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- Title
Piroxicam selectively inhibits the growth of premalignant and malignant human oral cell lines by limiting their progression through the S phase and reducing the levels of cyclins and AP-1.
- Authors
Haiming Ding; Chunhua Han; Ruth Gibson-D'Ambrosio; Vernon E. Steele
- Abstract
Studies have shown that nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) reduce the risk of and mortality from a variety of cancers. Although cyclooxygenase (COX)-dependent and -independent pathways may be involved, the mechanisms responsible for these effects remain unknown. In our study, we found that piroxicam inhibited cell growth in premalignant and malignant, but not normal, human oral epithelial cell lines in a concentration- and time-dependent manner. After 6 days of exposure, the concentration that inhibited growth by 50% was 181 and 211 μM for premalignant and malignant cells, respectively. Piroxicam did not induce apoptosis. The growth inhibitory effect was COX and PGE2 independent. Adding PGE2 or infecting cells with a COX-1 transgene did not abrogate piroxicam-induced growth inhibition. After treatment of the premalignant and malignant cell lines with piroxicam, cells accumulated in the S phase of the cell cycle. Upon removal of piroxicam, cells entered the G2 phase. The S phase block was accompanied by a reduction in the protein levels of cyclin A, cyclin B1, cyclin D1, cdc2, PCNA and the c-jun AP-1 component. Therefore, piroxicam may exert its growth inhibitory effects selectively on the premalignant and malignant human oral epithelial cells lines via signaling pathways regulating the progression of cells through the S phase of the cell cycle. © 2003 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
- Subjects
NONSTEROIDAL anti-inflammatory agents; CYCLOOXYGENASES; CANCER treatment; PIROXICAM
- Publication
International Journal of Cancer, 2003, Vol 107, Issue 5, p830
- ISSN
0020-7136
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/ijc.11499