Augmentation of the cytotoxic effects of nitrogen-containing bisphosphonates in hypoxia

The Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology
T MinegakiK Nishiguchi

Abstract

Tumour hypoxia is a major obstacle in cancer therapy that leads to poor prognosis. Therefore, the development of cancer treatments that are effective in hypoxia is necessary. Nitrogen-containing bisphosphonates (N-BPs), which are used to treat bone disease, are cytotoxic to several cancer cells in normoxia. Therefore, we investigated the cytotoxicity of N-BPs in cancer cells in hypoxia. We studied the cytotoxicities of N-BPs, statins and anticancer drugs in human cancer cells under hypoxic conditions (1% O2 ). The expression levels of enzymes in the mevalonate pathway in hypoxia were measured by real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction and Western blotting. In hypoxia, cell growth inhibition by 5-fluorouracil and cisplatin was not changed as compared to that in normoxia; however, cell growth inhibition by N-BPs and via zoledronate-induced apoptosis was higher in hypoxia than that in normoxia. Furthermore, geranylgeraniol completely inhibited the growth inhibitory effects of zoledronate. Additionally, the mRNA and protein levels of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase significantly decreased in hypoxia. Moreover, simvastatin potentiated the growth inhibitory effect of zoledronate. The cytoto...Continue Reading

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