title: The gender of cell lines matters when screening for novel anti-cancer drugs.
abstract: Current reports indicated that the gender origin of cells is important in all facets of experimental biology. To explore this matter using an anticancer high throughput screening platform, seven male- and seven female-derived human cell lines, six from cancer patients in each group, were exposed to 81 novel cytotoxins. In this screen, the findings revealed that 79 out of 81 of the compounds consistently inflicted higher levels of toxicity towards male derived cells, emphasizing that there is indeed a gender-related difference in cell sensitivity to these anti-neoplastic agents. This gender-related drug sensitivity and toxicity explored at the molecular and cellular level emerged from a drug discovery enterprise.
authors.affiliation: Cytometry, Screening and Imaging Core Facility & Border Biomedical Research Center & Department of Biological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, Texas, 79968-0519, USA.
authors.forename: Larissa M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Nunes
authors.forename: Elisa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Robles-Escajeda
authors.forename: Yahaira
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Santiago-Vazquez
authors.forename: Nora M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Ortega
authors.forename: Carolina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lema
authors.forename: Almendra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Muro
authors.forename: Gladys
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Almodovar
authors.forename: Umashankar
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: Swagatika
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: Johnatan R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Dimmock
authors.forename: Renato J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Aguilera
authors.forename: Armando
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Varela-Ramirez
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor / Q000187:drug effects*; D055808:Drug Discovery; D004354:Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D057166:High-Throughput Screening Assays / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents