title: Effect of 2-methoxyestradiol, buthionine sulfoximine and hydrogen peroxide on the viability of renal carcinoma cell lines (ACHN and ACVB).
abstract: 2-Methoxyestradiol (2-ME), an endogenous metabolite of 17beta-estradiol, induces the intracellular accumulation of superoxide anion (O2*-) and buthionine sulfoximine (BSO) is an inhibitor of glutathione (GSH) synthesis. We have examined the combination anticancer effect of 2-ME and BSO accompanied with hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). 2-ME inhibited cell growth in renal carcinoma cell lines (ACHN and ACVB) accompanied by an increase in the intracellular contents of GSH. The combination of 2-ME, BSO and H2O2 showed a significant antiproliferation effect in both ACHN and ACVB. The intracellular levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) with a combination with 2-ME and H2O2 in ACHN and ACVB pretreated with BSO were markedly increased, which may have contributed to the potential antiproliferative action.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutics, Kobe Pharmaceutical University, Kobe, Japan.
authors.forename: Yuka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hirai
authors.forename: Noriko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kawabe
authors.forename: Yoshiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tsuda
authors.forename: Satoru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Miyamoto
authors.forename: Seigo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Iwakawa
mesh_terms: D000077584:2-Methoxyestradiol; D000964:Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic / Q000494:pharmacology*; D019328:Buthionine Sulfoximine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D004958:Estradiol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D005978:Glutathione / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000964:Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D004958:Estradiol; D019328:Buthionine Sulfoximine; D000077584:2-Methoxyestradiol; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D005978:Glutathione