Abstract
Patients with pancreatic cancer have little hope for cure because no effective therapies are available. Sansalvamide A is a cyclic depsipeptide produced by a marine fungus. We investigated the effect of a novel sansalvamide A analogue on growth, cell-cycle phases, and induction of apoptosis in human pancreatic cancer cells in vitro. The sansalvamide analogue caused marked time- and concentration-dependent inhibition of DNA synthesis and cell proliferation of two human pancreatic cancer cell lines (AsPC-1 and S2-013). The analogue induced G0/G1 phase cell-cycle arrest and morphological changes suggesting induction of apoptosis. Apoptosis was confirmed by annexin V binding. This novel sansalvamide analogue inhibits growth of pancreatic cancer cells through G0/G1 arrest and induces apoptosis. Sansalvamide analogues may be valuable for the treatment of pancreatic cancer.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1224-1228 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications |
Volume | 340 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Feb 24 2006 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Annexin V
- Apoptosis
- Cell-cycle arrest
- Pancreatic cancer
- Sansalvamide A
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biophysics
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Biology
- Cell Biology