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Effect of 3`-Azido-3`-Deoxythymidine (AZT) on Telomerase Activity and Proliferation of HO-8910 Cell Line of Ovarian Cancer

OBJECTIVE: To study the effect of 3`-azido-3`-deoxythymidine (AZT) on telomerase activity and the proliferation of ovarian cancer cells in vitro. METHODS: Telomerase activity was detected by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in treated and untreated HO-8910 cells by AZT. The detection of cel...

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Autores principales: Li, Hongmei, Song, Tianbao, Xu, Weizhong, Yu, Yuecheng, Xin, Xiaoyan, Hui, Du
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Master Publishing Group 2006
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3614573/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23674964
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Sumario:OBJECTIVE: To study the effect of 3`-azido-3`-deoxythymidine (AZT) on telomerase activity and the proliferation of ovarian cancer cells in vitro. METHODS: Telomerase activity was detected by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in treated and untreated HO-8910 cells by AZT. The detection of cell viability was performed with 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-Diphenyl tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay and the ultrastructure of the cells was observed by electron microscopy. The apoptotic rate of the cells was measured by flow cytometry. RESULTS: AZT significantly inhibited telomerase activity of HO-8910 cells, and the effect was both time- and dose-dependent. The HO-8910 cells treated at different concentrations of AZT showed a significant reduction of cell viability and morphological changes of apoptosis. The apoptotic peak was detected in the AZT treated cells and the apoptotic rate was 14.2%. CONCLUSION: AZT can effectively inhibit both telomerase activity and proliferation of human ovarian cancer HO-8910 cells in vitro, suggesting that AZT may be used in the clinic treatment of ovarian cancer.