Hydrazinocurcumin, a novel synthetic curcumin derivative, is a potent inhibitor of endothelial cell proliferation

Abstract

Curcumin and some of its derivatives were known as in vivo inhibitors of angiogenesis. In present study. a novel curcumin derivative, named hydrazinocurcumin (HC) was synthesized and examined for its biological activities. HC potently inhibited the proliferation of bovine aortic endothelial cells (BAECs) at a nanomolar concentration (IC50 = 520 nM) without cytotoxicity. In vivo and in Nitro angiogenesis experiments showed HC Lis a new candidate for anti-angiogenic agent. (C) 2002 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd.