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. 2021 Oct 22;11:772915. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2021.772915

Table 5.

Natural anti-tumor angiogenesis terpenoids and their sources, experimental models and anti-angiogenic mechanisms.

Category Name Source Experimental model Anti-angiogenic mechanism Refs
Monoterpene Perillyl alcohol the essential oils of several plants (lavendin, mints, cherries, etc.) CAM, HUVECs, BLMVECs, K562 Inhibits VEGF and Akt pathways (98)
D-limonene rich volatile oil blood orange (Citrus sinensis (L) Osbeck) SW480 and HT-29 cells, HUVECs Reduces the levels of VEGF, MMP-9 expression, inhibits the activation of VEGFR1 (99)
Cantharidin Mylabris Subcutaneous and orthotopic pancreatic xenograft models with PANC-1 cells Inhibits ERK, JNK, PKC, and NF-κB pathways (100)
Menthol Mentha haplocalyx Briq HepG2 cells Inhibits the expression of VEGF (101)
Sesquiterpene β-elemene the essential oil of Curcuma zedoaria Rat aortic ring, Chick embryo chorioallantoic membrane, Melanoma growth and metastasis assay in C57BL/6 mice Suppresses VEGF pathway (102)
Dehydrocostus lactone Saussurea lappa and Laurus nobilis lung cancer cells (A549 and H460 cells), Matrigel plugs were implanted in C57BL/6 mice Suppresses of HIF-1a, Akt and pAkt, GSK-3β and pGSK-3β, as well as ERK, pERK, mTOR, and p-mTOR (103)
Inhibits MMP-2 and MMP-9
Umbelliprenin Different spices of Ferula of umbeliferace CT26 tumor cells, L929 cells Inhibits the expression of VEGF, MMP2, MMP-9 and CD31 (104)
Potentiates immune response by IFN-γ increment and IL-4 decrease
Bigelovin Inula helianthus-aquatica HCT 116 cells, Orthotopic tumor allografts and experimental metastatic models with colon 26-M01 cells Interferes IL6/STAT3 and cofilin pathways (105)
Alantolactone Inula helenium HUVECs, human MDA-MB‐231 breast cancer xenograft in mice Suppresses the phosphorylation of VEGFR2 and its downstream protein kinase including PLCγ1, FAK, Src, and Akt (106)
Codonolactone Atractylodes lancea HUVECs, EA.hy 926 cells Inhibits MMPs expression and VEGF secretion by down-regulating BMP/Runx2 activation (107)
Widdrol Juniperus chinensis HUVECs, Human colon adenocarcinoma HT29 cells Suppresses phosphorylation of VEGFR2, AKT, FAK and eNOS (108)
Diterpene Tanshinone IIA The dried root of Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge Human EPCs, CAM, Matrigel plug model Inhibits EPC angiogenesis through the VEGF, PLC, Akt and JNK signaling pathways (109)
16-hydroxy-pentandralactone Vitex cofassus HUVECs Inhibits VEGF-stimulated HUVEC proliferation (110)
Cafestol Unfiltered coffee HUVECs Inhibits the phosphorylation of FAK and Akt and decreases nitric oxide production (111)
Andrographolide Andrographis paniculate HUVECs, A549 Cells Inhibits MMP-9 expression (112)
Triptolide Tripterygium wilfordii HUVECs, Breast cancer cells (Hs578T and MDAMB231) Inhibits the ERK1/2-HIF1-α-VEGFA signaling pathway (113)
Triterpene Ursolic acid Many plant foods Ehrlich ascites carcinoma (EAC) cells, Swiss albino mice with EAC cells Inhibits VEGF and iNOS expression (114)
Nimbolide Azadirachta indica leaves HCT-116, HT-29, Caco-2, CRC cells Inhibits VEGF and MMP-9 expression (115)
Koetjapic acid Sandoricum koetjaoe Merr rat aortic ring, CAM, HUVECs Inhibits VEGF expression (116)
Boswellic acid Boswellia serrata Ehrlich ascites carcinoma (EAC) cells, Swiss albino mice with EAC cells Inhibits VEGF and TNF-α expression (117)
Betulinic acid The stembark of Betula ssp. and from many other plants Human endometrial adenocarcinoma (EA) cells Inhibits prolidase, HIF-1α and VEGF expressions (118)