5-aminosalicylic acid interferes in the cell cycle of colorectal cancer cells and induces cell death modes

Autor: Kamila Wolanin, Pim J. Koelink, Marij A C Mieremet-Ooms, Hein W. Verspaget, Cornelis B.H.W. Lamers, Whillem E. Corver, Daniel W. Hommes
Rok vydání: 2010
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Zdroj: Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, 16(3), 379-389
ISSN: 1078-0998
DOI: 10.1002/ibd.21086
Popis: Introduction: Epidemiological data suggests that 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA), a nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug used in the treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases, prevents colorectal cancer development in these patients, although the mechanisms remain incompletely understood. Methods and Results: Here we report that 5-ASA prevents growth of several colorectal cancer cell lines by interfering in the cell cycle, i.e., an S-phase and G2/M phase arrest, dependent on 5-ASA dosage and concentration, together with an increased mitotic index. In addition, prolonged cell cycle arrest by repeated 5-ASA treatment induced apoptosis and caused abnormal spindle organization leading to mitotic catastrophe, another form of cell death. Conclusion: These observations illustrate that 5-ASA has chemopreventive and chemotherapeutic properties. (Inflamm Bowel Dis 2010;)
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