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Cytotoxic effects of 1 alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 and synthetic vitamin D3 analogues on a glioma cell line.

Abstract
1 alpha,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1 alpha,25(OH)2D3) has recently been reported to exert a toxic effect on both rat and human glioma cell lines. However the potential clinical use of 1 alpha,25(OH)2D3 in the treatment of glioma is impaired by its potent hypercalcemic effects. We have therefore investigated the effects on glioma cell growth of several vitamin D3 analogues which have previously been shown to be less calcemic in vivo than 1 alpha,25(OH)2D3. The present study shows that several analogues are able to induce, in vitro, the death of rat glioma cells (C6.9). The compound KH 1060 appears to be the most effective in the induction of cell death, while MC 1288 and CB 1093 are as potent as 1 alpha,25(OH)2D3. EB 1089 was somewhat less effective than 1 alpha,25(OH)2D3 and MC 903, which is currently used in the treatment of psoriasis, has only a weak activity on C6.9 cells. The effective doses used are around 10(-9) M for 1 alpha,25(OH)2D3 and 10(-10) M for KH 1060. Interestingly, the toxic effect exerted by 1 alpha,25(OH)2D3 and its analogues is accompanied by several of the biochemical features of apoptosis, such as DNA fragmentation and induction of the c-myc protooncogene. These findings, together with the fact that the therapies currently available for glioma are only palliative, suggest that 1 alpha,25(OH)2D3 analogues such as KH 1060, EB 1089 or CB 1093, alone or in combination with other therapeutic approaches, could be of potential interest in the treatment of brain glial tumors.
AuthorsC Baudet, G Chevalier, P Naveilhan, L Binderup, P Brachet, D Wion
JournalCancer letters (Cancer Lett) Vol. 100 Issue 1-2 Pg. 3-10 (Feb 27 1996) ISSN: 0304-3835 [Print] Ireland
PMID8620449 (Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References
  • DNA, Neoplasm
  • Tetrazolium Salts
  • Thiazoles
  • Cholecalciferol
  • thiazolyl blue
  • Calcitriol
  • Calcium
Topics
  • Animals
  • Calcitriol (pharmacology, toxicity)
  • Calcium (metabolism)
  • Cell Death (drug effects)
  • Cholecalciferol (analogs & derivatives, pharmacology)
  • DNA Damage
  • DNA, Neoplasm (drug effects, genetics)
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • Gene Expression
  • Genes, myc
  • Glioma (drug therapy, metabolism)
  • Homeostasis (drug effects)
  • Hypercalcemia (chemically induced)
  • Rats
  • Tetrazolium Salts
  • Thiazoles
  • Tumor Cells, Cultured

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