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MEDICAL ONCOLOGY
Volume 24, Issue 2, Pages 231-238Publisher
HUMANA PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1007/BF02698045
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glioma; MMPs; Matrigel invasion; nutrients
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Standard multimodality therapy of gliomas is associated with poor patient survival and significant toxicity. Abnormal expression of matrix metalloproteinases is associated with tumor growth and invasion. Based on reported antitumor properties, we investigated the effect of a combination of natural compounds (NM), primarily composed of lysine, proline, ascorbic acid, and green tea extract in vitro on glioma cell line A-172, by measuring MMP secretion, invasion through Matrigel, and cell proliferation. Glioma cells A-172 (ATCC) were grown in modified Dulbecco's Eagle medium with 10% fetal bovine serum and antibiotics and treated with NM at 0, 10, 50, 100, 500, and 1000 mu g/mL concentration in triplicate at each dose. Cell proliferation was assayed by MTT, MMP secretion by zymography, invasion through Matrigel, and morphology by H&E staining. Zymography showed one band corresponding to MMP-2, which was inhibited by NM in a dose-dependent fashion, with virtual total inhibition at 500-mu g/mL concentration. Invasion through Matrigel was completely inhibited at 1000 mu g/mL NM. NM was not toxic to glioma cell line A-172 at lower concentrations and exhibited toxiciiy of 50% over the control at 1000 mu g/mL. NM significantly inhibited MMP secretion and invasion-important parameters for cancer prevention, suggesting a possible therapeutic role.
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