Fasentin (0.1-1000 μM; 72 hours) inhibits endothelial, tumour and fibroblast cell growth without inducing cell death.
Fasentin (25-100 μM; 16-24 hours) induces a cell cycle arrest in G0/G1 phase and reduces the cell number in S phase in a dose-dependent manner.
Fasentin (50 μM; 16 hours) alters expression of genes associated with glucose deprivation such as AspSyn and PCK-2.
Fasentin (15, 30, 80 μM; pretreatment 1 hour) induces glucose deprivation, partially blocks glucose uptake in PPC-1, DU145, and U937 cells.
Fasentin (100 μM; 16 hours) does not affect the migratory capability of endothelial cells.
Fasentin (25-100 μM; 16 hours) lowers levels of phospho-ERK in HMECs, indicating a partial inhibition on the ERK signalling pathway, even though the effect is not statistically significant. Fasentin does not inhibit the tyrosine kinase activity of VEGFR2.
Fasentin interacts with a unique site in the intracellular channel of GLUT1.
Cell Viability Assay
Cell Line: |
Three types of endothelial cells ECs (HMEC, human microvascular endothelial cells; HUVEC, human umbilical vein endothelial cells; and BAEC, bovine aortic endothelial cells), three human tumour cell lines (MDA-MB-231 and MCF7 breast carcinoma cells, and HeLa cervix adenocarcinoma cells), and human gingival fibroblasts (HGF) |
Concentration: |
0.1, 1, 10, 100, 1000 μM
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Incubation Time: |
72 hours |
Result: |
Inhibited endothelial, tumour and fibroblast cell growth (IC50=26.3-111.2 μM) without inducing cell death. |
Cell Cycle Analysis
Cell Line: |
HMECs
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Concentration: |
25, 50, 100 μM
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Incubation Time: |
16, 24 hours |
Result: |
Induced a cell cycle arrest in G0/G1 phase and reduced the cell number in S phase in a dose-dependent manner.
Did not increase the subG1 population. |
RT-PCR
Cell Line: |
PPC-1 cells
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Concentration: |
50 μM
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Incubation Time: |
16 hours |
Result: |
Altered expression of genes associated with glucose deprivation such as AspSyn and PCK-2 not FLIP mRNA expression. |