From: Mechanisms of vasculogenic mimicry in hypoxic tumor microenvironments
Potential drugs | Molecular target or function | Effect on EDV | Effect on VM | reference |
---|---|---|---|---|
Angiogenesis inhibitor | ||||
bevacizumab | VEGF | Inhibition | No effect | |
endostatin | Promote apoptosis of endothelial cells | Inhibition | No effect | |
Sunitinib | RTK, VEGF-R1, VEGF-R2, VEGF-R3, PDGFR-β, KIT, FLT-3, RET | Inhibition | No effect | |
gefitinib | EGFR | Inhibition | No effect | |
Vasculogenic mimicry inhibitors | ||||
Galunisertib (LY2157299 monohydrate) | TGF-β1, Akt, Flk | No effect | inhibition | [214] |
Dequalinium (DQA) modified paclitaxel plus ligustrazine micelles | VEGF, MMP2, TGF-β1, E-cadherin | No effect | inhibition | [215] |
Vinorelbine cationic liposomes modified with wheat germ | MMP-2, MMP-9,FAK\PI3K | No effect | inhibition | [216] |
multifunctional targeting epirubicin liposomes | PI3K, MMP-2, MMP-9, FAK, VE-cadherin | No effect | inhibition | [217] |
R 8 modified epirubicin-dihydroartemisinin liposomes | VE-cadherin/TGF-β/ MMP-2 / HIF-1 | No effect | Inhibition | [218] |
Tivantinib (ARQ 197) | Vnculin / RhoC | No effect | Inhibition | [219] |
daunorubicin and dioscin codelivery liposomes modified with PFV | MMP-2 / VE-cadherin /TGF-β/HIF-1α | No effect | Inhibition | [220] |
Niclosamide | miR-124 / STAT3 | No effect | Inhibition | [221] |
Angiogenesis and Vasculogenic mimicry inhibitors | ||||
Axitinib | VEGFR1, VEGFR2, VEGFR3, PDGFRβ | inhibition | inhibition | |
Cilengitide | NRP-1, v5 integrin | Inhibition | Inhibition | |
Imatinib | PDGF,VEGF | inhibition | inhibition | |
Trastuzumab | HER2 (VEGF, Cell cycle etc.) | Inhibition | inhibition | [227] |
Entinostat | HADC (Histone deacetylase, (SERPINF1), VEGFA | inhibition | inhibition | |
Verteporfin | YAP, TEAD Ang2, MMP2, VE-cadherin, α-SMA | Inhibition | Inhibition | |
cRGD-functionalized nanoparticles | αvβ3 | inhibition | inhibition | [233] |