Lonidamine
Cancer cell metabolism inhibitor / Lonidamine was originally investigated as an antispermatogenic agent.1 Lonidamine has been shown to decrease oxygen consumption as well as aerobic and anaerobic glycolysis in tumor cells leading to apoptosis.2 These effects have been attributed to the ability of lonidamine to inhibit mitochondrially bound hexokinase (IC50 = 90 µM for aerobic glycolysis, 45 µM for anaerobic glycolysis using Ehrlich ascites tumor cells)2. The apoptotic effects of lonidamine have also been attributed to its ability to disrupt the mitochondrial transmembrane potential3, intracellular acidification by inhibition of lactate efflux4, and inhibition of mitochondrial pyruvate (MCP) and monocarboxylate transporter (MCT)5.
Biochemicals & reagents
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AF1890; Diclondazolic acid
1) Gatto et al. (2002), Recent studies on lonidamine, the lead compound of the antispermatogenic indazol-carboxylic acids; Contraception 65 277 2) Floridi et al., (1981), Effect of Lonidamine on the Energy Metabolism of Ehrlich Ascites Tumor Cells; Cancer Res. 41 4661 3) Ravagnan et al. (1999), Lonidamine triggers apoptosis via a direct, Bcl-2-inhibited effect on the mitochondrial permeability transition pore; Oncogene 18 2537 4) Ben-Horin et al. (1995), Mechanism of Action of the Antineoplastic Drug Lonidamine: 31P and 13C Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Studies; Cancer Res. 55 2814 5) Nath et al. (2016), Mechanism of antineoplastic activity of lonidamine BBA - Reviews on Cancer 1866 151
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PATHWAY: Apoptosis inducer; Mitochondrial function; Carbohydrate metabolism; Warburg effect; Myc; Bcl -- RESEARCH AREA: Oxidative stress; Cell death; Immunology -- DISEASE AREA: Cancer