Inhibitory Effects of Indomethacin in Human MNNG/HOS Osteosarcoma Cell Line In Vitro

Saied Mirshahidi, Rosalia de Necochea-Campion, Annie Moretta, Nadine L. Williams, Mark E. Reeves, Salman Otoukesh, Hamid R. Mirshahidi, Shahrzad Khosrowpour, Penelope Duerksen-Hughes, Lee M. Zuckerman

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Abstract

Recurrence or metastasis remains the major cause of poor prognosis and mortality in Osteosarcoma patients. Therefore, development of more effective therapeutic approaches is required. We showed that indomethacin, significantly induces apoptosis in MNNG/HOS cell line, which was confirmed by morphological changes, increased Annexin-V + cells and nuclear fragmentation. Apoptosis was accompanied by increased cleavage of caspase-3 and PARP, suggesting activation of caspase-dependent cell death. Indomethacin significantly decreased the expression of β-catenin, a key player in tumor metastasis. These results indicate that indomethacin may have the potential to be used as neoadjuvant or adjuvant treatment; however, additional studies are required.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)23-36
Number of pages14
JournalCancer Investigation
Volume38
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2 2020

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Oncology
  • Cancer Research

Keywords

  • Osteosarcoma
  • apoptosis
  • caspase-dependent
  • indomethacin
  • nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID)
  • Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors/pharmacology
  • Caspase 3/metabolism
  • Indomethacin/pharmacology
  • Prognosis
  • Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerases/metabolism
  • Humans
  • Apoptosis/drug effects
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic/drug effects
  • Cell Survival/drug effects
  • Osteosarcoma/drug therapy
  • beta Catenin/metabolism
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Bone Neoplasms/drug therapy
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor

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