RT - European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology ID - 10.22514/ejgo.2022.036 T1 - Vitexin exerts anti-tumor and anti-angiogensis effects on cervical cancer through VEGFA/VEGFR2 pathway A1 - Qianqian Wang A1 - Jinwei Zhang A1 - Jia Ye A1 - Jian Guo K1 - Vitexin; Cervical cancer; Proliferation; Migration; Invasion; Angiogenesis; VEGFA/VEGFR2 YR - 2022 SP - 86 AB -

Vitexin is widely known as a bioactive flavonoid compound, and exerts analgesic and anti-oxidative properties. Antitumor effect of vitexin was identified in various tumors. Role and related mechanism of vitexin in cervical cancer were investigated. Cervical cancer cells were treated with vitexin, and treatment with vitexin reduced cell viability, and decreased number of colonies in cervical cancer. Moreover, cell migration and invasion were repressed by vitexin, and vitexin inhibited angiogenesis of cervical cancer. Vitexin reduced protein expression of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A (VEGFA) and Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (VEGFR2) of cervical cancer in a dosage dependent way. In conclusion, vitexin reduced cell proliferation, migration, invasion and angiogenesis of cervical cancer through inhibition of VEGFA/VEGFR2 signaling.