The Preparation and Degradation of Lithocholic Acid
作者:Willard M. Hoehn、Harold L. Mason
DOI:10.1021/ja01860a036
日期:1940.3
Effects of Bcl-2 modulation with G3139 antisense oligonucleotide on human breast cancer cells are independent of inherent Bcl-2 protein expression
作者:Kim N. Chi、Anne E. Wallis、Chow Hwee Lee、Daniel Lopez de Menezes、Jason Sartor、Wieslawa H. Dragowska、Lawrence D. Mayer
DOI:10.1023/a:1017371013487
日期:2000.10
We have investigated the effects of transient Bcl-2 down-regulation induced by the Bcl-2 antisense oligodeoxynucleotide (ODN) G3139 (Genta Incorporated) in high Bcl-2 protein expressing, estrogen receptor (ER) positive MCF-7 and low Bcl-2 expressing, ER negative MDA435/LCC6 human breast cancer cells. Treatment with Bcl-2 antisense ODN in vitro caused > 80% reduction of Bcl-2 protein levels in a sequence specific manner for both cell lines. Maximum mRNA reduction was achieved within 24 h of the first antisense ODN exposure whereas full protein down-regulation required antisense exposure over 48 h. This Bcl-2 reduction was associated with 80-95% loss of viable cells compared to untreated cells. Similar cytotoxic effects were observed in both cell lines despite a nine-fold intrinsic difference in Bcl-2 protein expression suggesting that the relative degree of down-regulation of Bcl-2 is more important than the absolute reduction. Cell death associated with G3139 exposure exhibited properties indicative of apoptosis such as mitochondrial membrane depolarization and caspase activation. Combined treatment with G3139 and cytotoxic agents resulted in additive cytotoxicity in both cell lines. However, under most conditions studied, the direct cytotoxic activity of G3139 antisense was not synergistic with the cytotoxic agents. These results suggest that while Bcl-2 clearly constitutes an attractive therapeutic target due to its role in regulating apoptosis in breast cancer cells, additional mechanisms are important in the control of apoptosis arising from exposure to anticancer agents in vitro.
Reduction of Steroid Ketones and other Carbonyl Compounds by Modified Wolff--Kishner Method
作者:[not available]. Huang-Minlon
DOI:10.1021/ja01178a008
日期:1949.10
concentration of the regenerated ketone a t a low level.2 In fact all the C3-steroid ketones so far investigated gave the normal C3-methylenic compounds by the modified Wolff-Kish20-diketopregnane (I) gave a reduced product melting a t 152-153' in which one of the two keto groups is unattacked. In view of the fact that the 20-keto compounds, such as A5-pregnen-3 (P)-ol20-one (IV) and its hydrogenation product