The anticancer prodrugs of butyric acid AN-7 and AN-9, possess antiangiogenic properties

  • Diana Blank-Porat
  • , Tal Gruss-Fischer
  • , Nataly Tarasenko
  • , Zvi Malik
  • , Abraham Nudelman
  • , Ada Rephaeli

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Abstract

The antiangiogenic and antineoplastic activities of the butyric acid prodrugs AN-7 and AN-9 were demonstrated in vitro with HUVEC by inhibition of proliferation and vascular tubes formation, enhanced apoptosis, and inhibition of 22Rv-1 cells migration. In the sc implanted human prostate tumors (22Rv-1) in nude mice, AN-7 significantly inhibited Ki-67, HIF-1α, HER-2/neu, bFGF and increased PTEN level. AN-7 and AN-9 reduced hemoglobin accumulation in matrigel plugs implanted sc in Balb-c mice. Herein, we show that the anticancer activity of AN-7 and AN-9 can be attributed in part to their antiangiogenic activities suggesting potential therapeutic benefits for prostate cancer patients.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)39-48
Number of pages10
JournalCancer Letters
Volume256
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 18 Oct 2007

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This work was supported in part by grants from: CaPCURE Israel, Israeli Cancer Association (A.R.), Ministry of Commerce and Industry and Teva Pharmaceutical Industry Ltd. (A.N. and A.R.); Fellowships from the Ministry of Absorption in Science (N.T.) and The Marcus Center for Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry at Bar Ilan University (A.N.).

Funding

This work was supported in part by grants from: CaPCURE Israel, Israeli Cancer Association (A.R.), Ministry of Commerce and Industry and Teva Pharmaceutical Industry Ltd. (A.N. and A.R.); Fellowships from the Ministry of Absorption in Science (N.T.) and The Marcus Center for Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry at Bar Ilan University (A.N.).

Funders
Israeli Cancer Association
Marcus Center for Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry at Bar Ilan University
Ministry of Absorption in Science
Ministry of Commerce and Industry and Teva Pharmaceutical Industry Ltd.

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    Keywords

    • Angiogenesis
    • Butyric acid prodrugs
    • Prostate carcinoma

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