CYT-Rx20 inhibits ovarian cancer cells in vitro and in vivo through oxidative stress-induced DNA damage and cell apoptosis

Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology
Yen-Yun WangShyng-Shiou F Yuan

Abstract

The β-nitrostyrene family has been previously reported to possess anticancer property. However, the biological effects of β-nitrostyrenes on ovarian cancer and the underlying mechanisms involved remain unclear. In the present study, we synthesized a β-nitrostyrene derivative, CYT-Rx20 3'-hydroxy-4'-methoxy-β-methyl-β-nitrostyrene), and investigated its anticancer effects and the putative pathways of action in ovarian cancer. The effects of CYT-Rx20 were analyzed using cell viability assay, reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation assay, FACS analysis, annexin V staining, immunostaining, comet assay, immunoblotting, soft agar assay, migration assay, nude mice xenograft study and immunohistochemistry. CYT-Rx20 induced cytotoxicity in ovarian cancer cells by promoting cell apoptosis via ROS generation and DNA damage. CYT-Rx20-induced cell apoptosis, ROS generation and DNA damage were reversed by thiol antioxidants. In addition, CYT-Rx20 inhibited ovarian cancer cell migration by regulating the expression of epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) markers. In nude mice, CYT-Rx20 inhibited ovarian tumor growth accompanied by increased expression of DNA damage marker γH2AX and decreased expression of EMT marker Vimentin. CYT-Rx20 ...Continue Reading

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