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Flurbiprofen Benzyl Nitrate (Nbs-242) Inhibits The Growth Of A-431 Human Epidermoid Carcinoma Cells And Targets Β-Catenin, Niharika Nath, Xiaoping Liu, Lloydine Jacobs, Khosrow Kashfi
Flurbiprofen Benzyl Nitrate (Nbs-242) Inhibits The Growth Of A-431 Human Epidermoid Carcinoma Cells And Targets Β-Catenin, Niharika Nath, Xiaoping Liu, Lloydine Jacobs, Khosrow Kashfi
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Background: The Wnt/β-catenin/T cell factor (TCF) signaling pathway is important in the development of nonmelanoma skin cancers (NMSCs). Nitric-oxide-releasing nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NO-NSAIDs) are chemopreventive agents consisting of a traditional NSAID attached to an NO-releasing moiety through a chemical spacer. Previously we showed that an aromatic spacer enhanced the potency of a particular NO-NSAID compared to an aliphatic spacer.
Methods: We synthesized an NO-releasing NSAID with an aromatic spacer (flurbiprofen benzyl nitrate, NBS-242), and using the human skin cancer cell line A-431, we evaluated its effects on cell kinetics, Wnt/β-catenin, cyclin D1, and caspase-3.
Results: NBS-242 inhibited the growth of …