CD 437

Cell experiment:

For morphological analysis, cells are treated with 10 μM CD437, trypsinized, washed with phosphate-buffered saline (PBS), fixed with 3.7% paraformaldehyde, and stained with 50 μg of 4,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI) per mL containing 100 μg of DNase-free RNase A per mL to visualize the nuclei. Stained cells are examined by fluorescence microscopy. For the terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT) assay, cells are treated with or without 10 μM CD437. After treatment, cells are trypsinized, washed with PBS, fixed in 1% formaldehyde in PBS, washed with PBS, resuspended in 70% ice-cold ethanol, and immediately stored at -20°C overnight. Cells are then labeled with biotin-16-dUTP by terminal transferase and stained with avidin-FITC (fluorescein isothiocyanate). The labeled cells are analyzed with a flow cytometer[1].

Animal experiment:

Male Swiss-nu/nu mice weighing 20 to 25 g are used in this study. Mice are kept under sterile conditions at 24 to 26°C room temperature, 50% relative humidity, and 12 h light-dark rhythm in laminar flow shelves and are supplied with autoclaved food and bedding. For treatment of melanoma xenografts, previously established MeWo melanoma tumors of 1 to 2 mm in diameter are implanted into the right flank of animals. After tumor growth for 10 d, groups of mice (n=8) are either treated with saline p.o. or are injected intratumorally for 3 wk or are fed with various concentrations of CD437 (10 mg/kg/body weight and 30 mg/kg/body weight). In addition, tumors of a fifth group are injected with CD437 (10 mg/kg/body weight) each day. Mice are visited daily and growing tumors are measured twice weekly with a caliperlike instrument[2].

References:

[1]. Li Y, et al. Molecular determinants of AHPN (CD437)-induced growth arrest and apoptosis in human lung cancer cell lines. Mol Cell Biol. 1998 Aug;18(8):4719-31.
[2]. Schadendorf D, et al. Treatment of melanoma cells with the synthetic retinoid CD437 induces apoptosis via activation of AP-1 in vitro, and causes growth inhibition in xenografts in vivo. J Cell Biol. 1996 Dec;135(6 Pt 2):1889-98.