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Combination of fenretinide and selenite inhibits proliferation and induces apoptosis in ovarian cancer cells.

ABSTRACT: The combination of fenretinide and selenite on ovarian cancer cells was investigated to assess its effects on proliferation and ability to induce apoptosis. Our results showed that fenretinide and selenite in combination significantly suppress the proliferation of ovarian cancer cells and induced apoptosis (including reactive oxygen species generation, and the loss of mitochondrial membrane potential) compared with either drug used alone. The caspase3/9-dependent pathway was triggered significantly in combination treatment, and moreover, the AMPK pathway also mediated the apoptosis induction in fenretinide and selenite combination. Fenretinide and selenite combination treatment was demonstrated to suppress tumor growth in vivo, this drug combination has been thus found to have an enhanced anti-tumor effect on ovarian cancers cells.

SUBMITTER: Liu J

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3856035 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Combination of fenretinide and selenite inhibits proliferation and induces apoptosis in ovarian cancer cells.

Liu Jie J Li Jia J Zhang Jian-Fang JF Xin Xiao-Yan XY

International journal of molecular sciences 20131104 11

The combination of fenretinide and selenite on ovarian cancer cells was investigated to assess its effects on proliferation and ability to induce apoptosis. Our results showed that fenretinide and selenite in combination significantly suppress the proliferation of ovarian cancer cells and induced apoptosis (including reactive oxygen species generation, and the loss of mitochondrial membrane potential) compared with either drug used alone. The caspase3/9-dependent pathway was triggered significan ...[more]

PMID: 24192821

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Combination of fenretinide and selenite inhibits proliferation and induces apoptosis in ovarian cancer cells.

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Combination of fenretinide and selenite inhibits proliferation and induces apoptosis in ovarian cancer cells.

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