Karenitecin(Cositecan)是拓扑异构酶I(topoisomeraseI)抑制剂，具有高效的抗肿瘤活性。
CAS：203923-89-1
分子式：C25H28N2O4Si
分子量：448.59
纯度：98%
存储：Store at -20°C

Background:

Karenitecin (Cositecan) is a topoisomerase I inhibitor, with potent anti-cancer activity.

Karenitecin is a topoisomerase I inhibitor, with potent anti-cancer activity. Karenitecin inhibits cell growth of A253 cells with IC10, IC50, and IC90 values of 0.01, 0.07, and 0.7 μM after 2 h treatment. Karenitecin induces DNA damage (0.01, 0.07, and 0.7 μM), and increases cyclin E and cdk2 protein expression in A253 cells (0.07, and 0.7 μM). Karenitecin markedly enhances the cyclin B/cdc2-associated kinase activity at low concentration, but slightly suppresses this kinase activity at higher concentration[1]. Karenitecin inhibits several human colon cancer cell lines such as COLO205, COLO320, LS174T, SW1398 and WiDr cells, with IC50s of 2.4 nM, 1.5 nM, 1.6 nM, 2.9 nM, and 3.2 nM, respectively[2].

Karenitecin shows maximum growth inhibition of 61% on COLO320 cells and 54% on COLO205 colon cancer cells via i.p. administration of 1 mg/kg in mice. Karenitecin (1.0 mg/kg daily × 5 i.p.) significantly suppresses growth inhibition both in the parental Pgp-negative xenografts and in the Pgp-positive xenografts[2].

[1]. Yin MB, et al. Characterization of protein kinase chk1 essential for the cell cycle checkpoint after exposure of human head and neck carcinoma A253 cells to a novel topoisomerase I inhibitor BNP1350. Mol Pharmacol. 2000 Mar;57(3):453-9. [2]. Van Hattum AH, et al. New highly lipophilic camptothecin BNP1350 is an effective drug in experimental human cancer. Int J Cancer. 2000 Oct 15;88(2):260-6.