TPC-1 cells are sensitive to the growth inhibitory effect of RPI-1 with an IC50 of 5.1 μM, following 72 hours of treatment. RPI-1 (7.5-60 µM) inhibits Ret/Ptc1 autophosphorylation in TPC-1 cells. RPI-1 inhibitory effects in the TPC-1 cell culture conditions lead to inhibition of pathways involving JNK2 and AKT.
The RPI-1 IC50 value for cell proliferation is 3.6 µM in NIH3T3 cells expressing the Ret mutant compared with 16 µM in non-transfected NIH3T3 cells, and that for colony formation in soft agar was 2.4 µM and 26 µM in RET mutant-transfected and H-RAS-transfected NIH3T3 cells, respectively. In NIH3T3 cells expressing the Ret mutant, Ret protein and tyrosine phosphorylation were undetectable after 24 hours of RPI-1 treatment. In TT cells, RPI-1 inhibits proliferation, Ret tyrosine phosphorylation, Ret protein expression, and the activation of PLCgamma, ERKs and AKT.