PMID- 20007968 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20100311 LR - 20240317 IS - 1083-351X (Electronic) IS - 0021-9258 (Print) IS - 0021-9258 (Linking) VI - 285 IP - 8 DP - 2010 Feb 19 TI - CHM-1, a new vascular targeting agent, induces apoptosis of human umbilical vein endothelial cells via p53-mediated death receptor 5 up-regulation. PG - 5497-506 LID - 10.1074/jbc.M109.036277 [doi] AB - CHM-1 (2'-fluoro-6,7-methylenedioxy-2-phenyl-4-quinolone) has been identified as a potent antitumor agent in human hepatocellular carcinoma; however, its role in tumor angiogenesis is unclear. This study investigated the effects of CHM-1 and the mechanisms by which it exerts its antiangiogenic and vascular disrupting properties. Using a xenograft model antitumor assay, we found that CHM-1 significantly inhibits tumor growth and microvessel formation. Flow cytometry, immunofluorescence microscopy, and cell death enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kit revealed that CHM-1 inhibits growth of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) by induction of apoptotic cell death in a concentration-dependent manner. CHM-1 also suppresses HUVEC migration and capillary-like tube formation. We were able to correlate CHM-1-induced apoptosis in HUVEC with the cleavage of procaspase-3, -7, and -8, as well as with the cleavage of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase by Western blotting assay. Such sensitization was achieved through up-regulation of death receptor 5 (DR5) but not DR4 or Fas. CHM-1 was also capable of increasing the expression level of p53, and most importantly, the induction of DR5 by CHM-1 was abolished by p53 small interfering RNA. Taken together, the results of this study indicate that CHM-1 exhibits vascular targeting activity associated with the induction of DR5-mediated endothelial cell apoptosis through p53 up-regulation, which suggests its potential as an antivascular and antitumor therapeutic agent. FAU - Tsai, An-Chi AU - Tsai AC AD - Pharmacological Institute, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10051, Taiwan. FAU - Pan, Shiow-Lin AU - Pan SL FAU - Sun, Hui-Lung AU - Sun HL FAU - Wang, Chih-Ya AU - Wang CY FAU - Peng, Chieh-Yu AU - Peng CY FAU - Wang, Shih-Wei AU - Wang SW FAU - Chang, Ya-Ling AU - Chang YL FAU - Kuo, Sheng-Chu AU - Kuo SC FAU - Lee, Kuo-Hsiung AU - Lee KH FAU - Teng, Che-Ming AU - Teng CM LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20091211 PL - United States TA - J Biol Chem JT - The Journal of biological chemistry JID - 2985121R RN - 0 (2'-fluoro-6,7-methylenedioxy-2-phenyl-4-quinolone) RN - 0 (Antineoplastic Agents) RN - 0 (Dioxoles) RN - 0 (FAS protein, human) RN - 0 (Quinolones) RN - 0 (Receptors, TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand) RN - 0 (TP53 protein, human) RN - 0 (Tumor Suppressor Protein p53) RN - 0 (fas Receptor) RN - EC 2.4.2.30 (Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerases) RN - EC 3.4.22.- (Caspases) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Antineoplastic Agents/*pharmacology MH - Apoptosis/*drug effects MH - Caspases/metabolism MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Cell Movement/drug effects MH - Dioxoles/pharmacology MH - Endothelial Cells/cytology/*metabolism MH - Humans MH - Male MH - Mice MH - Mice, SCID MH - Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerases/metabolism MH - Quinolones/pharmacology MH - Receptors, TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand/*biosynthesis MH - Tumor Suppressor Protein p53/*metabolism MH - Umbilical Veins/cytology/*metabolism MH - Up-Regulation/drug effects MH - Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays MH - fas Receptor/metabolism PMC - PMC2820778 EDAT- 2009/12/17 06:00 MHDA- 2010/03/12 06:00 PMCR- 2011/02/19 CRDT- 2009/12/17 06:00 PHST- 2009/12/17 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2009/12/17 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2010/03/12 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2011/02/19 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S0021-9258(19)37528-3 [pii] AID - M109.036277 [pii] AID - 10.1074/jbc.M109.036277 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Biol Chem. 2010 Feb 19;285(8):5497-506. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M109.036277. Epub 2009 Dec 11.