SB743921

Cell experiment:

K562 and KCL22 cells are seeded in six-well plates at a number of 5 × 105 in 2 mL RPMI-1640 medium supplemented with 10% FBS in a 5% CO2 atmosphere at 37°C, and are treated with control (2% DMSO), 50 nM imatinib, 2 nM SB-743921 and 50 nM imatinib + 2 nM SB-743921, respectively. Cell number and viability are determined every 24 h. Results are plotted for live cells against time to generate a growth curve[2].

Animal experiment:

The animal experiments are performed with female NMRI nu/nu mice. Tumor fragments are obtained from xenografts in serial passage in nude mice. Mice are randomized to the various groups, and dosing is started when the required number of mice carries a tumor of 50-250 mm3 volume, preferably 80-200 mm3. Vehicle for 1: 10% ethanol, 10% cremophor, 80% D5W (dextrose 5%); vehicle for all other compounds (including SB-743921): 8% DMSO, 2% Tween 80, distilled water (pH 5). All treatments are given intraperitoneally. Vehicle control mice (group 1) are treated with 10 mL/kg vehicle on days 0, 3, 6, 8, 10, 13, 20, 22, 24, 29, 31, 34, 36, 38, 48, 51, 55, 58, 62, 65, and 69[3].

References:

[1]. Jeffrey R. Jackson, et al. A second generation KSP inhibitor, SB-743921, is a highly potent and active therapeutic in preclinical models of cancer. First AACR International Conference on Molecular Diagnostics in Cancer Therapeutic Development, Sep 12-15, 2006.
[2]. Yin Y, et al. Kinesin spindle protein inhibitor SB743921 induces mitotic arrest and apoptosis and overcomes imatinib resistance of chronic myeloid leukemia cells. Leuk Lymphoma. 2015 Jun;56(6):1813-20.
[3]. Good JA, et al. Optimized S-trityl-L-cysteine-based inhibitors of kinesin spindle protein with potent in vivo antitumor activity in lung cancer xenograft models. J Med Chem. 2013 Mar 14;56(5):1878-93.