TY - JOUR
T1 - Growth-inhibitory effect of a novel synthetic triterpenoid, 2-cyano-3,12-dioxoolean-1,9-dien-28-oic acid, on ovarian carcinoma cell lines not dependent on peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ expression
AU - Melichar, Bohuslav
AU - Konopleva, Marina
AU - Hu, Wei
AU - Melicharova, Karolina
AU - Andreeff, Michael
AU - Freedman, Ralph S.
N1 - Funding Information:
Supported in part by grants PO1 CA55164 and RO1 CA89346 from the National Institutes of Health.
PY - 2004/4
Y1 - 2004/4
N2 - Objectives. Despite the advent of new chemotherapeutic drugs in recent decades, epithelial ovarian carcinoma (EOC) remains the leading cause of death from gynecologic cancers, and new therapeutic targets and agents are urgently needed. 2-Cyano-3,12-dioxoolean-1,9-dien-28-oic acid (CDDO) is a novel synthetic triterpenoid with anti-tumor activity against a wide range of tumors in vitro and in vivo. CDDO is a ligand for the peroxisome proliferator- activated receptor-γ (PPARγ). The aim of the present study was to evaluate CDDO activity in EOC cell lines in vitro. Methods. The expression of PPARγ was examined by real-time quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) in eight EOC cell lines (2774, SKOV3, CAOV3, OVCAR3, NMP-1, HEY, 2008 and 2008.C13), and the growth inhibitory activity of CDDO was assessed using the MTT assay. Results. PPARγ RNA was expressed in all eight cell lines examined, but the expression varied widely among cell lines. In contrast, CDDO showed a similar degree of activity in different EOC cell lines independent of cisplatin sensitivity, with 50% inhibitory concentrations ranging from 1 to 4 μM. Experiments combining CDDO with cisplatin and paclitaxel indicated weak antagonism. The growth-inhibitory activity of CDDO was unaffected by PPARγ antagonist T007. Conclusions. Although differences were observed in PPARγ expression in EOC cell lines, CDDO had similar growth-inhibitory activity in all cell lines examined, indicating that the antitumor activity of CDDO in vitro is mediated by a mechanism independent of PPARγ. The activity of CDDO in platinum-resistant cell lines is encouraging with respect to the potential clinical use of the drug.
AB - Objectives. Despite the advent of new chemotherapeutic drugs in recent decades, epithelial ovarian carcinoma (EOC) remains the leading cause of death from gynecologic cancers, and new therapeutic targets and agents are urgently needed. 2-Cyano-3,12-dioxoolean-1,9-dien-28-oic acid (CDDO) is a novel synthetic triterpenoid with anti-tumor activity against a wide range of tumors in vitro and in vivo. CDDO is a ligand for the peroxisome proliferator- activated receptor-γ (PPARγ). The aim of the present study was to evaluate CDDO activity in EOC cell lines in vitro. Methods. The expression of PPARγ was examined by real-time quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) in eight EOC cell lines (2774, SKOV3, CAOV3, OVCAR3, NMP-1, HEY, 2008 and 2008.C13), and the growth inhibitory activity of CDDO was assessed using the MTT assay. Results. PPARγ RNA was expressed in all eight cell lines examined, but the expression varied widely among cell lines. In contrast, CDDO showed a similar degree of activity in different EOC cell lines independent of cisplatin sensitivity, with 50% inhibitory concentrations ranging from 1 to 4 μM. Experiments combining CDDO with cisplatin and paclitaxel indicated weak antagonism. The growth-inhibitory activity of CDDO was unaffected by PPARγ antagonist T007. Conclusions. Although differences were observed in PPARγ expression in EOC cell lines, CDDO had similar growth-inhibitory activity in all cell lines examined, indicating that the antitumor activity of CDDO in vitro is mediated by a mechanism independent of PPARγ. The activity of CDDO in platinum-resistant cell lines is encouraging with respect to the potential clinical use of the drug.
KW - 2-Cyano-3,12-dioxoolean-1,9-dien-28-oic acid
KW - Epithelial ovarian carcinoma
KW - Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ygyno.2004.01.008
DO - 10.1016/j.ygyno.2004.01.008
M3 - Article
C2 - 15047229
AN - SCOPUS:1842425398
SN - 0090-8258
VL - 93
SP - 149
EP - 154
JO - Gynecologic oncology
JF - Gynecologic oncology
IS - 1
ER -