Synergistic interaction between highly specific cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor, MF-tricyclic and lovastatin in murine colorectal cancer cell lines

  • Authors:
    • Wojciech Feleszko
    • Ahmad Jalili
    • Dominika Olszewska
    • Izabela Mlynarczuk
    • Tomasz Grzela
    • Adam Giermasz
    • Marek Jakobisiak
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  • Published online on: July 1, 2002     https://doi.org/10.3892/or.9.4.879
  • Pages: 879-885
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Abstract

Statins, anti-hypercholesterolemic agents, have previously been reported to induce apoptosis and exert antitumor activity when combined with other antitumor agents. The potential of lovastatin in combination with highly specific COX-2 inhibitor (MF-tricyclic) to induce anti-proliferative activity against tumour cells was evaluated using the combination index (CI) method. Murine colorectal cancer (colon-26, CMT-93), melanoma (B16F10) and human bladder carcinoma cells (T24) were tested. Exposure of colon-26 and CMT-93 cells resulted in synergistic interactions in both cell lines with CI<1 for 20-80% inhibition of cell growth in both cell lines. This synergy was not observed in the B16F10 melanoma and T24 bladder carcinoma cells. MF-tricyclic (40 μg/ml), augmented lovastatin-induced apoptosis up to 2.5-fold in colon-26 cancer cells. Combination of a specific COX-2 inhibitor, MF-tricyclic, may increase antiproliferative effects of lovastatin in colon cancer cells and this effect was due to an augmented apoptosis.

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July-August 2002
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Feleszko W, Jalili A, Olszewska D, Mlynarczuk I, Grzela T, Giermasz A and Jakobisiak M: Synergistic interaction between highly specific cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor, MF-tricyclic and lovastatin in murine colorectal cancer cell lines. Oncol Rep 9: 879-885, 2002.
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Feleszko, W., Jalili, A., Olszewska, D., Mlynarczuk, I., Grzela, T., Giermasz, A., & Jakobisiak, M. (2002). Synergistic interaction between highly specific cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor, MF-tricyclic and lovastatin in murine colorectal cancer cell lines. Oncology Reports, 9, 879-885. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.9.4.879
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Feleszko, W., Jalili, A., Olszewska, D., Mlynarczuk, I., Grzela, T., Giermasz, A., Jakobisiak, M."Synergistic interaction between highly specific cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor, MF-tricyclic and lovastatin in murine colorectal cancer cell lines". Oncology Reports 9.4 (2002): 879-885.
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Feleszko, W., Jalili, A., Olszewska, D., Mlynarczuk, I., Grzela, T., Giermasz, A., Jakobisiak, M."Synergistic interaction between highly specific cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor, MF-tricyclic and lovastatin in murine colorectal cancer cell lines". Oncology Reports 9, no. 4 (2002): 879-885. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.9.4.879