Abstract:
:The potential of arsenic trioxide (As2O3) as a novel therapy against ovarian cancer has been progressively recognized. Its prospective usefulness for treatment of this malignancy either alone or in combination with other chemotherapeutic agents has been increasingly explored. In this study, we attempted to enhance the cytotoxicity of As2O3 in ovarian cancer cells through manipulation of cellular glutathione (GSH) levels using either buthionine sulfoximine (BSO) or ascorbic acid (AA). Results from our studies showed that combinatorial therapies using As2O3 with either low dose BSO or only pharmacological doses of AA acted synergistically to enhance the cytotoxicity of As2O3 in ovarian tumor cells. With these regimens, therapeutic selectivity was observed with preferential killing of ovarian tumor cells over normal fibroblast controls. Furthermore, contrary to previous reports, enhancement of As2O3-mediated cell killing by these two agents was propagated through different effects. With BSO, apoptotic and non-apoptotic cell death enhancement were mediated through increased arsenic accumulation and GSH depletion that occurred independently of reactive oxygen species. With pharmacological doses of AA, increase in cell death proceeded through non-apoptotic routes via an oxidative stress-related pathway independent of GSH levels. Taken together, these results indicate that GSH depleting agents or pro-oxidative chemicals have capabilities of improving the utility of As2O3 in ovarian cancer management.
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Int J Oncoljournal_title
International journal of oncologyauthors
Ong PS,Chan SY,Ho PCdoi
10.3892/ijo.2011.986subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2011-06-01 00:00:00pages
1731-9issue
6eissn
1019-6439issn
1791-2423journal_volume
38pub_type
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