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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-1-4
pubmed:abstractText
In a systematic effort to identify a potent anticancer agent against human ovarian cancer, we synthesized 15 oxovanadium(IV) complexes, and examined their cytotoxic activity against human ovarian cancer cell lines PA-1, SKOV-3, ES-2 and OVCAR-3 using a MTT [3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyletetrazolium bromide]-based assay. The apoptosis-inducing ability of the oxovanadium compounds was evaluated by the two-color flow cytometric terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-based assay that labels 3'-hydroxyl ends of fragmented DNA (TUNEL) assay and confocal laser scanning microscopy. Notably, all eight oxovanadium complexes of 1,10 phenanthroline exhibited significant cytotoxicity and induced apoptosis within 24 h. The mono-chelated, VO(NO2-phen) and bis-chelated, VO(Me2-phen)2, VO(Cl-phen)2 and VO(NO2-phen)2 complexes were the most potent oxovanadium compounds, and killed target cancer cells at low micromolar concentrations. The marked differences in the cytotoxic activity of oxovanadium(IV) complexes containing different heterocyclic ancillary ligands suggest that the cytotoxic activity of these compounds is determined by the identity of the five-member bidentate ligands, as well as the nature of the substituents on the heterocyclic aromatic rings. Our results presented herein provide experimental evidence that oxovanadium compounds induce apoptosis in human ovarian cancer cells. The lead compounds, VO(Me2-phen)2 and VO(NO2-phen)2, may be useful in the treatment of ovarian cancer.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0959-4973
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
11
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
849-58
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Apoptosis-inducing oxovanadium(IV) complexes of 1,10-phenanthroline against human ovarian cancer.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Reproductive Biology, Parker Hughes Institute, St Paul, MN 55113, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article