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RSC ADVANCES
卷 9, 期 32, 页码 18359-18370出版社
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c9ra03130h
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- MAHSA Research Grant [RP89-02/16]
- Taylor's University Internal Research Grant Scheme [TRGS/ERFS/1/2018/SBS/034]
- Laboratory of Vaccine and Immunotherapeutics, Institute of Bioscience and Virology Lab 1, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences from Universiti Putra Malaysia
Copper complexes have the potential to be developed as targeted therapy for cancer because cancer cells take up larger amounts of copper than normal cells. Copper complex Cu(SBCM)(2) has been reported to induce cell cycle arrest and apoptosis towards triple-negative breast cancer cells. Nevertheless, its effect towards other breast cancer subtypes has not been explored. Therefore, the present study was conducted to investigate the effect of Cu(SBCM)(2) towards oestrogen-receptor positive MCF-7 breast cancer cells. Growth inhibition of Cu(SBCM)(2) towards MCF-7 and human non-cancerous MCF-10A breast cells was determined by MTT assay. Morphological changes of Cu(SBCM)(2)-treated-MCF-7 cells were observed under an inverted microscope. Annexin V/PI apoptosis assay and cell cycle analysis were evaluated by flow cytometry. The expression of wild-type p53 protein was evaluated by Western blot analysis. The intracellular ROS levels of MCF-7 treated with Cu(SBCM)(2) were detected using DCFH-DA under a fluorescence microscope. The cells were then co-treated with Cu(SBCM)(2) and antioxidants to evaluate the involvement of ROS in the cytotoxicity of Cu(SBCM)(2). Docking studies of Cu(SBCM)(2) with DNA, DNA topoisomerase I, and human ribonucleotide reductase were also performed. The growth of MCF-7 cells was inhibited by Cu(SBCM)(2) in a dose-dependent manner with less toxicity towards MCF-10A cells. It was found that Cu(SBCM)(2) induced G(2)/M cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in MCF-7 cells, possibly via a p53 pathway. Induction of intracellular ROS was not detected in MCF-7 cells. Interestingly, antioxidants enhance the cytotoxicity of Cu(SBCM)(2) towards MCF-7 cells. DNA topoisomerase I may be the most likely target that accounts for the cytotoxicity of Cu(SBCM)(2).
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