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. 2019 Nov 24;24(23):4278. doi: 10.3390/molecules24234278

Table 1.

Natural coumarins with antiangiogenic effects and their mechanisms.

Coumarin Sources Mechanism of Action Concentrations Reference
Galbanic acid Ferula assafoetida Decreases molecular angiogenesis pathways including VEGF, MAPK, JNK, and AKT 5, 10, 20, 40 µM for in vitro study and 0.1, 1 mg/Kg for Lewis lung cancer (LLC) mouse model, intraperitoneally (i.p.) injected once daily for 18 days [126]
Umbelliprenin Ferula species Reduces and blocks angiogenesis marker activity including Ki-67, CD31, VEGF, MMP2, MMP9, and E-cadherin 3, 6.25, 12.5, 25, 50, 100, and 200 µg/mL [127]
Murrangatin Micromelum falcatum Inhibition of phosphoinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/AKT activity as angiogenic inducer 10, 50, 100 µM [125]
Imperatorin Angelica dahurica and Angelica archangelica Blocks the expression of nuclear factor (NF-κB) target genes, such as MMP-9, VEGF, IL-6 that are induced by TNF-α 50, 100, 150 µM [117]
Auraptene Citrus sinensis Inhibition of angiogenesis via suppression of MMP-2,9 12.5, 25, 50, 100 µM [128]
Esculetin Artemisia scoparia Inhibition of angiogenesis via decreasing MMP expression and blocking phosphorylation of VEGFR-2, ERK1/2, Akt, and endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) induced by VEGF (20 ng/mL) 12.5, 25, 50 µg/ml [31]
Osthol Cnidium monnieri Reduction of microvessel density (MVD) with blocked expression of VEGF and NF-κB 61, 122, and 244 mg/kg, i.p, once daily for two weeks in a mouse model of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) [129]
Conferone Ferula szwitsiana Reduction of the production of the pro-angiogenic factors VEGF, Angiopoietin-1, and Angiopoietin -2 20 µM [123]
Daphnetin Changbai daphne Inhibition of the expression of proteins involved in angiogenesis induced by VEGF such as MAPK, VEGFR2, ERK1/2, AKT, focal adhesion kinase (FAK), cSrc, and MMP and inhibition of NF-κB induced by TNF-α 37.5, 75, 150 µM [124]
Scopolin Erycibe obtusifolia Benth Decreases VEGF, FGF-2 and IL-6 expressions 25, 50, 100 mg/kg, i.p, once daily for 10 days [130]