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Lookup NU author(s): Dr Miguel Lopez-Lazaro, Dr Elaine WillmoreORCiD, Andrew Jobson, Kathryn Gilroy, Hannah Curtis, Dr Kay Padget, Professor Caroline AustinORCiD
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Recent data suggest that curcumin, a phytochemical with cancer chemopreventive potential, might be useful in the treatment of several solid and hematological malignancies. DNA topoisomerases (topos) are the target of several drugs commonly used in cancer chemotherapy. These drugs induce topo-DNA complexes with either topo I or topo II; then cellular processing converts these complexes into permanent DNA strand breaks that trigger cell death. Using the TARDIS in vivo assay, this study shows for the first time that curcumin induces topo I and topo II (α and β)-DNA complexes in K562 leukemia cells. A comparative analysis revealed that the levels of these complexes were higher than those induced by several standard topo I and topo II inhibitors at equitoxic doses. Curcumin-induced topo I and topo II-DNA complexes were prevented by the antioxidant N-acetylcysteine; this suggests that, unlike the standard topo inhibitors, reactive oxygen species may mediate the formation of these complexes. Overall, this work shows that curcumin is capable of inducing topo-DNA complexes in cells with both topo I and topo II and increases the evidence suggesting that this dietary agent has potential to be tested in cancer chemotherapy. © 2007 American Chemical Society and American Society of Pharmacognosy.
Author(s): López-Lázaro M, Willmore E, Jobson AG, Gilroy KL, Curtis H, Padget K, Austin CA
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Journal of Natural Products
Year: 2007
Volume: 70
Issue: 12
Pages: 1884-1888
ISSN (print): 0163-3864
ISSN (electronic): 1520-6025
Publisher: American Chemical Society
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/np070332i
DOI: 10.1021/np070332i
PubMed id: 18076140
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