Comparative investigation of antitumoral effectiveness of Rho-kinase inhibitor Y-27632, pravastatin and atorvastatin in anaplastic thyroid cancer cell culture

Anaplastic thyroid cancer is an aggressive malignancy with a poor prognosis. In metastatic cases instead of treatment alternatives including surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapeutic regimens, targeted treatments should be sought for. Statins are 3-hidroxy-3 methylglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) red...

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Main Authors: Erdinc Nayir, Selver Cor, Zuhal Mert Altintas, Kansu Buyukafsar, Rukiye Nalan Tiftik, Alper Ata, Ali Arican
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author Erdinc Nayir
Selver Cor
Zuhal Mert Altintas
Kansu Buyukafsar
Rukiye Nalan Tiftik
Alper Ata
Ali Arican
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Selver Cor
Zuhal Mert Altintas
Kansu Buyukafsar
Rukiye Nalan Tiftik
Alper Ata
Ali Arican
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description Anaplastic thyroid cancer is an aggressive malignancy with a poor prognosis. In metastatic cases instead of treatment alternatives including surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapeutic regimens, targeted treatments should be sought for. Statins are 3-hidroxy-3 methylglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitors, and inhibit conversion of HMG-CoA into mevalonate. Inhibition of mevalonate pathway Ras prenylation, can also inhibit tumoral growth. Rho/Rho kinase pathway has an important role in tumoral proliferation, and metastasis in which activity of ROCK increases leading to tumoral invasion. Herein we investigated antitumoral effectiveness of two HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor statins namely pravastatin, and atorvastatin, and Rho-kinase inhibitor Y-27632 in anaplastic thyroid cancer cell cultures through suppression of cellular proliferation. Various concentrations of pravastatin (20, and 60 μM), and atorvastatin (10, and 30 μM), Y-27632 (10, and 30 μM), and their combinations including pravastatin -Y-27632 (20 μM + 10 μM; 60 μM + 30 μM), atorvastatin - Y-27632 (10 μM + 10 μM, and 30 μM + 30 μM) solutions were prepared. Anaplastic thyroid cancer cell culture media were treated with these more water-soluble drug solutions of pravastatin which induced lower dose-, and time-dependent decreases in cellular indices relative to more lipid-soluble atorvastatin which also markedly suppressed cellular proliferation. Y-27632 also decreased cell indices in a dose-, and time-dependent manner. Combination of Y-27632 with pravastatin, and atorvastatin did not demonstrate additive, synergic or antagonistic interactions. HMG-CoA reductase, and also Rho-kinase inhibitors are promising treatment alternatives of anaplastic thyroid cancers. Further in vivo, and clinical studies are needed on this issue.
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spelling doaj-art-c28311daa4ae43f09ec54a668310c8bb2025-08-20T03:57:39ZengGalenos Publishing HouseJournal of Oncological Sciences2452-33642017-07-0132626510.1016/j.jons.2017.05.005Comparative investigation of antitumoral effectiveness of Rho-kinase inhibitor Y-27632, pravastatin and atorvastatin in anaplastic thyroid cancer cell cultureErdinc Nayir0Selver Cor1Zuhal Mert Altintas2Kansu Buyukafsar3Rukiye Nalan Tiftik4Alper Ata5Ali Arican6Department of Medical Oncology, Kahramanmaras Necip Fazil City Hospital, Kahramanmaras, TurkeyDepartment of Internal Medicine, Kilis City Hospital, Kilis, TurkeyDepartment of Medical Biology and Genetics, Mersin University Faculty of Medicine, Mersin, TurkeyDepartment of Pharmacology, Mersin University Faculty of Medicine, Mersin, TurkeyDepartment of Pharmacology, Mersin University Faculty of Medicine, Mersin, TurkeyDepartment of Medical Oncology, Medicalpark Tarsus Hospital, Mersin, TurkeyDepartment of Medical Oncology, Acıbadem Hospital, Istanbul, TurkeyAnaplastic thyroid cancer is an aggressive malignancy with a poor prognosis. In metastatic cases instead of treatment alternatives including surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapeutic regimens, targeted treatments should be sought for. Statins are 3-hidroxy-3 methylglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitors, and inhibit conversion of HMG-CoA into mevalonate. Inhibition of mevalonate pathway Ras prenylation, can also inhibit tumoral growth. Rho/Rho kinase pathway has an important role in tumoral proliferation, and metastasis in which activity of ROCK increases leading to tumoral invasion. Herein we investigated antitumoral effectiveness of two HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor statins namely pravastatin, and atorvastatin, and Rho-kinase inhibitor Y-27632 in anaplastic thyroid cancer cell cultures through suppression of cellular proliferation. Various concentrations of pravastatin (20, and 60 μM), and atorvastatin (10, and 30 μM), Y-27632 (10, and 30 μM), and their combinations including pravastatin -Y-27632 (20 μM + 10 μM; 60 μM + 30 μM), atorvastatin - Y-27632 (10 μM + 10 μM, and 30 μM + 30 μM) solutions were prepared. Anaplastic thyroid cancer cell culture media were treated with these more water-soluble drug solutions of pravastatin which induced lower dose-, and time-dependent decreases in cellular indices relative to more lipid-soluble atorvastatin which also markedly suppressed cellular proliferation. Y-27632 also decreased cell indices in a dose-, and time-dependent manner. Combination of Y-27632 with pravastatin, and atorvastatin did not demonstrate additive, synergic or antagonistic interactions. HMG-CoA reductase, and also Rho-kinase inhibitors are promising treatment alternatives of anaplastic thyroid cancers. Further in vivo, and clinical studies are needed on this issue.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452336417300456Anaplastic thyroid cancerROCKRho-kinase inhibitorStatin
spellingShingle Erdinc Nayir
Selver Cor
Zuhal Mert Altintas
Kansu Buyukafsar
Rukiye Nalan Tiftik
Alper Ata
Ali Arican
Comparative investigation of antitumoral effectiveness of Rho-kinase inhibitor Y-27632, pravastatin and atorvastatin in anaplastic thyroid cancer cell culture
Journal of Oncological Sciences
Anaplastic thyroid cancer
ROCK
Rho-kinase inhibitor
Statin
title Comparative investigation of antitumoral effectiveness of Rho-kinase inhibitor Y-27632, pravastatin and atorvastatin in anaplastic thyroid cancer cell culture
title_full Comparative investigation of antitumoral effectiveness of Rho-kinase inhibitor Y-27632, pravastatin and atorvastatin in anaplastic thyroid cancer cell culture
title_fullStr Comparative investigation of antitumoral effectiveness of Rho-kinase inhibitor Y-27632, pravastatin and atorvastatin in anaplastic thyroid cancer cell culture
title_full_unstemmed Comparative investigation of antitumoral effectiveness of Rho-kinase inhibitor Y-27632, pravastatin and atorvastatin in anaplastic thyroid cancer cell culture
title_short Comparative investigation of antitumoral effectiveness of Rho-kinase inhibitor Y-27632, pravastatin and atorvastatin in anaplastic thyroid cancer cell culture
title_sort comparative investigation of antitumoral effectiveness of rho kinase inhibitor y 27632 pravastatin and atorvastatin in anaplastic thyroid cancer cell culture
topic Anaplastic thyroid cancer
ROCK
Rho-kinase inhibitor
Statin
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452336417300456
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