scholarly journals In vitro cytotoxic activity of anthrapyrazole analogues in human prostate DU-145 and testicular NTERA-2 carcinoma cells

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Cuevas ◽  
Kurt Seilheimer
2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (7) ◽  
pp. 950-962 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing-bo Yang ◽  
Muhammad Khan ◽  
Yang-yang He ◽  
Min Yao ◽  
Yong-ming Li ◽  
...  

The Prostate ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 69 (12) ◽  
pp. 1368-1368 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matteo Landriscina ◽  
Cinzia Bagalà ◽  
Annamaria Piscazzi ◽  
Giovanni Schinzari ◽  
Michela Quirino ◽  
...  

2014 ◽  
Vol 99 (6) ◽  
pp. 745-752 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiang Li ◽  
Lin-Zhong Zhu ◽  
Ren-Jie Yang ◽  
Xu Zhu

Abstract To investigate which anticancer drugs and combination of dual drugs could further promote the inhibition of cell growth in vitro against HCC cell line (HepG2) in the hypoxic and hyponutritional culture medium (HHCM) mimicked the different scenarios of transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE). The cells of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) treated by TACE suffered various hypoxia and hyponutrition. The cells were treated for 2 hours, 4 hours, 6 hours, and 24 hours, respectively, using 10 drugs including epirubicin (EPI), cisplatin (DDP), mitomycin-C (MMC), oxaliplatin (OXA), hydroxycamptothecin (HCPT), 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), gemcitabine (GEM), docetaxel (DTX), thiotepa (TSPA), and pemetrexed disodium (PEM) in 4 concentrations of HHCM (5%, 10%, 25%, and 50%, respectively) mimicking the scenario of TACE and were assessed using 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay. The cells treated with combinations of dual drugs for 24 hours were also tested. The sensitive drugs with inhibition rates more than 30% were EPI, MMC, HCPT, OXA, and PEM in 4 types of HHCMs. The sensitivity of the cells to treatment with drugs for 24 hours was significantly higher than the sensitivity of the cells to treatment with drugs for 2 hours in 5%, 10%, and 25% HHCM. The sensitivity of the combination of dual drugs was no more than the sensitivity of the single drug with higher sensitivity in 4 concentrations of HHCM. EPI, MMC, HCPT, OXA, and PEM exhibited cytotoxic activity against HepG2 cells in various hypoxia and hyponutrition states. Prolonging the time of exposure could increase the sensitivity of drug, and the combination of dual drugs cannot enhance the cytotoxic effect.


The Prostate ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 69 (7) ◽  
pp. 744-754 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matteo Landriscina ◽  
Cinzia Bagalà ◽  
Annamaria Piscazzi ◽  
Giovanni Schinzari ◽  
Michela Quirino ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 19
Author(s):  
Vajihe Akbari ◽  
Masoud Sadeghi Dinani ◽  
Samin Malakooti

Cancers ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 1948 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diego De Miguel ◽  
Ana Gallego-Lleyda ◽  
Miguel Martinez-Ara ◽  
Javier Plou ◽  
Alberto Anel ◽  
...  

Although TRAIL (TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand, also known as Apo2L) was described as capable of inducing apoptosis in transformed cells while sparing normal cells, limited results obtained in clinical trials has limited its use as an anti-tumor agent. Consequently, novel TRAIL formulations with enhanced bioactivity are necessary for overcoming resistance to conventional soluble TRAIL (sTRAIL) exhibited by many primary tumors. Our group has generated artificial liposomes with sTRAIL anchored on their surface (large unilamellar vesicle (LUV)-TRAIL), which have shown a greater cytotoxic activity both in vitro and in vivo when compared to sTRAIL against distinct hematologic and epithelial carcinoma cells. In this study, we have improved LUV-TRAIL by loading doxorubicin (DOX) in its liposomal lumen (LUVDOX-TRAIL) in order to improve their cytotoxic potential. LUVDOX-TRAIL killed not only to a higher extent, but also with a much faster kinetic than LUV-TRAIL. In addition, the concerted action of the liposomal DOX and TRAIL was specific of the liposomal DOX and was not observed when with soluble DOX. The cytotoxicity induced by LUVDOX-TRAIL was proven to rely on two processes due to different molecular mechanisms: a dynamin-mediated internalization of the doxorubicin-loaded particle, and the strong activation of caspase-8 exerted by the liposomal TRAIL. Finally, greater cytotoxic activity of LUVDOX-TRAIL was also observed in vivo in a tumor xenograft model. Therefore, we developed a novel double-edged nanoparticle combining the cytotoxic potential of DOX and TRAIL, showing an exceptional and remarkable synergistic effect between both agents.


Molecules ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (9) ◽  
pp. 2297 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fang-Pin Chang ◽  
Wei Chao ◽  
Sheng-Yang Wang ◽  
Hui-Chi Huang ◽  
Ping-Jyun Sung ◽  
...  

Three new iridoids, namely neonanin A (1), neonanin B (2) and neoretinin A (3), as well as twelve known compounds, 6-hydroxy-7-methyl-1-oxo-4-carbomethoxyoctahydrocyclopenta[c]pyran (4), 4-epi-alyxialactone (5), loganetin (6), loganin (7), phenylcoumaran-α′-aldehyde (8), cleomiscosin A (9), ficusal (10), balanophonin (11), vanillic acid (12), p-coumaric acid (13), cis,trans-abscisic acid (14), and trans,trans-abscisic acid (15) were isolated from the stems of Neonauclea reticulata (Havil.) Merr. These new structures were determined by the detailed analysis of spectroscopic data and comparison with the data of known analogues. Compounds 1–13 were evaluated using an in-vitro MTT cytotoxic assay for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells, and the preliminary results showed that ficusal (10), balanophonin (11), and p-coumaric acid (13) exhibited moderate cytotoxic activity, with EC50 values of 85.36 ± 4.36, 92.63 ± 1.41, and 29.18 ± 3.48 µg/mL against Hep3B cells, respectively.


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