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http://dx.doi.org/10.4062/biomolther.2007.15.2.095

Growth Inhibition and G2/M Phase Cell Cycle Arrest by 3,4,5-Trimethoxy-4'-bromo-cis-stilbene in Human Colon Cancer Cells  

Heo, Yeon-Hoi (College of Pharmacy, Ewha Womans University)
Min, Hye-Young (College of Pharmacy, Ewha Womans University)
Kim, Sang-Hee (College of Pharmacy and Natural Products Research Institute, Seoul National University)
Lee, Sang-Kook (College of Pharmacy, Ewha Womans University, Center for Cell Signaling & Drug Discovery Research, Ewha Womans University)
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Biomolecules & Therapeutics / v.15, no.2, 2007 , pp. 95-101 More about this Journal
Abstract
Resveratrol (3,5,4’-trihydroxy-trans-stilbene), a naturally occurring phytoallexin abundant in grapes and several plants, has been shown to be active in inhibiting proliferation and inducing apoptosis in several human cancer cell lines. On the line of the biological activity of resveratrol, a variety of resveratrol analogs were synthesized and evaluated for their growth inhibitory effects against several human cancer cell lines. In the present study, we found that one of the resveratrol analogs, 3,4,5-trimethoxy-4’-bromo-cis-stilbene, markedly suppressed human colon cancer cell proliferation (EC$_{50}$ = 0.01 ${\mu}$g/ml), and the inhibitory activity was superior to its corresponding trans-isomer (EC$_{50}$ = 1.6 ${\mu}$g/ml) and resveratrol (EC$_{50}$ = 18.7 ${\mu}$g/ml). Prompted by the strong growth inhibitory activity in cultured human colon cancer cells (Col2), we investigated its mechanism of action. 3,4,5-Trimethoxy-4’-bromo-cis-stilbene induced arrest of cell cycle progression at G2/M phase and increased at sub-G1 phase DNA contents of the cell cycle in a time- and dose-dependent manner. Colony formation was also inhibited in a dose-dependent manner, indicating the inhibitory activity of the compound on cell proliferation. Moreover, the morphological changes and condensation of the cellular DNA by the treatment of the compound were well correlated with the induction of apoptosis. These data suggest the potential of 3,4,5-trimethoxy-4’-bromo-cis-stilbene might serve as a cancer chemotherapeutic or chemopreventive agent by virtue of arresting the cell cycle and inducing apoptosis for the human colon cancer cells.
Keywords
3,4,5-Trimethoxy-4’-bromo-cis-stilbene; Growth inhibition of cancer cells; G$_2$/M cell cycle arrest; Col2 human colon cells;
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