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Session X : Cell death in cancer Poster X, 63<br />

DMNQ S64 induces apoptosis via caspase activation <strong>and</strong> cyclooxygenase-2 inhibition in<br />

human non-small cell A549 lung cancer cells<br />

Eu-Soo Lim, Yun-Hee Rhee, Eun-Ok Lee, Eun-Young Lee, Sung-Hoon Kim<br />

Department of Oncology, Graduate School of East-West Medical Science, KyungHee<br />

University, Yongin 449-701, Republic of Korea. E-mail:sungkim7@khu.ac.kr<br />

Shikonin has been shown to induce apoptosis <strong>and</strong> inhibit angiogenesis in vivo <strong>and</strong> in vitro.<br />

However, it still has drawbacks of solubility <strong>and</strong> toxicity. Thus, in the present study, the<br />

underlying apoptotic mechanism of 6-ppim (1-propoxyiminoalkyl)-DMNQ-S64 (DMNQ<br />

S64), a shikonin derivative, was examined. DMNQ S64 exerted cytotoxicity against human<br />

A549 lung carcinoma cells with IC50 of 30 µM. Apoptotic bodies were observed in DMNQ<br />

S64 treated A549 cells. DMNQ S64 also increased sub G1 DNA peaks in a concentration<br />

dependent manner by flow cytometric analysis. Western blotting has revealed that DMNQ<br />

S64 effectively activates the expression of caspase 8, 9 <strong>and</strong> 3, cleaves poly(ADP-ribose)<br />

polymerase <strong>and</strong> increases the ratio of Bax/Bcl-2. Furthermore, mitochondrial membrane<br />

potential was reduced in a concentration dependent manner by DMNQ S64. It significantly<br />

inhibited the level of prostagl<strong>and</strong>in E2 by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay <strong>and</strong><br />

downregulated the expression of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) in a concentration dependent<br />

manner by Western blotting. Taken together, DMNQ S64 may exhibit cytotoxicity against<br />

A549 cells via caspase activation <strong>and</strong> COX-2 inhibition.<br />

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