Exposure to vinorelbine inhibits in vitro proliferation and invasiveness of transitional cell bladder carcinoma.
OBJECTIVE
To study the effect of vinorelbine (VNR) on in vitro cell proliferation, invasiveness, cell adhesion to substrate, cell motility and metalloproteinase secretion of MB-49, a murine transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder (TCC).


METHODS
The colorimetric MTS assay, which depends upon viable versus nonviable mitochondria, was used to evaluate the effect of graded concentrations of VNR on in vitro MB-49 cell growth. Chemoinvasion and cell motility were studied in TCC cells exposed for 24 hours to a noncytotoxic dose of VNR, through their ability to migrate across Matrigel-coated or Type IV collagen-coated 8-microns. pore filters. Zymographic studies in gelatin-embedded polyacrylamide gels were done to investigate gelatinolytic activity in conditioned media from treated and untreated MB-49 cells.


RESULTS
Vinorelbine inhibited MB-49 cell growth in a dose-dependent manner (IC(50)40 ng./ml.). In vitro cell invasive capacity of MB-49 cells pretreated for 24 hours with VNR at noncytotoxic doses (1 and 10 ng./ml.) was significantly lower than that of untreated cells. The decreased invasion of VNR-treated cells was not accompanied by a diminished adhesion to Matrigel or type IV collagen nor by a significant reduced secretion of gelatinolytic metalloproteinases. Instead, motility of MB-49 cells exposed to noncytotoxic concentrations of VNR was inhibited in a dose-response fashion similar to that of invasion.


CONCLUSIONS
Vinorelbine proved to be an effective drug to inhibit tumor cell growth and invasion in a transitional cell bladder carcinoma model. The results obtained would justify preclinical studies to evaluate the effectiveness of VNR as a potential treatment of TCC.
Bonfil
R D
RD
Laboratory of Fundación de Investigación del Cáncer at CEFYBO, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Russo
D M
DM
Schmilovich
A J
AJ
D000818:Animals; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D002448:Cell Adhesion / Q000187:drug effects; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002465:Cell Movement / Q000187:drug effects; D008666:Metalloendopeptidases / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D014747:Vinblastine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000077235:Vinorelbine
D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D014747:Vinblastine; D008666:Metalloendopeptidases; D000077235:Vinorelbine