Abstract | OBJECTIVE: METHODS:
Glioblastoma U87MG cells were induced to differentiate by synthetic lipoxygenase inhibitor, Nordy. The drug was also given via peritoneal injection to nude mice (27 mg/kg body weight) bearing orthotopic transplanted tumors of U87MG cells in the brain. The tumor volumes and GFAP expression were measured. Total proteins of U87MG cells after Nordy treatment were analysed by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis. PDQuest 7.1 computer software was used to compare protein profiles of the treated cells with that of untreated control. Differentially expressed proteins were then selected and characterized by matrix assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight-mass spectrometry. The functional aspects of these proteins were analyzed by bioinformatics. RESULTS: CONCLUSIONS:
Nordy promotes the differentiation of glioblastoma cells, by which it may serve as a therapeutic agent. Various proteins identified during Nordy-induced differentiation are involved in the cell proliferation, metabolism, differentiation, apoptosis and gene transcription.
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Authors | Jian-ping Xu, Hong Liu, Xiu-wu Bian, Jian-hong Chen, Xiang-dong Zhou, Yu-zhang Wu |
Journal | Zhonghua bing li xue za zhi = Chinese journal of pathology
(Zhonghua Bing Li Xue Za Zhi)
Vol. 36
Issue 9
Pg. 609-13
(Sep 2007)
ISSN: 0529-5807 [Print] China |
PMID | 18070450
(Publication Type: English Abstract, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Antineoplastic Agents
- Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein
- Lipoxygenase Inhibitors
- Proteome
- nordy
- Masoprocol
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Topics |
- Animals
- Antineoplastic Agents
(pharmacology)
- Brain Neoplasms
(metabolism, pathology)
- Cell Differentiation
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Cell Proliferation
- Female
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
- Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein
(metabolism)
- Glioblastoma
(metabolism, pathology)
- Humans
- Lipoxygenase Inhibitors
(pharmacology)
- Male
- Masoprocol
(analogs & derivatives, pharmacology)
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Mice, Nude
- Neoplasm Transplantation
- Protein Array Analysis
- Proteome
(genetics, metabolism)
- Proteomics
(methods)
- Random Allocation
- Tumor Burden
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