DNA alkylating/crosslinking

(rel)-Oxaliplatin (2-128 μM; 24–72 hours; HCC, HCCLM3, and Hep3B cells) causes apoptosis and inhibits cell growth [1]. DNA cross-linking (ISC) and DNA-protein cross-linking (DPC) are two examples of the primary and secondary DNA damage that (rel)-Oxaliplatin (10 μM; 15-240 min; CEM cells) induces[2]. (rel)-Oxaliplatin (0.01 to 100 μM; 24 hours) efficiently inhibits the following cell lines: melanoma cell lines SK-MEL-2 and HT-144; ovarian cancer cell line A2780; colon cancer cell line HT-29; glioblastoma cell lines U-373MG and U-87MG; bladder cancer cell lines RT4 and TCCSUP; IC50 are 11 μM, 15 μM, 0.17 μM, 0.97 μM, 2.95 μM, 17.6 μM, 30.9 μM, and 7.85 μM, respectively [3]Cells

(rel)-Oxaliplatin (5–10 mg/kg; intraperitoneally; for 32 days; in nude mice) suppresses the formation of tumors [1].

Cell viability assay [1] Cells
Cell Types: HCC, HCCLM3 and Hep3B Cell
Tested Concentrations: 24, 48 and 72 hrs (hours)
Incubation Duration: 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64 and 128 μM
Experimental Results: Cell viability diminished in a dose- and time-dependent manner .

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Western Blot Analysis [1]
Cell Types: HCCLM3 and Hep3B cells
Tested Concentrations: 48 hrs (hours)
Incubation Duration: 10 μM
Experimental Results: The expression of Bcl-2 and Bcl-xL was down-regulated, and the expression of Bax was up-regulated.

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Cell cycle analysis [1]
Cell Types: HCCLM3 and Hep3B cells
Tested Concentrations: 24 hrs (hours)
Incubation Duration: 10 μM
Experimental Results: Increased percentage of apoptotic cells (17.70% for HCCLM3 cells; 21.19% for Hep3B cells).

Animal/Disease Models: Nude mice [1]
Doses: 5 and 10 mg/kg
Route of Administration: intraperitoneal (ip) injection; continued for 32 days
Experimental Results: Tumor volume reduction in HCCLM3 tumor xenografts.

[1]. Woynarowski JM, et, al. Oxaliplatin-induced damage of cellular DNA. Mol Pharmacol. 2000 Nov;58(5):920-7.
[2]. Wang Z, et, al. Oxaliplatin induces apoptosis in hepatocellular carcinoma cells and inhibits tumor growth. Expert Opin Investig Drugs. 2009 Nov;18(11):1595-604.
[3]. Pendyala L, et, al. In vitro cytotoxicity, protein binding, red blood cell partitioning, and biotransformation of oxaliplatin. Cancer Res. 1993 Dec 15;53(24):5970-6.

Objective: The platinum-based chemotherapeutic agent oxaliplatin displays a wide range of antitumor activities. To date, no detailed data are available about the effects of oxaliplatin on hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells. Herein, the anti-proliferation effects of oxaliplatin on HCCLM3 and Hep3B cells in vitro and in vivo are studied.
Research methods: Cell viability was assessed by an MTT assay and apoptosis by flow cytometry and transmission electron microscopy. Apoptosis-related proteins in HCCLM3 cells were evaluated by microarray analysis, quantitative reverse transcriptase-PCR assay and western blotting. The effect of oxaliplatin was also studied in vivo using a xenograft model.
Results: Oxaliplatin inhibited the growth of HCCLM3 and Hep3B cells. Using flow cytometry, transmission electron microscopy and the terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick end labeling assay, we found that apoptosis was the main mechanism by which oxaliplatin inhibited tumor progression. Microarray analysis, quantitative reverse transcriptase-PCR and western blot analysis further demonstrated downregulation of the anti-apoptotic proteins Bcl-2 and Bcl-xL and upregulation of the pro-apoptotic protein Bax during oxaliplatin-induced apoptosis.
Conclusions: The anti-proliferation effect of oxaliplatin in HCC cells is due to induction of apoptosis. Therefore, oxaliplatin may be an effective treatment for HCC and its use merits further in-depth investigation.[1]

