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ArticleInvestigational new drugs2019

Modified ingenol semi-synthetic derivatives from Euphorbia tirucalli induce cytotoxicity on a large panel of human cancer cell lines.

Viviane A O Silva, Marcela N Rosa, Olga Martinho, Amilcar Tanuri, João Paulo Lima, Luiz F Pianowski, Rui M Reis

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Viviane A O SilvaMolecular Oncology Research Center, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Rua Antenor Duarte Villela, 1331, CEP 14784 400, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil.
Marcela N RosaMolecular Oncology Research Center, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Rua Antenor Duarte Villela, 1331, CEP 14784 400, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil.
Olga MartinhoMolecular Oncology Research Center, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Rua Antenor Duarte Villela, 1331, CEP 14784 400, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil.
Amilcar TanuriLaboratory of Molecular Virology, Departaments of genetics, IB, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
João Paulo LimaMedical Oncology, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil.
Luiz F PianowskiKyolab Pesquisas Farmacêuticas, Valinhos, São Paulo, Brazil.
Rui M ReisMolecular Oncology Research Center, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Rua Antenor Duarte Villela, 1331, CEP 14784 400, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil. ruireis.hcb@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-9639-7940
Hospital de Câncer de Barretos · BRAC Camargo Hospital · BRUniversidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro · BR

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Abstract

The latex from Euphorbia tirucalli is used in Brazil as a folk medicine for several diseases, including cancer. Recently, we showed a cytotoxic activity of E. tirucalli euphol in a wide range of cancer cell lines. Moreover, we showed that euphol inhibits proliferation, motility and colony formation in pancreatic cancer cells, induces autophagy and sensitizes glioblastoma cells to temozolomide cytotoxicity. Herein, we report in vitro activity of three semi-synthetic ingenol compounds derived from E. tirucalli, IngA (ingenol-3-trans-cinnamate), IngB (ingenol-3-hexanoate) and IngC (ingenol-3-dodecanoate), against a large panel of human cancer cell lines. Antineoplastic effects of the three semi-synthetic compounds were assessed using MTS assays on 70 cancer cell lines from a wide array of solid tumors. Additionally, their antitumor potential was compared with known compounds of the same class, namely ingenol-3-angelate (Picato®) and ingenol 3,20-dibenzoate and in combination with standard chemotherapeutic agents. We observed that IngA, B, and C exhibited dose-dependent cytotoxic effects. Amongst the semi-synthetic compounds, IngC displayed the best activity across the tumor cell lines. In comparison with ingenol-3-angelate and ingenol 3,20-dibenzoate, IngC showed a mean of 6.6 and 3.6-fold higher efficacy, respectively, against esophageal cancer cell lines. Besides, IngC sensitized esophageal cancer cells to paclitaxel treatment. In conclusion, the semi-synthetic ingenol compounds, in particular, IngC, demonstrated a potent antitumor activity on all cancer cell lines evaluated. Although the underlying mechanisms of action of IngC are not elucidated, our results provide insights for further studies suggesting IngC as a putative therapy for cancer treatment.

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Antineoplastic Agents, PhytogenicApoptosisCell ProliferationDiterpenesEuphorbiaHumansNeoplasmsTumor Cells, CulturedAntineoplastic Agents, PhytogenicDiterpenesingenolAnticancerCytotoxic activityEuphorbia tirucalliIngenolSemi-synthetic derivative

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