title: Induction of apoptotic cell death in human hepatocellular carcinoma SK-HEP-1 cells by a polyamine synthesis inhibitor, methylglyoxal bis(cyclopentylamidinohydrazone).
abstract: The antitumor effects of a polyamine biosynthetic pathway inhibitor methylglyoxal bis(cyclopentylamidinohydrazone) (MGBCP) on the human hepatocellular carcinoma SK-HEP-1 cell line have been investigated. The growth of these cultured hepatocellular carcinoma cells was inhibited by MGBCP in a dose-dependent manner. Spermidine and spermine levels were dose-dependently depressed, and morphological changes due to programmed cell death (apoptosis) were observed in these MGBCP-treated hepatocellular carcinoma cells. These results suggest that in addition to reducing the growth rates, MGBCP can induce apoptotic cell death in this human hepatocellular carcinoma cell line.
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017209:Apoptosis; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D053938:DNA Fragmentation; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D008935:Mitoguazone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D011073:Polyamines / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured