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Danthron, an Anthraquinone Isolated from a Marine Fungus, Is a New Inhibitor of Angiogenesis Exhibiting Interesting Antitumor and Antioxidant Properties Vidal-Valenzuela, Isabel Torres-Vargas, José Antonio Sánchez López, José María Trigal Martínez, Mónica García-Caballero, Melissa Medina-Torres, Miguel Ángel Rodríguez-Quesada, Ana María Antiangiogénicos Cáncer - Prevención Tumores - Prevención Hongos marinos - Uso terapéutico - Ensayos The role played by a sustained angiogenesis in cancer and other diseases stimulates the interest in the search for new antiangiogenic drugs. In this manuscript, we provide evidence that 1,8- dihydroxy-9,10-anthraquinone (danthron), isolated from the fermentation broth of the marine fungus Chromolaenicola sp. (HL-114-33-R04), is a new inhibitor of angiogenesis. The results obtained with the in vivo CAM assay indicate that danthron is a potent antiangiogenic compound. In vitro studies with human umbilical endothelial cells (HUVEC) reveal that this anthraquinone inhibits certain key functions of activated endothelial cells, including proliferation, proteolytic and invasive capabilities and tube formation. In vitro studies with human breast carcinoma MDA-MB231 and fibrosarcoma HT1080 cell lines suggest a moderate antitumor and antimetastatic activity of this compound. Antioxidant properties of danthron are evidenced by the observation that it reduces the intracellular reactive oxygen species production and increases the amount of intracellular sulfhydryl groups in endothelial and tumor cells. These results support a putative role of danthron as a new antiangiogenic drug with potential application in the treatment and angioprevention of cancer and other angiogenesis-dependent diseases. 2023-06-29T10:33:21Z 2023-06-29T10:33:21Z 2023-06-29 2023-05-15 journal article : Vidal, I.; Torres-Vargas, J.A.; Sánchez, J.M.; Trigal, M.; García-Caballero, M.; Medina, M.Á.; Quesada, A.R. Danthron, an Anthraquinone Isolated from a Marine Fungus, Is a New Inhibitor of Angiogenesis Exhibiting Interesting Antitumor and Antioxidant Properties. Antioxidants 2023, 12, 1101. https://doi.org/10.3390/ antiox12051101 https://hdl.handle.net/10630/27121 10.3390/ antiox12051101 eng http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ open access Atribución 4.0 Internacional MDPI