HMN-214

Cell experiment:

Cell proliferation in case of different treatment conditions, relative to untreated control cells (treated as 100% viable, or a live control), is quantified using 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT), a yellow colored reagent which is converted to formazan (a purple dye) by living cells. For screening experiments, transfections are carried out in 96-well cell culture plates, that are seeded with 50,000 cells per well. Following 48 h of transfection, 10 μL of MTT reagent is added to the cells and incubated at 37°C for 2-4 h, and the cells are then lysed by adding 20 μL of MTT detergent and incubated for an additional 2 h at room temperature. Inhibitor dose-optimization transfections are carried out in 24-well plates that are seeded with 50,000 cells per well. After 48 h, 20 μL MTT reagent is added, followed by 100 μL of MTT detergent for lysis for 2 h[4].

Animal experiment:

The ground HMN-214 is suspended with an agate pestle by gradually adding 0.5% methylcellulose 4000 solution to make a 3 mg/mL suspension. This is additionally diluted with methylcellulose 4000 solution to obtain suspensions of the appropriate concentration. Tumor tissue is grown in advance by s.c. transplantation into nude mice. The resulting tumors are removed, cut into cubic fragments of 8 mm3, and transplanted s.c. into the right axillary region of nude mice with a trocar. When the theoretical volume of the tumor had reached about 145 mm3, oral administration of HMN-214 is started (day 1)[3].

References:

[1]. Takagi M, et al. In vivo antitumor activity of a novel sulfonamide, HMN-214, against human tumor xenografts in mice and the spectrum of cytotoxicity of its active metabolite, HMN-176. Invest New Drugs. 2003 Nov;21(4):387-99.
[2]. Garland LL, et al. A phase I pharmacokinetic study of HMN-214, a novel oral stilbene derivative with polo-like kinase-1-interacting properties, in patients with advanced solid tumors. Clin Cancer Res. 2006 Sep 1;12(17):5182-9.
[3]. Tanaka H, et al. HMN-176, an active metabolite of the synthetic antitumor agent HMN-214, restores chemosensitivity to multidrug-resistant cells by targeting the transcription factor NF-Y. Cancer Res. 2003 Oct 15;63(20):6942-7.
[4]. Christensen MD, et al. Kinome-level screening identifies inhibition of polo-like kinase-1 (PLK1) as a target for enhancing non-viral transgene expression. J Control Release. 2015 Apr 28;204:20-9.