Induction of a 70 kD protein associated with the selective cytotoxicity of beta-carotene in human epidermal carcinoma

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
J L SchwartzG Shklar

Abstract

Beta-carotene and canthaxanthin at concentrations of 70 or 300 microM were shown to inhibit the proliferation of cultured human squamous cells (SK-MES lung carcinoma and SCC-25 oral carcinoma) in a 5 hr cell density assay. Responses were similar for both tumor cell lines, ranging from 71-84% inhibition. In contrast, equimolar concentrations of alpha-tocopherol gave only 19-36% inhibition of SCC-25, but 50-75% inhibition of SK-MES cell density. Equimolar reduced glutathione resulted in 4-15% stimulation of SCC-25 and 22-25% inhibition of SK-MES cell proliferation. With cultured normal keratinocytes, treated final cell densities did not differ significantly from those of controls. Two additional assays measuring the metabolic generation of formazan (MTT assay) and [5-3H]thymidine incorporation were in substantial agreement with the growth inhibition pattern. Thus both continuous and cyclic cellular processes are involved in the tumor-specific response. Onset of the response to beta-carotene alone or in combination with alpha-tocopherol is signalled within 1-2 hours of treatment by the appearance of a unique 70 kD heat-shock protein.

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