AZT on telomerase activity and cell proliferation in HS 839.T melanoma cells

Acta Cirurgica Brasileira

Celestino Prospero De Souza Sobrinho¹  Alfredo Gragnani²  Ivan Dunshee Abranches Oliveira Santos¹  Andrea Fernandes Oliveira¹  Monica Vanucci Nunes Lipay¹  Lydia Masako Ferreira¹ 

[1] ,UNIFESP EPM Department of SurgerySao Paulo,Brazil

关键词: Telomerase;    Melanoma;    Zidovudine;    Cell Proliferation;    In Vitro;    Telomerase;    Melanoma;    Zidovudina;    Proliferação de Células;    In Vitro;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0102-86502012001200005

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

PURPOSE: To evaluate telomerase activity and proliferation of HS839.T melanoma cells, subjected to the action of AZT. METHODS: Cells were grown in triplicate, AZT at different concentrations: 50, 100 and 200μM, was added and left for 24 and 48 hours, and its effects were compared with the control group. Telomerase activity was detected by PCR and cell proliferation was evaluated by MTT. RESULTS: After 24 hours, there was no inhibition of cell proliferation or telomerase activity when compared to the control group. After 48 hours, there was a momentary decrease, suggesting that the cell lines used in this study are sensitive to AZT, but quickly recover both the enzyme activity and cell proliferation. CONCLUSION: The action of AZT on the melanoma cells studied, at the concentrations and times tested, did not inhibit telomerase activity nor affect cell proliferation.

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