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. 2013 Apr 8;5(4):1149–1168. doi: 10.3390/nu5041149

Table 1.

Effects of Se compounds on metastasis (migration, invasion, and angiogenesis).

Se compounds Studies Cancer/cells Function Reference
MSA in vitro HUVEC reduce MMP-2, apoptosis [9,30]
in vitro human breast cancer cells, MDA-MB-468 and MCF-7 reduce VEGF [8]
in vitro human prostate cancer cells, DU145 reduce VEGF [8]
mice human prostate cancer cells, DU145 reduce tumor growth and angiogenesis [31]
rat rat prostate cancer cells, PAIII reduce HIF-1α, and VEGF, reduce metastatic lung foci [32]
in vitro human fibrosarcoma cell, HT1080 inhibit cell invasion, inhibit MMP-2 activation, reduce MT1-MMP and increase TIMP-2 [9]
mice Lewis lung carcinoma cell reduce lung metastasis, reduce plasma uPAand PAI-1 [33]
in vitro human clear cell renal cell carcinoma, RC2 reduce HIF-1α, and VEGF [34]
in vitro human head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, FaDu reduce HIF-1α, and VEGF, increase prolyl hroxylases [35]
MSC in vitro murine breast cancer cells, TM6 inhibit migration [36]
rat carcinogen-induced breast cancer reduce angiogenesis [37]
mice human breast cancer cells, MCF-7 reduce angiogenesis [38]
mice human colon cancer cells, HCT-8, HT-29 and GEO reduce angiogenesis [39,40]
mice human small cell lung cancer, H69 reduce microvessel density, increase vascular maturation [41]
mice human nonsmall epithelial lung carcinimo, A549 increase vascular maturation [41]
mice human head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, FaDu reduce COX-2, iNOS, HIF-1α, and VEGF, reduce microvessel density, increase vascular maturation, drug delivery and distribution [35,42,43]
mice human head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, A253 reduce microvessel density, increase vascular maturation, drug delivery and distribution [41]
SeM mice murine breast cancer cells, 4T1.2 most protection against metastasis [44]
mice melanoma reduce lung metastasis [45]
MeCN in vitro HUVEC reduce MMP-2 [9]
methylselenol in vitro human fibrosarcoma cell, HT1080 reduce cell migration and invasion, decrease expression and activity of MMP-2 and MMP-9, increase TIMP1 and TIMP2 [46]
selenite in vitro HUVEC apoptosis [30]
in vitro mammaery endothelial cells reduce VEGF [47]
rat carcinogen-induced breast cancer inhibit VEGF, reduce angiogenesis [37]
in vitro human fibrosarcoma cell, HT1080 reduce cell migration, reduce cell-ECM attachment, reduce MMP-2, MMP-9 and uPA, increase TIMP-1 [48]
mice murine melanoma cell, B16BL6 reduce lung metastasis [49]
mice murine melanoma cell, B16F10 reduce lung metastasis [50]
in vitro murine melanoma cell, B16F10 inhibit cell migration decrease HIF-1α, VEGF, and IL-18 [51]
rat carcinogen-indeced liver cancer reduce angiogenesis, inhibit angiogenic factors [41]
in vitro human astrocytoma cell, IPSB-18 reduce MMPs amd EGFR, increase MMP inhibitors [52]
selenate in vitro human breast cancer cells, MDA-MB-231 and MCF-7 enhance epithelial tight junction, inhibit motility and trans-endothelial invasion [53]
Se-enriched garlic rat carcinogen-induced breast cancer inhibit VEGF, reduce angiogenesis [37]
high Se isolated soy proteins mice murine melanoma cell, B16BL6 reduce lung metastasis [54]
Se-enriched malt rat carcinogen-indeced liver cancer reduce angiogenesis, inhibit angiogenic factors [41,55]