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Neoplasma Vol.57, No.5, p.473-481, 2010

Title: Synthetic isothiocyanate indole-3-ethyl isothiocyanate (homoITC) enhances sensitivity of human ovarian carcinoma cell lines A2780 and A2780/CP to cisplatin
Author: P. Stehlik, H. Paulikova, L. Hunakova

Abstract: Isothiocyanates (ITCs), popular chemopreventive agents present in cruciferous vegetables, prove growth-inhibiting and apoptosis-inducing activities in cancer cell lines in vitro. Our study presents a new synthetic ITC derivate indol-3-ethyl isothiocyanate (homoITC) as an effective modulator of cellular proliferation and inducer of apoptosis with potential utility as an anticancer drug or a sensitizer to routinely used chemotherapeutic agent cisplatin (cis-Pt).
We analyzed the growth inhibitory effects of homoITC in the human ovarian carcinoma cell line A2780 and its cisplatin-resistant variant A2780/CP using MTT-test and its apoptosis-inducing properties by flow cytometry and caspase 3 activation. Combination index (CI) values from Calcusyn software were used to characterize the interactions of homoITC and cis-Pt as synergistic (CI1). Significant synergistic effect in growth inhibition of homoITC (5 – 15 µM) and cis-Pt (2.5 – 10 µM) on A2780 parental cell line (CI from 0.42 to 0.85) was also observed on A2780/CP resistant subline (CI from 0.18 to 0.73) for 10-50 µM cis-Pt concentrations and the same concentrations of homoITC. Synergy in growth inhibition correlated with the potential of homoITC to stimulate apoptosis induced by cis-Pt.We conclude that homoITC may be worth of further studies assessing its value in the ovarian cancer treatment and elucidating mechanisms of its action.

Keywords: ovarian carcinoma, isothiocyanate, cisplatin, growth inhibition, apoptosis
Year: 2010, Volume: 57, Issue: 5 Page From: 473, Page To: 481
doi:10.4149/neo_2010_05_473


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