title: Effect of Vinorelbine on cell growth and apoptosis induction in human osteosarcoma in vitro.
abstract: Vinorelbine (VNR) is a semi-synthetic vinca alkaloid known to exert its antitumour activity by interfering with the polymerisation of tubulin. It has shown a broad spectrum of activity in some advanced carcinomas of lung, breast and ovary. This report demonstrates for the first time the antiproliferative effect of VNR and its molecular mechanism in human osteosarcoma in vitro. TP53 wild-type HOS cells and TP53 mutated MG-63 cells were chosen for this study. In each cell line, VNR caused a significant dose- and time-dependent growth inhibition and induced apoptotic death independent of TP53 status. Phosphorylation and/or alteration of Bcl-2 were not induced by VNR, thereby indicating a new pathway utilised by the drug to induce apoptosis in this tumour in vitro. VNR produced a down-regulation of cyclin D1 and an up-regulation of p53 expression in TP53 wild-type HOS cells, whereas no alteration in cyclin D1 expression was evident in the TP53 negative MG-63 cells. These data suggest a new potential use for Vinorelbine as a therapeutic agent against human osteosarcoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Experimental Pathology, University of Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Roncuzzi
authors.forename: Gianpiero
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Marti
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Baiocchi
authors.forename: Rosalba
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Del Coco
authors.forename: Stefania
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cocchi
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gasperi-Campani
mesh_terms: D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017209:Apoptosis; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects; D019938:Cyclin D1 / Q000378:metabolism; D015536:Down-Regulation; D006801:Humans; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D010766:Phosphorylation; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 / Q000378:metabolism; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D014747:Vinblastine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000077235:Vinorelbine; D051028:bcl-2-Associated X Protein / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53; D051028:bcl-2-Associated X Protein; D019938:Cyclin D1; D014747:Vinblastine; D000077235:Vinorelbine