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Icaritin suppresses multiple myeloma, by inhibiting IL-6/JAK2/STAT3 #MMPMID25865044
Zhu S; Wang Z; Li Z; Peng H; Luo Y; Deng M; Li R; Dai C; Xu Y; Liu S; Zhang G
Oncotarget 2015[Apr]; 6 (12): 10460-72 PMID25865044show ga
Icaritin is an active prenylflavonoid derived from Epimedium genus, a traditional Chinese medicine. Icaritin has a wide range of pharmacological and biological activities, including cardiovascular function improvement, hormone regulation and antitumor activity. Here, we investigated the effect of icaritin on multiple myeloma (MM) in vitro and in vivo. Icaritin inhibited cell growth of MM cell line and primary MM cells. In contrast, icaritin had low or no cytotoxic effect on normal hematopoiesis. We also demonstrated that in MM xenograft mouse models, icaritin suppressed tumor growth and decreased serum IL-6 and IgE levels, but did not show adverse reactions such as body weight loss. The anti-MM activity of icaritin was mainly mediated by inhibiting IL-6/JAK2/STAT3 signaling. We suggest that icaritin can be further tested in clinical trials in MM.