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ArticleOncology letters2016

Antitumor activity of dobutamine on human osteosarcoma cells.

Jun Yin, Qirong Dong, Minqian Zheng, Xiaozu Xu, Guoyou Zou, Guolin Ma, Kefeng Li

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Article in Oncology letters, 2016. 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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5citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Jun YinDepartment of Orthopedics, Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215004, P.R. China; Department of Orthopedics, First People's Hospital of Yancheng, Yancheng, Jiangsu 224006, P.R. China.
Qirong DongDepartment of Orthopedics, Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215004, P.R. China.
Minqian ZhengDepartment of Orthopedics, First People's Hospital of Yancheng, Yancheng, Jiangsu 224006, P.R. China.
Xiaozu XuDepartment of Orthopedics, First People's Hospital of Yancheng, Yancheng, Jiangsu 224006, P.R. China.
Guoyou ZouDepartment of Orthopedics, First People's Hospital of Yancheng, Yancheng, Jiangsu 224006, P.R. China.
Guolin MaDepartment of Radiology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, P.R. China.
Kefeng LiSchool of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, CA 92103, USA; Tianjin Sunnypeak Biotech Co., Ltd., Tianjin 300457, P.R. China.
Nantong University · CNSoochow University · CNChina-Japan Friendship Hospital · CNUniversity of California, San Diego · USYancheng First People's Hospital · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dobutamine has been widely used for the treatment of heart failure and cardiogenic shock since the 1970s. Osteosarcoma is the most commonly observed malignant bone tumor in children. Currently, there are no effective drugs for the treatment of osteosarcoma. In the present study, the potential anticancer activity of dobutamine on human osteosarcoma cells was examined. Human osteosarcoma MG-63 cells were treated with dobutamine at various concentrations and for various incubation times. The inhibition of cell growth by dobutamine was determined by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide assay. Flow cytometry was utilized to evaluate the effect of dobutamine on cell apoptosis and the cell cycle. Furthermore, the expression levels of caspase-3 and caspase-9 were assessed by western blot analysis. The influence of dobutamine on cancer cell migration and invasion was additionally evaluated using wound-healing assay and the Boyden Chamber migration method. Dobutamine significantly inhibited the growth of MG-63 cells at a concentration of 10 µM or higher when incubated for 12 h or longer (P=0.023). Dobutamine augmented cell apoptosis and arrested the cell cycle in the G2/M phase. Western blot analysis revealed that dobutamine induces expression of caspase-3 and caspase-9. In addition, the invasiveness and migration of MG-63 cells was inhibited by dobutamine in a concentration-dependent manner. The results of the present study may lead to novel applications for dobutamine in the treatment of osteosarcoma.

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anticancer activitydobutamineosteosarcoma

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PMCPMC4887865
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