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Gold(III) porphyrin 1a inhibited nasopharyngeal carcinoma metastasis in vivo and inhibited cell migration and invasion in vitro

  • Ching Tung Lum
  • , Xiong Liu
  • , Raymond Wai-Yin Sun
  • , Xiang-Ping Li
  • , Ying Peng
  • , Ming-Liang He
  • , Hsiang Fu Kung
  • , Chi-Ming Che
  • , Marie C.M. Lin

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Abstract

A physiologically stable gold compound, gold(III) meso-tetraphenylporphyrin (gold-1a), has been shown to be effective in inducing apoptosis and prolonging the survival of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)-bearing rats as well as inhibiting the tumor growth of mice bearing nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), neuroblastoma and colon carcinoma. In this study, we showed that gold-1a prolonged the survival of NPC metastasis-bearing mice and inhibited intrahepatic and lung metastasis. Histologically, gold-1a markedly reduced tumor microvessel formation. Consistently, in in vitro studies, gold-1a inhibited migration and invasion of C666-1 human NPC cells. The data strongly support the use of gold(III) compounds to treat cancer metastasis. © 2010 Elsevier Ireland Ltd.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)159-166
JournalCancer Letters
Volume294
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 2010
Externally publishedYes

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Research Keywords

  • Cell migration
  • Gold(III) porphyrin 1a
  • Invasion
  • Metastasis
  • Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC)

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