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In vitro signal transduction mechanism exerted by 2-ethyl-3-O-sulphamoyl-estra-1,3,5(10),15-tetraen-3-ol-17-one in combination with dichloroacetic acid on breast adenocarcinoma (MCF-7) and breast non-tumorigenic (MCF-12A) cells
Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2014.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/43251 In vitro signal transduction mechanism exerted by 2-ethyl-3-O-sulphamoyl-estra-1,3,5(10),15-tetraen-3-ol-17-one in combination with dichloroacetic acid on breast adenocarcinoma (MCF-7) and breast non-tumorigenic (MCF-12A) cells Joubert, Annie M. xiaoxing.stander@up.ac.za Stander, Xiao Xing Cell cycle dichloroacetic acid glycolytic inhibitor combination therapy antimitotic UCTD Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2014. Most cancer cells rely on aerobic glycolysis to support the mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation system (OXPHOS). The persistent oxic-anoxic cycle exerts selection pressures which lead to constitutive activation of glycolysis even in the presence of abundant oxygen. Expression of hypoxia-inducible factor 1 (HIF1) increases following hypoxia in neoplastic cells. This leads to the induction of pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 1 (PDK1). The latter inactivates pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH) that converts pyruvate to acetyl-coenzyme A for delivery to the tricarboxylic acid cycle (TAC). Dichloroacetic acid (DCA) is an inhibitor of PDK that forces cells into oxidative phosphorylation thereby suppressing cancer growth. 2-Ethyl-3-O-sulphamoyl-estra-1,3,5(10),15-tetraen-3-ol-17-one (C9), along with a few other 17β-estradiol analogs, are a novel class of in silico-designed inhibitors of microtubule dynamics. These newly designed and synthesized antimitotic compounds induce G2/M arrest and apoptosis by docking to colchicine binding site between α- and β-tubulin. These compounds are 5 to 20 times more potent than their source molecule, 2-methoxyestradiol (2ME). To improve bioavailability C9 has been in silico-modified at carbon positions C2, C3 and C17 compared to 2ME. The approach to investigate the anticancer potential of the in silico-designed antimitotic C9 in combination with the glycolytic inhibitor DCA in vitro is novel. Human breast carcinoma cell line MCF-7 and non-tumorigenic breast cells MCF-12A were used as an experimental model system. The present study demonstrated that DCA (7.5 mM) in combination with C9 (130 nM) selectively inhibited half of MCF-7 cells‘ population (50.8%). Under the same treatment conditions, MCF-12A cells displayed high number of cell survival (70% cell growth). Qualitative morphological studies revealed decreased cell density in both cell lines, as well as hallmarks of apoptosis and autophagic processes including formation of apoptotic bodies, DNA fragmentation and autophagic vacuoles. Cell cycle- and apoptosis quantification analyses revealed C9+DCA treatment induced apoptosis in both cell lines and exhibited selectivity towards tumorigenic cells. Presence of autophagosome was observed and microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 (II) (LC3-II) expression was elevated. Reduction of mitochondrial membrane potential depolarization in tumorigenic MCF-7 cells was demonstrated, but not in MCF-12A cells. Oxidative stress tests suggested the combination treatment C9+DCA is able to induce lysosomal rupture and/or mitochondrial damage in tumorigenic MCF-7 cells. Kinase inhibition studies revealed that transient activation of c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) plays an important role in cell proliferation. However, C9+DCA stimulated prolonged JNK activation and, in turn, promoted Bcl-2 phosphorylation, thereby facilitating autophagic and apoptotic cell death. C9+DCA induced expression of a number of genes related to stress in MCF-7 treated cells including TP53BP1, MDM2 and BBC3/PUMA. Genes related to cell motility and maintenance of the cytoskeleton such as ACTG1, MAP7, TUBA1, TUBA6, TUBA8 and TUBB2A genes were down-regulated. In MCF-12A cells, treatment of C9+DCA induced expression of multidrug resistance gene ABCB1. Moreover, genes involved in reactive oxygen species metabolism FTH1, GSTA2, NOS2A, SMOX, SOD1 and SOD2 were also up-regulated. In conclusion, the novel 17β-estradiol derivative, C9, in combination with DCA is a potent antiproliferative treatment. This study addressed the mechanisms of combination treatment at the basis of molecular and cellular level, warranting further research projects to develop viable and functional combination treatment as clinically useable anticancer agents. lk2014 Physiology PhD Unrestricted 2015-01-19T12:13:17Z 2015-01-19T12:13:17Z 2014/12/12 2014 Thesis Stander, XX 2014, In vitro signal transduction mechanism exerted by 2-ethyl-3-O-sulphamoyl-estra-1,3,5(10),15-tetraen-3-ol-17-one in combination with dichloroacetic acid on breast adenocarcinoma (MCF-7) and breast non-tumorigenic (MCF-12A) cells, PhD Thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/43251> D14/9/81 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/43251 en © 2014 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Cell cycle dichloroacetic acid glycolytic inhibitor combination therapy antimitotic UCTD In vitro signal transduction mechanism exerted by 2-ethyl-3-O-sulphamoyl-estra-1,3,5(10),15-tetraen-3-ol-17-one in combination with dichloroacetic acid on breast adenocarcinoma (MCF-7) and breast non-tumorigenic (MCF-12A) cells |
| title | In vitro signal transduction mechanism exerted by 2-ethyl-3-O-sulphamoyl-estra-1,3,5(10),15-tetraen-3-ol-17-one in combination with dichloroacetic acid on breast adenocarcinoma (MCF-7) and breast non-tumorigenic (MCF-12A) cells |
| title_full | In vitro signal transduction mechanism exerted by 2-ethyl-3-O-sulphamoyl-estra-1,3,5(10),15-tetraen-3-ol-17-one in combination with dichloroacetic acid on breast adenocarcinoma (MCF-7) and breast non-tumorigenic (MCF-12A) cells |
| title_fullStr | In vitro signal transduction mechanism exerted by 2-ethyl-3-O-sulphamoyl-estra-1,3,5(10),15-tetraen-3-ol-17-one in combination with dichloroacetic acid on breast adenocarcinoma (MCF-7) and breast non-tumorigenic (MCF-12A) cells |
| title_full_unstemmed | In vitro signal transduction mechanism exerted by 2-ethyl-3-O-sulphamoyl-estra-1,3,5(10),15-tetraen-3-ol-17-one in combination with dichloroacetic acid on breast adenocarcinoma (MCF-7) and breast non-tumorigenic (MCF-12A) cells |
| title_short | In vitro signal transduction mechanism exerted by 2-ethyl-3-O-sulphamoyl-estra-1,3,5(10),15-tetraen-3-ol-17-one in combination with dichloroacetic acid on breast adenocarcinoma (MCF-7) and breast non-tumorigenic (MCF-12A) cells |
| title_sort | in vitro signal transduction mechanism exerted by 2 ethyl 3 o sulphamoyl estra 1 3 5 10 15 tetraen 3 ol 17 one in combination with dichloroacetic acid on breast adenocarcinoma mcf 7 and breast non tumorigenic mcf 12a cells |
| topic | Cell cycle dichloroacetic acid glycolytic inhibitor combination therapy antimitotic UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/43251 |