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Objective: The platinum-based chemotherapeutic agent oxaliplatin displays a wide range of antitumor activities. To date, no detailed data are available about the effects of oxaliplatin on hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells. Herein, the anti-proliferation effects of oxaliplatin on HCCLM3 and Hep3B cells in vitro and in vivo are studied.
Research methods: Cell viability was assessed by an MTT assay and apoptosis by flow cytometry and transmission electron microscopy. Apoptosis-related proteins in HCCLM3 cells were evaluated by microarray analysis, quantitative reverse transcriptase-PCR assay and western blotting. The effect of oxaliplatin was also studied in vivo using a xenograft model.
Results: Oxaliplatin inhibited the growth of HCCLM3 and Hep3B cells. Using flow cytometry, transmission electron microscopy and the terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick end labeling assay, we found that apoptosis was the main mechanism by which oxaliplatin inhibited tumor progression. Microarray analysis, quantitative reverse transcriptase-PCR and western blot analysis further demonstrated downregulation of the anti-apoptotic proteins Bcl-2 and Bcl-xL and upregulation of the pro-apoptotic protein Bax during oxaliplatin-induced apoptosis.
Conclusions: The anti-proliferation effect of oxaliplatin in HCC cells is due to induction of apoptosis. Therefore, oxaliplatin may be an effective treatment for HCC and its use merits further in-depth investigation.[2]

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The in vitro cytotoxicity, protein binding, partitioning of platinum from whole blood into erythrocytes, its exchange back into plasma, and the in vitro biotransformation in plasma were studied for the new nonnephrotoxic platinum analogue oxaliplatin. The cytotoxicity studies were carried out against a panel of human tumor cell lines derived from carcinomas of the ovary (A2780, A2780/cp), bladder (TCCSUP, RT4), colon (HT-29), melanoma (SKMEL-2, HTB144), and glioma (U373MG and U87MG). The relative potency of the five platinum complexes was oxaliplatin = tetraplatin > cisplatin > iproplatin > carboplatin. Oxaliplatin was active against HT-29 and only minimally cross-resistant with cisplatin against A2780/cp. Both bladder carcinoma cell lines, both melanoma cell lines, and one of the two glioblastoma cell lines were resistant to both oxaliplatin and tetraplatin. The cytotoxicity profiles of the drug pairs oxaliplatin-tetraplatin and cisplatin-carboplatin showed statistically significant correlation by the Spearman rank correlation test. Oxaliplatin was similar to cisplatin and tetraplatin in protein binding; 85-88% of all platinum from oxaliplatin (5, 10, or 20 micrograms/ml) was bound to plasma proteins within the first 5 h with an average half-life of 1.71 +/- 0.06 h. When oxaliplatin was incubated in whole blood (5, 10, and 20 micrograms/ml), the erythrocytes took up 37.1 +/- 2.1% of the total platinum in 2 h (maximum uptake) which was not exchangeable into plasma. Thus the erythrocyte-bound fraction does not serve as a reservoir of drug. In plasma, oxaliplatin was unchanged at 0.5 h, but at 1 h, 30% of the total platinum in plasma was in a peak which had identical retention to that of (trans-1,2-diaminocyclohexane)dichloroplatinum(II), the major biotransformation product of tetraplatin. At 2 h, (trans-1,2-diaminocyclohexane)dichloroplatinum(II) and three other platinum-containing peaks were detected but no unchanged oxaliplatin. All the platinum eluted in a single peak near the solvent front at 4 h. The marked similarity in cytotoxicity between oxaliplatin and tetraplatin may be due to the formation of (trans-1,2-diaminocyclohexane)dichloroplatinum(II) in tissue culture media.[3]

C8H12N2O4PT

395.269885063171

397.06

C, 24.19; H, 3.55; N, 7.05; O, 16.11; Pt, 49.10

63121-00-6

Oxaliplatin;61825-94-3;Oxaliplatin-d10;1132819-16-9

Typically exists as solid at room temperature

193.6ºC at 760 mmHg

75ºC

0.614

4

6

0

15

191

2

O=C1C(=O)O[Pt]2(NC3CCCCC3N2)O1

DRMCATBEKSVAPL-BNTLRKBRSA-N

InChI=1S/C6H12N2.C2H2O4.Pt/c7-5-3-1-2-4-6(5)8;3-1(4)2(5)6;/h5-8H,1-4H2;(H,3,4)(H,5,6);/q-2;;+2/t5-,6-;;/m1../s1

trans-1,2-Cyclohexanediamine, platinum complex; Platinum, [rel-(1R,2R)-1,2-cyclohexanediamine-kappaN1,kappaN2][ethanedioato(2-)-kappaO1,kappaO2]-, (SP-4-2)-;

trans-1,2-Cyclohexanediamine, platinum complex; Platinum, [rel-(1R,2R)-1,2-cyclohexanediamine-kappaN1,kappaN2][ethanedioato(2-)-kappaO1,kappaO2]-, (SP-4-2)-; 63121-00-6

2934.99.9001

Powder      -20°C    3 years

                     4°C     2 years

In solvent   -80°C    6 months

                  -20°C    1 month

Room temperature (This product is stable at ambient temperature for a few days during ordinary shipping and time spent in Customs)

Note: Do not dissolve Oxaliplatin in DMSO, as platinum-based drugs are prone to deactivation in DMSO. Additionally, Oxaliplatin is not stable in solution and should be prepared immediately before use. DMSO has been reported to significantly inhibit or completely abolish the biological activity of Oxaliplatin.

