Cyto- and genotoxicity of a vanadyl(IV) complex with oxodiacetate in human colon adenocarcinoma (Caco-2) cells: potential use in cancer therapy

The complex of vanadyl(IV) cation with oxodiacetate, VO(oda) caused an inhibitory effect on the proliferation of the human colon adenocarcinoma cell line Caco-2 in the range of 25–100 lM (P\0.001). This inhibition was partially reversed by scavengers of free radicals. The difference in cell prolifer...

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Autores: Di Virgilio, Ana Laura, Rivadeneira, Josefina, Muglia, Cecilia Isabel, Reigosa, Miguel Antonio, Butenko, Nataliya, Cavacco, Isabel, Etcheverry, Susana Beatriz
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2011
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:italiano
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/13569
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/13569
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Vanadyl(Iv) Cation
Multidentate Ligands
Cytotoxicity
Genotoxicity
Caco-2 Tumoral Cells
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Sumario:The complex of vanadyl(IV) cation with oxodiacetate, VO(oda) caused an inhibitory effect on the proliferation of the human colon adenocarcinoma cell line Caco-2 in the range of 25–100 lM (P\0.001). This inhibition was partially reversed by scavengers of free radicals. The difference in cell proliferation in the presence and the absence of scavengers was statistically significant in the range of 50–100 lM (P\0.05). VO(oda) altered lysosomal and mitochondria metabolisms (neutral red and MTT bioassays) in a dose–response manner from 10 lM (P\0.001). Morphological studies showed important transformations that correlated with the disassembly of actin filaments and a decrease in the number of cells in a dose response manner. Moreover, VO(oda) caused statistically significant genotoxic effects on Caco-2 cells in the low range of concentration (5–25 lM) (Comet assay). Increment in the oxidative stress and a decrease in the GSH level are the main cytotoxic mechanisms of VO(oda). These effects were partially reversed by scavengers of free radicals in the range of 50–100 lM (P\0.05). Besides, VO(oda) interacted with plasmidic DNA causing single and double strand cleavage, probably through the action of free radical species. Altogether, these results suggest that VO(oda) is a good candidate to be evaluated for alternative therapeutics in cancer treatment.