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  • Title: 4-[3,5-Bis(trimethylsilyl)benzamido] benzoic acid (TAC-101) induces apoptosis in colon cancer partially through the induction of Fas expression.
    Author: Sako T, Nakayama Y, Minagawa N, Inoue Y, Onitsuka K, Katsuki T, Tsurudome Y, Shibao K, Hirata K, Nagata N, Ohie S, Kohno K, Itoh H.
    Journal: In Vivo; 2005; 19(1):125-32. PubMed ID: 15796164.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: 4-[3,5-Bis (trimethylsilyl) benzamido] benzoic acid (TAC-101) is a novel retinobenzoic acid derivative, which has a specific binding affinity to the retinoic acid receptors (RAR)-alpha and -beta. Apoptotic induction by TAC-101 was investigated using a rat hepatic metastatic model of rat RCN-9 colon cancer cells in vivo and FACScan analysis with the DLD-1 human colon cancer cell line in vitro. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Hepatic metastatic tumors were induced using intra-portal injection of RCN-9 cells into F344 rats in vivo. TAC-101 (8 mg/kg) was orally administered for 5 consecutive days a week for 4 weeks. Subsequently, hepatic tumors were counted after laparotomy. Apoptotic index (A.I.) in the hepatic tumors was evaluated using immunohistochemistry for single-stranded DNA. The proliferative index (P.I.), Fas and Fas ligand were also immunohistochemically evaluated. Moreover, evaluation of apoptosis by TAC-101 in vitro using FACScan analysis was performed in the DLD-1 human colon cancer cell line. RESULTS: Oral administration of TAC-101 resulted in a significant inhibition of hepatic metastasis without weight loss of the rats. TAC-101 significantly decreased P. I. but increased A. I. in the hepatic metastatic tumors. TAC-101 did not affect the expression of Fas ligand, but obviously increased the expression of Fas in the metastatic tumors. Moreover, TAC-101 induced early apoptosis in DLD-1 cells in a time-dependent manner in vitro. CONCLUSION: These findings suggest that TAC-101 inhibits hepatic metastasis of colon cancer and induces apoptosis partially through enhanced Fas expression.
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