Antiproliferative and apoptotic effects of zinc-citrate compound (CIZAR(R)) on human epithelial ovarian cancer cell line, OVCAR-3

Gynecologic Oncology
Seog Nyeon BaeLae Ok Park

Abstract

Zinc inhibits the growth of several carcinoma cells through induction of cell cycle arrest and apoptosis. The intracellular concentration of zinc and its dynamic changes are critically important in cell biology. We investigated the effects of zinc-citrate compound (CIZAR) on normal human ovarian epithelial cells (NOSE) and human epithelial ovarian cancer cell line, OVCAR-3. To investigate the potential effect of CIZAR on cell growth and survival, cells were treated with different doses and exposed to different times. Intracellular concentration of zinc was measured by colorimetric assay. Mitochondrial aconitase activity was determined in cell extracts using aconitase assay. The flow cytometric assay, DNA laddering, and morphological analysis were done to investigate cytotoxic effects of CIZAR. Molecular mechanism of cell death was investigated by p53, Bcl-xL, Bcl-2, Bax protein, activity of caspase-3 and -12, and activity of telomerase. CIZAR-induced zinc accumulation in OVCAR-3 cells was higher than that in NOSE cells. CIZAR(R) treatment resulted in a time- and dose-dependent decrease in cell number in OVCAR-3 cells in comparison with NOSE cells. M-aconitase activity was significantly decreased in OVCAR-3 cells within 4 h expo...Continue Reading

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