NOSH-aspirin (NBS-1120) inhibits pancreatic cancer cell growth in a xenograft mouse model : Modulation of FoxM1, p53, NF-κB, iNOS, caspase-3 and ROS

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Pancreatic cancer has poor survival rates and largely ineffective therapies. Aspirin is the prototypical anti-cancer agent but its long-term use is associated with significant side effects. NOSH-aspirin belongs to a new class of anti-inflammatory agents that were designed to be safer alternatives by releasing nitric oxide and hydrogen sulfide. In this study we evaluated the effects of NOSH-aspirin against pancreatic cancer using cell lines and a xenograft mouse model. NOSH-aspirin inhibited growth of MIA PaCa-2 and BxPC-3 pancreatic cancer cells with IC50s of 47 ± 5, and 57 ± 4 nM, respectively, while it did not inhibit growth of a normal pancreatic epithelial cell line at these concentrations. NOSH-aspirin inhibited cell proliferation, caused G0/G1 phase cycle arrest, leading to increased apoptosis. Treated cells displayed increases in reactive oxygen species (ROS) and caspase-3 activity. In MIA PaCa-2 cell xenografts, NOSH-aspirin significantly reduced tumor growth and tumor mass. Growth inhibition was due to reduced proliferation (decreased PCNA expression) and induction of apoptosis (increased TUNEL positive cells). Expressions of ROS, iNOS, and mutated p53 were increased; while that of NF-κB and FoxM1 that were high in vehicle-treated xenografts were significantly inhibited by NOSH-aspirin. Taken together, these molecular events and signaling pathways contribute to NOSH-aspirin mediated growth inhibition and apoptotic death of pancreatic cancer cells in vitro and in vivo.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:176

Enthalten in:

Biochemical pharmacology - 176(2020) vom: 01. Juni, Seite 113857

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Chattopadhyay, Mitali [VerfasserIn]
Kodela, Ravinder [VerfasserIn]
Santiago, Gabriela [VerfasserIn]
Le, Thuy Tien C [VerfasserIn]
Nath, Niharika [VerfasserIn]
Kashfi, Khosrow [VerfasserIn]

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4-(3-thioxo-3H-1,2-dithiol-5-yl)phenyl 2-((4-(nitrooxy)butanoyl)oxy)benzoate
Aspirin
Caspase 3
Cell kinetics
Cell signaling
Disulfides
EC 1.14.13.39
EC 3.4.22.-
Forkhead Box Protein M1
FoxM1
Hydrogen sulfide
Journal Article
NF-kappa B
NOSH-aspirin
Nitrates
Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II
Nitric oxide
P53
Pancreatic cancer
R16CO5Y76E
Reactive Oxygen Species
Reactive oxygen species
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

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Date Completed 26.10.2020

Date Revised 02.06.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.bcp.2020.113857

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NLM306558939