TY - JOUR
T1 - Induction of Apoptosis and Down-Regulation of Bcl-XL in Cancer Cells by a Novel Small Molecule, 2[[3-(2,3-Dichlorophenoxy)propyl]amino]ethanol
AU - Wu, Shuhong
AU - Zhu, Hongbo
AU - Gu, Jian
AU - Zhang, Lidong
AU - Teraishi, Fuminori
AU - Davis, John J.
AU - Jacob, Dietmar A.
AU - Fang, Bingliang
PY - 2004/2/1
Y1 - 2004/2/1
N2 - In a search for new anticancer agents, we identified that 2[[3-(2,3-dichlorophenoxy) propyl]amino]ethanol (2,3-DCPE) induced apoptosis more effectively in various cancer cells than in normal human fibroblasts. We further evaluated the cell-killing effects of this compound in vitro in several human cancer cell lines and normal human fibroblasts. A cell viability assay showed that IC50s for human colon cancer cell lines LoVo and DLD-1, for human lung cancer cell lines H1299 and A549, and for normal human fibroblasts were 0.89, 1.95, 2.24, 2.69, and 12.6 μM, respectively. Subsequent studies revealed that 2,3-DCPE could cause cleavage of caspase-8, caspase-3, caspase-9, and poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase and release of cytochrome c in cancer cells but not in normal human fibroblasts. Our data also showed that 2,3-DCPE attenuated the protein level of Bcl-XL and that apoptosis induction by 2,3-DCPE could be blocked by enforced overexpression of Bcl-XL. Our results suggest that 2,3-DCPE might be a potential new anticancer agent.
AB - In a search for new anticancer agents, we identified that 2[[3-(2,3-dichlorophenoxy) propyl]amino]ethanol (2,3-DCPE) induced apoptosis more effectively in various cancer cells than in normal human fibroblasts. We further evaluated the cell-killing effects of this compound in vitro in several human cancer cell lines and normal human fibroblasts. A cell viability assay showed that IC50s for human colon cancer cell lines LoVo and DLD-1, for human lung cancer cell lines H1299 and A549, and for normal human fibroblasts were 0.89, 1.95, 2.24, 2.69, and 12.6 μM, respectively. Subsequent studies revealed that 2,3-DCPE could cause cleavage of caspase-8, caspase-3, caspase-9, and poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase and release of cytochrome c in cancer cells but not in normal human fibroblasts. Our data also showed that 2,3-DCPE attenuated the protein level of Bcl-XL and that apoptosis induction by 2,3-DCPE could be blocked by enforced overexpression of Bcl-XL. Our results suggest that 2,3-DCPE might be a potential new anticancer agent.
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U2 - 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-03-2790
DO - 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-03-2790
M3 - Article
C2 - 14871845
AN - SCOPUS:0842304280
SN - 0008-5472
VL - 64
SP - 1110
EP - 1113
JO - Cancer Research
JF - Cancer Research
IS - 3
ER -