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JOURNAL OF STEROID BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
卷 113, 期 3-5, 页码 227-232出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2009.01.004
关键词
Calcitriol; Menadione; Breast cancer cell; Apoptosis; Oxidative stress
资金
- FONCYT [PICT 2005-32464]
- CONICET [PIP 2005-06/5394]
- SECYT [UNC]
Calcitriol or 1,25(OH)(2)D-3 is a negative growth regulator of MCF-7 breast cancer cells. The growth arrest is due to apoptosis activation, which involves mitochondrial disruption. This effect is blunted in vitamin D resistant cells (MCF-7(DRes) cells). Menadione (MEN), a glutathione (GSH)-depleting compound, may potentiate antitumoral effects of anticancer drugs. The aim of this study was to investigate whether MEN enhances cellular responsiveness of MCF-7 cells to 1,25(OH)(2)D-3. Cells were cultured and treated with different concentrations of 1,25(OH)(2)D-3 +/- MEN or vehicle for 96 h. GSH levels and the activity of antioxidant enzymes were determined by spectro photometry and ROS production by flow cytometry. Both drugs decreased growth and enhanced ROS in MCF-7 cells, obtaining the maximal effects when 1,25(OH)(2)D-3 was combined with MEN (P< 0.01 vs. Control and vs. each compound alone). MCF-7(DRes) cells were not responsive to 1,25(OH)(2)D-3, but the cell proliferation was slightly inhibited by the combined treatment. Calcitriol and MEN separately enhanced antioxidant enzyme activities, but when they were used in combination, the effect was more pronounced (P< 0.05 vs. Control and vs. each compound alone). MEN, calcitriol and the combined treatment decreased GSH levels (P< 0.05 vs. Control). The data indicate that MEN potentiates the effect of 1,25(OH)(2)D-3 on growth arrest in MCF-7 cells by oxidative stress and increases the activities of antioxidant enzymes, probably as a compensatory mechanism, (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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