| Literature DB >> 17981007 |
Holger Weber1, James Claffey, Megan Hogan, Clara Pampillón, Matthias Tacke.
Abstract
Titanocene dichloride and two of its derivatives (Titanocene Y and C) were tested on human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) sprouting in a spheroid-based cellular angiogenesis assay in order to determine IC50 values of inhibition. Titanocene dichloride and Titanocene Y inhibited HUVEC sprouting in this angiogenesis assay with IC50 values of 19 microM and 4.9 microM, while Titanocene C surprisingly showed no inhibition. This classifies Titanocene dichloride as a purely anti-angiogenic anticancer drug and Titanocene C as a purely cytotoxic anticancer drug. On the other hand, Titanocene Y combines both favourable anticancer activities and seems to be the drug candidate of choice for further optimisation.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17981007 DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2007.09.014
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Toxicol In Vitro ISSN: 0887-2333 Impact factor: 3.500