Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10900283 | Cancer Letters | 2005 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Many phenolic acid phenethyl esters possess diverse biological effects including anti-cancer activity. A series of 14 derivatives were synthesized for the evaluation of their cytotoxic effect on oral cancer cells. These derivatives were tested by the 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) colorimetric and trypan blue dye exclusion assay on the growth of oral squamous cell carcinoma (SAS), oral epidermoid carcinoma-Meng 1 (OEC-M1), and normal human oral fibroblast (NHOF) cells, respectively. Caffeic acid phenethyl esters, 3a (CAPE), and 3b, 3c, and 3d showed cytotoxic effects on the SAS and OEC-M1 cell lines, but not the NHOF cell line at a 5-100 μM dose range. Flow cytometric analysis showed that 3c caused OEC-M1 cell arrest at G2/M phase. Such differential effects on representative cancer and normal cells suggested these compounds might be useful in oral cancer chemotherapy.
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Authors
Ya-Ting Lee, Ming-Jaw Don, Pei-Shih Hung, Yuh-Chiang Shen, Yin-Shen Lo, Kuo-Wei Chang, Chieh-Fu Chen, Li-Kang Ho,