Curcumin augments the cytostatic and anti-invasive effects of mitoxantrone on carcinosarcoma cells in vitro

Acta Biochim Pol. 2016;63(3):397-401. doi: 10.18388/abp.2016_1314. Epub 2016 Jul 8.

Abstract

Numerous adverse effects limit the applicability of mitoxantrone for the treatment of drug-resistant tumors, including carcinosarcoma. Here, we estimated the additive effects of mitoxantrone and curcumin, a plant-derived biomolecule isolated from Curcuma longa, on the neoplastic and invasive potential of carcinosarcoma cells in vitro. Curcumin augmented the cytostatic, cytotoxic and anti-invasive effects of mitoxantrone on the Walker-256 cells. It also strengthened the inhibitory effects of mitoxantrone on the motility of drug-resistant Walker-256 cells that had retained viability after a long-term mitoxantrone/curcumin treatment. Thus, curcumin reduces the effective doses of mitoxantrone and augments its interference with the invasive potential of drug-resistant carcinosarcoma cells.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / pharmacology
  • Carcinosarcoma / drug therapy
  • Carcinosarcoma / pathology
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Movement / drug effects
  • Cell Proliferation / drug effects
  • Curcuma / chemistry
  • Curcumin / pharmacology*
  • Drug Resistance, Neoplasm
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • Drug Synergism
  • Mitoxantrone / pharmacology*
  • Plant Extracts / pharmacology
  • Rats

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
  • Plant Extracts
  • Mitoxantrone
  • Curcumin