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ArticleBreast cancer : basic and clinical research2020

Cytotoxic Activity of the Mesoionic Compound MIH 2.4Bl in Breast Cancer Cell Lines.

Luciana Amaral de Mascena Costa, Ashlyn C Harmon, Alvaro Aguiar Coelho Teixeira, Filipe Cássio Silva de Lima, Silvany de Sousa Araújo, Fabio Del Piero, Helivaldo Diógenes da Silva Souza, Petrônio Filgueiras de Athayde Filho, Severino Alves Junior, Maria de Mascena Diniz Maia and 3 more

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Article in Breast cancer : basic and clinical research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Luciana Amaral de Mascena CostaDepartment of Morphology and Animal Physiology, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.
Ashlyn C HarmonDepartment of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.
Alvaro Aguiar Coelho TeixeiraDepartment of Morphology and Animal Physiology, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.
Filipe Cássio Silva de LimaDepartment of Morphology and Animal Physiology, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.
Silvany de Sousa AraújoDepartment of Morphology and Animal Physiology, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.
Fabio Del PieroDepartment of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.
Helivaldo Diógenes da Silva SouzaDepartment of Chemistry, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, Brazil.
Petrônio Filgueiras de Athayde FilhoDepartment of Chemistry, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, Brazil.
Severino Alves JuniorDepartment of Fundamental Chemistry, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.
Maria de Mascena Diniz MaiaDepartment of Biology, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.
Aurea WischralDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.
Manoel Adrião Gomes FilhoDepartment of Morphology and Animal Physiology, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.
J Michael MathisDepartment of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5528-5195
Louisiana State University · USUniversidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco · BRUniversidade Federal da Paraíba · BRUniversidade Federal de Pernambuco · BR

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Abstract

In this work, we report the synthesis of a new 1,3-thiazolium-5-thiolate derivative of a mesoionic compound (MIH 2.4Bl) and the characterization of its selective cytotoxicity on a panel of breast cancer cells lines. The cytotoxic effect of MIH 2.4Bl on breast cancer cell lines was determined by XTT and crystal violet assays, flow cytometry analysis, electron microscopy characterization, and terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT) deoxyuridine triphosphate (dUTP) nick end labeling (TUNEL) apoptosis assays. As determined using XTT cell growth and survival assays, MIH 2.4Bl exhibited growth inhibition activity on most breast cancer cell lines tested, compared with normal human mammary epithelial cells. Three breast cancer cell lines (MCF-7, T-47D, and ZR-75-1) showed a more potent sensitivity index to growth inhibition by MIH 2.4Bl than the other breast cancer cell lines. Interestingly, these 3 cell lines were derived from tumors of Luminal A origin and have ER (estrogen receptor), PR (progesterone receptor), and HER2 (human epidermal growth factor receptor 2) positive expression. Additional analysis of cytotoxicity mediated by MIH 2.4Bl was performed using the MCF-7 cell line. MCF-7 cells displayed both time- and dose-dependent decreases in cell growth and survival, with a maximum cytotoxic effect observed at 72 and 96 hours. The MCF-7 cells were also characterized for cell cycle changes upon treatment with MIH 2.4Bl. Using flow cytometry analysis of cell cycle distribution, a treatment-dependent effect was observed; treatment of cells with MIH 2.4Bl increased the G2/M population to 34.2% compared with 0.1% in untreated (control) cells. Ultrastructural analysis of MFC-7 cells treated with MIH 2.4Bl at 2 different concentrations (37.5 and 75 μM) was performed by transmission electron microscopy. Cells treated with 37.5 μM MIH 2.4Bl showed morphologic changes beginning at 6 hours after treatment, while cells treated with 75 μM showed changes beginning at 3 hours after treatment. These changes were characterized by an alteration of nuclear morphology and mitochondrial degeneration consistent with apoptotic cell death. Results of a TUNEL assay performed on cells treated for 96 hours with MIH 2.4Bl supported the observation of apoptosis. Together, these results suggest that MIH 2.4Bl is a promising candidate for treating breast cancer and support further in vitro and in vivo investigation.

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Apoptosisbreast cancercancer therapycell cycleMCF-7 cellsmesoionic compound

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PMCPMC7331763
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