title: Meloxicam inhibits the growth of colorectal cancer cells.
abstract: Cyclooxygenase-2 has been reported to play an important role in colorectal carcinogenesis. The effects of meloxicam (a COX-2 inhibitor) on the growth of two colon cancer cell lines that express COX-2 (HCA-7 and Moser-S) and a COX-2 negative cell line (HCT-116) were evaluated. The growth rate of these cells was measured following treatment with meloxicam. HCA-7 and Moser-S colony size were significantly reduced following treatment with meloxicam; however, there was no significant change in HCT-116 colony size with treatment. In vivo studies were performed to evaluate the effect of meloxicam on the growth of HCA-7 cells when xenografted into nude mice. We observed a 51% reduction in tumor size after 4 weeks of treatment. Analysis of COX-1 and COX-2 protein levels in HCA-7 tumor lysates revealed a slight decrease in COX-2 expression levels in tumors taken from mice treated with meloxicam and no detectable COX-1 expression. Here we report that meloxicam significantly inhibited HCA-7 colony and tumor growth but had no effect on the growth of the COX-2 negative HCT-116 cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Goldman
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sheng
authors.forename: L W
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Lamps
authors.forename: V P
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pairet
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Morrow
authors.forename: R N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: DuBois
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D003094:Collagen; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000201:enzymology / Q000473:pathology; D051545:Cyclooxygenase 1; D051546:Cyclooxygenase 2; D052246:Cyclooxygenase 2 Inhibitors; D016861:Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D015232:Dinoprostone / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000378:metabolism; D004338:Drug Combinations; D006801:Humans; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000378:metabolism; D007797:Laminin; D000077239:Meloxicam; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D051379:Mice; D008819:Mice, Nude; D009368:Neoplasm Transplantation; D011451:Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000378:metabolism; D011509:Proteoglycans; D013843:Thiazines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013844:Thiazoles / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014183:Transplantation, Heterologous; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D052246:Cyclooxygenase 2 Inhibitors; D016861:Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors; D004338:Drug Combinations; D007527:Isoenzymes; D007797:Laminin; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D011509:Proteoglycans; D013843:Thiazines; D013844:Thiazoles; C059485:matrigel; D003094:Collagen; D051545:Cyclooxygenase 1; D051546:Cyclooxygenase 2; C496511:PTGS1 protein, human; C496540:PTGS2 protein, human; D011451:Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases; C496512:Ptgs1 protein, mouse; D015232:Dinoprostone; D000077239:Meloxicam