Effect of Curcumin on Angiogenesis in Aortic Ring Model of the Wistar Rat

• Main Authors: J Baharara, M Mousavi, T Ramezani
• Format: Article
• Language: fas
• Published: Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences 2014-08-01
• Series: Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ’Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Shahīd Ṣadūqī Yazd
• Subjects: Angiogenesis; Aorta; Curcumin; Rat
• Online Access: http://jssu.ssu.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1624-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1
• ISSN: 2228-5741; 2228-5733

Introduction: Tumeric is a plant with both food and medical properties by which Curcumin is derived from. It has various pharmacological effects. Angiogenesis, a dynamic process of endothelial cells proliferation in order to develop new blood vessels from the previous ones, affects a wide range of physiological and pathological processes such as tumor growth and metastasis. In this study, anti angiogenic effects of Cucumin were investigated in aortic ring of Wistar rats. Methods: In this experimental study, Aortic ring was cut up in to 1 mm pieces and cultured in collagen matrix. After three days, sprouting angiogenesis were observed, and then aortic rings were treated with Curcumin at concentration of 25, 50 and 100 µg/ml. Effects of treatment in all cases were photographed and then investigated by invert microscope. Lengths of vessels were measured by Image J software. Moreover, the study data were analyzed using SPSS in significant level of P0.05).In fact, average length and number of blood vessels in experimental group 1 demonstrated no significant difference compared with control group, though in the experimental group 2 (79.45±3.2mm), (12±1.3) and 3 (38.93±1.1mm), (8±1.1) significant differences were observed (P<0.05(. Conclusion: The results proposed that the Curcumin had dose-dependent inhibitory effects on angiogenesis in rat aortic ring Therefore, it can be introduced as an appropriate candidate in order to study angiogenesis and related diseases.