Exatecan (DX-8951) is a DNA topoisomerase I inhibitor, with an IC 50 of 2.2 μM (0.975 μg/mL), and can be used in cancer research.
In Vitro
Exatecan is a potent topoisomerase I inhibitor, with an IC 50 of 0.975 μg/mL. Exatecan Mesylate (DX-8951f) significantly inhibits the proliferation of several cancer cell lines, with mean GI 50 s of 2.02 ng/mL, 2.92 ng/mL, 1.53 ng/mL, and 0.877 ng/mL for breast cancer cells, colon cancer cells, stomach cancer cells and lung cancer cells, respectively. Exatecan Mesylate (DX-8951f) displays cytotoxic activities against PC-6, PC-6/SN2-5 cells, with mean GI 50 s of 0.186 and 0.395 ng/mL, respctively. Exatecan Mesylate (34 nM) stabilizes DNA-TopoI complexes in PC-6 and PC-6/SN2-5 cells. MCE has not independently confirmed the accuracy of these methods. They are for reference only.
In Vivo
Exatecan Mesylate (DX-8951f, 3.325-50 mg/kg, i.v.) exhibits antitumor activities in the mice model bearing tumor cells, without toxic death . Exatecan Mesylate (15, 25 mg/kg, i.v.) hightly inhibits MIA-PaCa, BxPC-3 primary tumor growth in the MIA-PaCa-2 early-stage model and early-stage model of BxPC-3. Exatecan Mesylate (15, 25 mg/kg, i.v.) also significantly suppresses BxPC-3 lymphatic metastasis and completely eliminates lung metastasis in the BxPC-3 late-stage cancer model. MCE has not independently confirmed the accuracy of these methods. They are for reference only.
Animal administration
At 3 weeks after BxPC-3-GFP and MIA-PaCa-2-GFP orthotopic implantation, mice are randomized into five different groups of 5 mice each for treatment purposes. Group 1 serves as the negative control and does not receive any treatment. Groups 2 and 3 are treated with Exatecan Mesylate at 25 and 15 mg/kg/dose , respectively. Groups 4 and 5 receive gemcitabine treatments at 300 and 150 mg/kg/dose, respectively. At 6 weeks after BxPC-3-GFP orthotopic implantation, mice are randomized into three different groups of 20 mice each for treatment purposes. Group 1 serves as the negative control and does not receive any treatment. Group 2 is treated with 25 mg/kg/dose Exatecan Mesylate and group 3 receives 300 mg/kg/dose gemcitabine. Dosing for both drugs is performed once a week for 3 weeks, discontinued for 2 weeks, and then continued for another 3 weeks. In both early and late cancer models, primary tumor size and body weights are measured once a week. Tumor volumes are calculated using the formula a × b 2 × 0.5, where a and b represent the larger and smaller diameters, respectively. At the termination of the studies, mice are sacrificed and explored. Final tumor weights and direct GFP images of primary tumor and metastases are recorded for each mouse. The tumor growth IR is calculated using the formula IR (%) = (1 − TWt/TWc) × 100, where TWt and TWc are the mean tumor weight of treated and control groups, respectively . aladdin has not independently confirmed the accuracy of these methods. They are for reference only.
Form:Solid
IC50& Target:Topoisomerase I 2.2 μM (IC 50 )
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