Abstract
Sorafenib has been used as an oral anti-cancer drug because of its ability to inhibit tumor growth. However, the pharmacological effect of sorafenib is still the lack of in vivo experimental evidence. Tumor and embryonic cells share some similar features, so we investigated the effects of sorafenib on the development of gastrulating chick embryos. We found that sorafenib exposure was markedly attributed to the number of embryonic cell in proliferation and apoptosis. We also detected sorafenib significantly interfered with epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). Furthermore, sorafenib treatment impaired the production and migration of neural crest cells.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1271-1281 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Anatomical Record: Advances in Integrative Anatomy and Evolutionary Biology |
Volume | 298 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jul 2015 |
Keywords
- Chick embryos
- EMT
- Gastrulation
- Neural crest cells
- Sorafenib
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Anatomy
- Histology
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
- Biotechnology