Anticancer Studies of a Cu(II) Complex in a Triple Negative Breast Cancer Cell Line
Description/Abstract/Artist Statement
Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive form of breast cancer negative for estrogen, progesterone, and human epidermal growth factor (HER2) receptors. Hormone treatment of breast cancer involves one of the three receptors TNBC is negative for, thus leaving TNBC without an established treatment. Cisplatin is a commonly used chemotherapy in breast cancer patients, but many TNBC patients acquire cisplatin resistance. The objective is to synthesize and characterize new chemotherapeutic agents that can be used combat cisplatin resistance. Copper-containing complexes are known for inhibiting topoisomerase, breaking DNA strands, and intercalating DNA in cells. The hypothesis is treating MDA-MB-231-VIM-RFP cells with a copper(II) complex with the ligand, (E)-N-ethyl-2-[1-(thiazol-2-yl)ethylidene]hydrazinecarbothioamide will induce cell death with a low inhibitory concentration at 50% of cell viability (IC50 value).
To test this hypothesis, we plated 15,000 cells in 96 well plates, treated MDA-MB-231-VIM-RFP cells using increasing concentrations of the copper(II) complex and incubated cells for 72 h; then utilized cell counting kit (CCK-8) cell viability assay to determine the IC50 value. The copper(II) complex had an IC50 value of 5.33 ± 0.9 μM.
Flow cytometry determined time points at which cells reached apoptosis, and whether the cells activated caspase 3/7 or reactive oxygen species (ROS) after treatment. Flow cytometry showed that caspase 3/7 and ROS were activated between 22 and 33 h after treatment. It was determined that 20% of cells died before 22 h, suggesting more than one cell death mechanism. Future studies will include DNA binding studies and determining gene expression after treatment.
Faculty Advisor/Mentor
Alvin Holder, Stephen Beebe
College Affiliation
College of Sciences
Presentation Type
Oral Presentation
Disciplines
Cancer Biology
Session Title
Monarchs Maximizing Access to Research Careers #1
Location
Zoom
Start Date
3-19-2022 1:00 PM
End Date
3-19-2022 2:00 PM
Anticancer Studies of a Cu(II) Complex in a Triple Negative Breast Cancer Cell Line
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Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive form of breast cancer negative for estrogen, progesterone, and human epidermal growth factor (HER2) receptors. Hormone treatment of breast cancer involves one of the three receptors TNBC is negative for, thus leaving TNBC without an established treatment. Cisplatin is a commonly used chemotherapy in breast cancer patients, but many TNBC patients acquire cisplatin resistance. The objective is to synthesize and characterize new chemotherapeutic agents that can be used combat cisplatin resistance. Copper-containing complexes are known for inhibiting topoisomerase, breaking DNA strands, and intercalating DNA in cells. The hypothesis is treating MDA-MB-231-VIM-RFP cells with a copper(II) complex with the ligand, (E)-N-ethyl-2-[1-(thiazol-2-yl)ethylidene]hydrazinecarbothioamide will induce cell death with a low inhibitory concentration at 50% of cell viability (IC50 value).
To test this hypothesis, we plated 15,000 cells in 96 well plates, treated MDA-MB-231-VIM-RFP cells using increasing concentrations of the copper(II) complex and incubated cells for 72 h; then utilized cell counting kit (CCK-8) cell viability assay to determine the IC50 value. The copper(II) complex had an IC50 value of 5.33 ± 0.9 μM.
Flow cytometry determined time points at which cells reached apoptosis, and whether the cells activated caspase 3/7 or reactive oxygen species (ROS) after treatment. Flow cytometry showed that caspase 3/7 and ROS were activated between 22 and 33 h after treatment. It was determined that 20% of cells died before 22 h, suggesting more than one cell death mechanism. Future studies will include DNA binding studies and determining gene expression after treatment.