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Fecha
2009
Editorial y Lugar de Edición
Wiley
Revista
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER. JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL DU CANCER.,
vol. 125
(pp. 222-228)
Wiley
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We explored the in vitro and in vivo mechanism of antitumor action of the synthetic flavonoid 20-nitroflavone on LM3 murine mammary adenocarcinoma cells. In vitro assays showed that 2'-nitroflavone increased the population of LM3 hypodiploid cells and produced a typical ladder of DNA fragmentation. Apoptotic cell death was also characterized by the activation of caspase-8, -9 and -3, by an increment in the xpression levels of the proapoptotic protein Bax and by the release of cytochrome c ...
We explored the in vitro and in vivo mechanism of antitumor action of the synthetic flavonoid 20-nitroflavone on LM3 murine mammary adenocarcinoma cells. In vitro assays showed that 2'-nitroflavone increased the population of LM3 hypodiploid cells and produced a typical ladder of DNA fragmentation. Apoptotic cell death was also characterized by the activation of caspase-8, -9 and -3, by an increment in the xpression levels of the proapoptotic protein Bax and by the release of cytochrome c to cytosol. The in vivo effect of 2'-nitroflavone on tumor growth was studied in BALB/c mice injected subcutaneously with LM3 cells. Results showed that tumor volume and weight were significantly reduced at doses of 10 and 40 mg/kg of 20-nitroflavone, respectively. Apoptotic cells were identified by TUNEL assay in tumor slices from mice treated with 10 mg/kg of 20-nitroflavone. Western blot analysis of tumor lysate supernatants from treated mice revealed an upregulation of the total levels of Bax and Fas receptor. In addition, administration of 40 mg/kg of 20-nitroflavone to nontumorbearing mice showed no histopathological effects on different organ tissues. This is the first report of the in vivo growth inhibitory effect of 20-nitroflavone as an apoptotic agent likely useful for mammary adenocarcinoma treatment.in vitro and in vivo mechanism of antitumor action of the synthetic flavonoid 20-nitroflavone on LM3 murine mammary adenocarcinoma cells. In vitro assays showed that 2'-nitroflavone increased the population of LM3 hypodiploid cells and produced a typical ladder of DNA fragmentation. Apoptotic cell death was also characterized by the activation of caspase-8, -9 and -3, by an increment in the xpression levels of the proapoptotic protein Bax and by the release of cytochrome c to cytosol. The in vivo effect of 2'-nitroflavone on tumor growth was studied in BALB/c mice injected subcutaneously with LM3 cells. Results showed that tumor volume and weight were significantly reduced at doses of 10 and 40 mg/kg of 20-nitroflavone, respectively. Apoptotic cells were identified by TUNEL assay in tumor slices from mice treated with 10 mg/kg of 20-nitroflavone. Western blot analysis of tumor lysate supernatants from treated mice revealed an upregulation of the total levels of Bax and Fas receptor. In addition, administration of 40 mg/kg of 20-nitroflavone to nontumorbearing mice showed no histopathological effects on different organ tissues. This is the first report of the in vivo growth inhibitory effect of 20-nitroflavone as an apoptotic agent likely useful for mammary adenocarcinoma treatment.
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CASPASESAPOPTOSISANTITUMOR ACTION2´-NITROFLAVONE