IC50: 0.31 μM
10-Hydroxycamptothecin is a dose-dependent growth inhibitor of human microvascular endothelial cells (HMEC), and significantly inhibits the migration of HMEC with IC50 of 0.63 μM, resulting in a dose-dependent inhibition of tube formation with IC50 of 0.96 μM [1,2].
An antiangiogenic strategy may be effective as an anticancer therapy, because the growth and metastasis of solid tumors depend on the development of an adequate blood supply via angiogenesis [1,2].
In vitro: The proliferation of human microvascular endothelial cells (HMEC) and seven human tumor cell lines were detected by SRB assay, resulting in study the antiangiogenic potential of 10-hydroxycamptothecin (HCPT), ,and the endothelial cell migration and tube formation were assessed using two in vitro model systems[2].
In vivo: Using a modification of the chick embryo chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) assay defines inhibition of angiogenesis in vivo. Morphological assessment of apoptosis was performed by fluorescence microscope. HCPT 0.313-5 μmol/L treatment was in a dose-dependent inhibition of proliferation, migration and tube formation in HMEC cells, and HCPT 6.25-25 nmol/egg prevented angiogenesis in CAM assay. HCPT 1.25-5 μmol/L induced typical morphological changes of apoptosis (including condensed chromatin, nuclear fragmentation, and reduction in volume in HMEC cells). HCPT significantly blocked angiogenesis both in vitro and in vivo at relatively low concentrations, and this effect was connected with induction of apoptosis in HMEC cells. These results taken collectively reveal that HCPT may be a potential for antiangiogenetic and cytotoxic drug and further investigationis warranted [2,3].
Clinical trial: So far, no clinical study has been conducted.
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