VPA, lithium chloride (LiCl), and CX, alone or in 2-by-2 combinations, using the chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) assay. Fertilized chicken eggs were randomly divided into 10 groups: control, VPA (1.8 and 3.6 µmol/CAM), Li (0.15 and 0.60 µmol/CAM), CX (0.02 and 0.08 µmol/CAM), VPA+Li, VPA+CX, and CX+Li (n=10 per group). A window was made on the eggshells and the CAMs were exposed to a filter disk containing VPA, LiCl, and CX, alone or in 2-by-2 combinations. The control CAMs were treated with distilled water (vehicle). Three days after the treatment, the number of vessel branch points was counted in each CAM. The data were analyzed using SPSS, version 15.One-way ANOVA, followed by the Tukey tests, was used to compare the groups. A P
ISSN:0253-0716
1735-3688
DOI:10.30476/ijms.2018.40571