Effects of the HDAC inhibitor CG2 in combination with irinotecan, 5-fluorouracil, or oxaliplatin on HCT116 colon cancer cells and xenografts

Young Soon Na, Seung Mi Kim, Kyung Ah Jung, Soo Jin Yang, Yong Sang Hong, Min Hee Ryu, Seonggu Ro, Dong Hyung Cho, Jin Cheon Kim, Dong Hoon Jin, Jung Shin Lee, Tae Won Kim

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Abstract

Chemotherapies for colon cancer have recently advanced. However, there is still a need to develop agents and identify effective regimens for better treatments of colon cancer. Histone deacetylase inhibitors (HDACIs) have shown potential as anti-cancer agents. We investigated the anti-tumor effects of CG2 (an HDACI) in combination with irinotecan, 5-FU, or oxaliplatin. Combinations of CG2 with SN38 (the active form of irinotecan), 5FU, or oxaliplatin were more effective than the agents alone when used to inhibit the growth of HCT116 cells. The protein expressions of acetyl-H3, p21, caspase-3, -8, and -9, PARP, and XIAP were affected in a time- and dose-dependent manner in HCT116 cells treated with the CG2 alone or combined CG2 and SN-38. In HCT116 xenografts, the HDACI CG2 in combination with irinotecan dramatically inhibited tumor growth without showing additive toxicity. These data indicate that CG2 together with irinotecan is a promising combination novel treatment for colon cancer.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1509-1514
Number of pages6
JournalOncology Reports
Volume24
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2010

Keywords

  • 5-FU
  • CG2
  • Colon cancer
  • Histone deacetylase inhibitors
  • Irinotecan
  • Oxaliplatin

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