Anti-proliferative activity and mechanism of action of titanocene dichloride
Abstract
Development of resistance to cytotoxic agents is a major limitation to their clinical use. Novel compounds are synthesized with a view to develop non-cross-resistant, less toxic and more potent activity. The detection of the anti-tumour properties of the inorganic compound cisplatin stimulated a broad search for other metal-containing complexes. Titanocene dichloride was synthesized on this basis and has shown potent anti-neoplastic activity in experimental animals. We have examined the in vitro activity of titanocene dichloride in two pairs of platinum-sensitive and resistant human ovarian carcinoma cell lines, A2780/2780CP and CH1/CH1cisR, and in mutated p53- and bcl-2-transfected clones of A2780 cells. A time- and concentration-dependent anti-proliferative effect was observed in all cell lines treated with titanocene dichloride. The drug was found to significantly overcome platinum resistance in the 2780CP and the CH1 cisR cell lines and in the bcl-2 and the mutant p53 transfectants of A2780 cells. Titanocene dichloride induced a block in late S/early G2 phase of the cell cycle; however apoptotic cell death occurred from any phase of cycle. Titanium-DNA adducts were detected in A2780 cells treated with titanocene dichloride ...Continue Reading
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