Note: Oxaliplatin is generally not recommended to be dissolved in DMSO, as platinum-based drugs are prone to deactivation in DMSO. Additionally, Oxaliplatin is not stable in solution and should be prepared immediately before use.

Note: Listed below are some common formulations that may be used to formulate products with low water solubility (e.g. < 1 mg/mL), you may test these formulations using a minute amount of products to avoid loss of samples.

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Injection Formulation 1: DMSO : Tween 80： Saline = 10 : 5 : 85 (i.e. 100 μL DMSO stock solution → 50 μL Tween 80 → 850 μL Saline)
*Preparation of saline: Dissolve 0.9 g of sodium chloride in 100 mL ddH ₂ O to obtain a clear solution.
Injection Formulation 2: DMSO : PEG300 ：Tween 80 : Saline = 10 : 40 : 5 : 45 (i.e. 100 μL DMSO → 400 μLPEG300 → 50 μL Tween 80 → 450 μL Saline)
Injection Formulation 3: DMSO : Corn oil = 10 : 90 (i.e. 100 μL DMSO → 900 μL Corn oil)
Example: Take the Injection Formulation 3 (DMSO : Corn oil = 10 : 90) as an example, if 1 mL of 2.5 mg/mL working solution is to be prepared, you can take 100 μL 25 mg/mL DMSO stock solution and add to 900 μL corn oil, mix well to obtain a clear or suspension solution (2.5 mg/mL, ready for use in animals).

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Injection Formulation 4: DMSO : 20% SBE-β-CD in saline = 10 : 90 [i.e. 100 μL DMSO → 900 μL (20% SBE-β-CD in saline)]
*Preparation of 20% SBE-β-CD in Saline (4°C，1 week): Dissolve 2 g SBE-β-CD in 10 mL saline to obtain a clear solution.
Injection Formulation 5: 2-Hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin : Saline = 50 : 50 (i.e. 500 μL 2-Hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin → 500 μL Saline)
Injection Formulation 6: DMSO : PEG300 : castor oil : Saline = 5 : 10 : 20 : 65 (i.e. 50 μL DMSO → 100 μLPEG300 → 200 μL castor oil → 650 μL Saline)
Injection Formulation 7: Ethanol : Cremophor : Saline = 10： 10 : 80 (i.e. 100 μL Ethanol → 100 μL Cremophor → 800 μL Saline)
Injection Formulation 8: Dissolve in Cremophor/Ethanol (50 : 50), then diluted by Saline
Injection Formulation 9: EtOH : Corn oil = 10 : 90 (i.e. 100 μL EtOH → 900 μL Corn oil)
Injection Formulation 10: EtOH : PEG300：Tween 80 : Saline = 10 : 40 : 5 : 45 (i.e. 100 μL EtOH → 400 μLPEG300 → 50 μL Tween 80 → 450 μL Saline)

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Oral Formulation 1: Suspend in 0.5% CMC Na (carboxymethylcellulose sodium)
Oral Formulation 2: Suspend in 0.5% Carboxymethyl cellulose
Example: Take the Oral Formulation 1 (Suspend in 0.5% CMC Na) as an example, if 100 mL of 2.5 mg/mL working solution is to be prepared, you can first prepare 0.5% CMC Na solution by measuring 0.5 g CMC Na and dissolve it in 100 mL ddH2O to obtain a clear solution; then add 250 mg of the product to 100 mL 0.5% CMC Na solution, to make the suspension solution (2.5 mg/mL, ready for use in animals).

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Oral Formulation 3: Dissolved in PEG400
Oral Formulation 4: Suspend in 0.2% Carboxymethyl cellulose
Oral Formulation 5: Dissolve in 0.25% Tween 80 and 0.5% Carboxymethyl cellulose
Oral Formulation 6: Mixing with food powders

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Note: Please be aware that the above formulations are for reference only. InvivoChem strongly recommends customers to read literature methods/protocols carefully before determining which formulation you should use for in vivo studies, as different compounds have different solubility properties and have to be formulated differently.

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 (Please use freshly prepared in vivo formulations for optimal results.)