期刊
TOXICOLOGY AND APPLIED PHARMACOLOGY
卷 272, 期 1, 页码 117-126出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2013.06.001
关键词
Phenstatins; Tubulin inhibitors; Apoptosis; Caspase activation
资金
- CNPq
- CAPES
- Instituto Claude Bernard
- FUNCAP
- PROPP (UFMS)
- FUNDECT (MS)
- FINEP
(4-Methoxyphenyl)(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)methanone (PHT) is a known cytotoxic compound belonging to the phenstatin family. However, the exact mechanism of action of PHT-induced cell death remains to be determined. The aim of this study was to investigate the mechanisms underlying PHT-induced cytotoxicity. We found that PHT displayed potent cytotoxicity in different tumor cell lines, showing IC50 values in the nanomolar range. Cell cycle arrest in G(2)/M phase along with the augmented metaphase cells was found. Cells treated with PHT also showed typical hallmarks of apoptosis such as cell shrinkage, chromatin condensation, phosphatidylserine exposure, increase of the caspase 3/7 and 8 activation, loss of mitochondrial membrane potential, and internucleosomal DNA fragmentation without affecting membrane integrity. Studies conducted with isolated tubulin and docking models confirmed that PHT binds to the colchicine site and interferes in the polymerization of microtubules. These results demonstrated that PHT inhibits tubulin polymerization, arrests cancer cells in G(2)/M phase of the cell cycle, and induces their apoptosis, exhibiting promising anticancer therapeutic potential. (C) 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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