dmgf

DMGF, also known as 7,7-dimethoxyagastisfavone, is a biflavonoid isolated from Taxus × media cv. Hicksii. DMGF induces apoptotic and autophagic cell death. DMGF could effectively attenuate the motility of B16F10 cells, and the results of real-time PCR revealed that DMGF also suppressed the expressions of matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2). MGF can inhibit the metastasis of highly invasive melanoma cancer cells through the down-regulation of F-actin polymerization DMGF may be further developed to serve as a chemoprevention drug for patients with metastatic melanoma.