| Literature DB >> 12088760 |
T W Moody1, G Czerwinski, N I Tarasova, C J Michejda.
Abstract
The effects of vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP)-ellipticine (E) derivatives were investigated on breast cancer cells. VIP-ALALA-E and VIP-LALA-E inhibited 125I-VIP binding to MCF-7 cells with an IC(50) values of 1 and 0.2 microM respectively. VIP-ALALA-E and VIP-LALA-E caused elevation of cAMP in MCF-7 cells with ED(50) values of 1 and 0.1 microM. VIP-LALA-E caused increased c-fos mRNA in MCF-7 cells. Radiolabeled VIP-LALA-E was internalized at 37 degrees C and delivered the cytotoxic E into MCF-7 cells. VIP-LALA-E inhibited the clonal growth of MCF-7 cells, decreased cell viability based on trypan blue exclusion and reduced 35S-methionine uptake. These results indicate that VIP-E derivatives function as breast cancer VPAC(1) receptor agonists which inhibit MCF-7 cellular viability.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID： 12088760 DOI： 10.1016/s0024-3205(02)01741-1
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Life Sci ISSN： 0024-3205 Impact factor: 5.037