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ArticleBritish journal of cancer2008

Isothiocyanate NB7M causes selective cytotoxicity, pro-apoptotic signalling and cell-cycle regression in ovarian cancer cells.

R K Singh, T S Lange, K K Kim, A P Singh, N Vorsa, L Brard

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Article in British journal of cancer, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

R K SinghMolecular Therapeutics Laboratory, Program in Women's Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women and Infants' Hospital, Brown University, Providence, RI 02905, USA.
T S Lange
K K Kim
A P Singh
N Vorsa
L Brard
Brown University · USRutgers, The State University of New Jersey · USWomen & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island · US

Funding

UTERINE NK CELL HOMING FROM THE PERIPHERAL CIRCULATIONP20RR018728 · NCRR · WOMEN AND INFANTS HOSPITAL-RHODE ISLAND · PI BLISS, JOSEPH MARK · 2003 to 2011
$16.7M
Brown University BIRCWH Career Development ProgramK12HD043447 · NICHD · WOMEN AND INFANTS HOSPITAL-RHODE ISLAND · PI COUSTAN, DONALD R · 2002 to 2006
$2.4M
NCRR NIH HHS 1-P20RR018728NCRR NIH HHS P20 RR018728NICHD NIH HHS K12 HD043447
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The present report identifies indole-3-ethyl isothiocyanate NB7M as a potent cytotoxic agent with selective activity against cell lines derived from various tumour types. Ovarian cancer cell lines showed sensitivity to NB7M (60-70% cytotoxicity at 2.5 microM), in contrast to control cells (TCL-1 and HTR-8; IC(50) approximately 15 microM). In a screen performed by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) (NCI(60) cancer cell-line assay) NB7M (NSC746077) reduced growth up to 100% with an IC(50) between 0.1 and 10 microM depending on the cell line studied. Using SKOV-3 ovarian cancer cells as a model, mechanisms of cytotoxicity were analysed. NB7M caused hallmarks of apoptosis such as PARP-1 deactivation, chromatin condensation, DNA nicks, activation of caspases-9, -8, -3, loss of mitochondrial transmembrane depolarisation potential and upregulation of pro-apoptotic mitogen activated protein kinases (p38, SAP/JNK). NB7M downregulated phosphorylation of prosurvival kinases (PI-3K, AKT, IKK alpha), transcription factor NF-kappaB, and expression of DNA-Pk and AXL receptor tyrosine kinase. Subcytotoxic doses of NB7M inhibited DNA synthesis, caused G1-phase cell-cycle arrest and upregulated p27 expression. The present report suggests that NB7M is a selective cytotoxic agent in vitro for cell lines derived from ovarian and certain other tumours. In addition, NB7M acts as a growth/cell-cycle-suppressing agent and may be developed as a potential therapeutic drug to treat ovarian cancer.

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Antineoplastic AgentsApoptosisBlotting, WesternCell CycleCell Line, TumorFemaleFlow CytometryHumansIndolesInhibitory Concentration 50In Situ Nick-End LabelingIsocyanatesMembrane Potential, MitochondrialOvarian NeoplasmsSignal Transduction7-methyl-indole ethyl isothiocyanateAntineoplastic AgentsIndolesIsocyanates

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PMID19002174
PMCPMC2600706
OpenAlexW2029520699

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