Repositioning of simvastatin for diabetic colon cancer: role of CDK4 inhibition and apoptosis.
Mol Cell Biochem
; 478(10): 2337-2349, 2023 Oct.
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ABSTRACT
There is increased risk of colon cancer in both men and women having diabetes. The objective of the study was to evaluate the role of simvastatin in colon cancer associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Diabetes was induced by administering high fat diet with low dose streptozotocin model. 1,2 dimethylhydrazine (25 mg/kg, sc) was used for colon cancer induction. MTT assay, scratch assay, clonogenic assay and annexin V-FITC assay using flow cytometry were performed on HCT-15 cell line. Simvastatin controlled diabetes and colon cancer in animal models and reduced mRNA expression of CDK4 in colon tissues. In vitro studies revealed that simvastatin showed a decrease in cell viability and produced dose dependent decrease in clone formation. There was decrease in the rate of migration with increase in concentration of simvastatin in scratch assay. Moreover, simvastatin induced apoptosis as depicted from annexin V-FITC assay using flow cytometry as well as that revealed by tunnel assay. Our data suggest that simvastatin exhibits protective role in colon cancer associated with diabetes mellitus and acts possibly via down regulation of CDK4 and induction of apoptosis and hence can be considered for repositioning in diabetic colon cancer.
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Neoplasias do Colo
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Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2
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Animals
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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En
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Mol Cell Biochem
Ano de publicação:
2023
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