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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Drug Screening of Flavonoids as Potential VEGF Inhibitors Through Computational Docking and Cell Models.

Shengying Lin, Roy Wai-Lun Tang, Yutong Ye, Chenxi Xia, Jiahui Wu, Ran Duan, Ka-Wing Leung, Tina Ting-Xia Dong, Karl Wah-Keung Tsim

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Shengying LinCenter for Chinese Medicine, Division of Life Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.ORCID 0000-0001-5910-5307
Roy Wai-Lun TangCenter for Chinese Medicine, Division of Life Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
Yutong YeCenter for Chinese Medicine, Division of Life Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
Chenxi XiaCenter for Chinese Medicine, Division of Life Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
Jiahui WuCenter for Chinese Medicine, Division of Life Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
Ran DuanCenter for Chinese Medicine, Division of Life Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
Ka-Wing LeungCenter for Chinese Medicine, Division of Life Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.ORCID 0000-0002-6137-3877
Tina Ting-Xia DongCenter for Chinese Medicine, Division of Life Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
Karl Wah-Keung TsimCenter for Chinese Medicine, Division of Life Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.

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Abstract

Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), also known as VEGF-A, has been linked to various diseases, such as wet age-related macular degeneration (wAMD) and cancer. Even though there are VEGF inhibitors that are currently commercially available in clinical applications, severe adverse effects have been associated with these treatments. There is still a need to develop novel VEGF-based therapeutics against these VEGF-related diseases. Here, we established a series of VEGF-based computational docking analyses and cell models, such as a wound healing assay in HaCaT cells and an evaluation of NF-κB performance in macrophages, to screen a large library of flavonoid-type phytochemicals. Three flavonoids, namely, farrerol, ononin and (-)-epicatechin, were shown to express binding affinities to VEGF protein and inhibit VEGF-mediated biological activities. The investigation evidently suggested that the three flavonoids above could be considered potential anti-VEGF agents for the following drug development against VEGF-mediated diseases.

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FlavonoidsMolecular Docking SimulationVascular Endothelial Growth Factor ACell LineDrug Evaluation, PreclinicalHumansMacrophagesNF-kappa BFlavonoidsNF-kappa BVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVEGFA protein, humanangiogenesiscomputational dockingdrug screeningflavonoidsVEGF inhibitor

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PMID39860127
PMCPMC11767819

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