tcsc0008775 (±) -10-Hydroxycamptothecin

(±)-10-Hydroxycamptothecin, an indole alkaloid isolated from Camptotheca acuminate, inhibits the activity of topoisomerase I and has a broad spectrum of anticancer activity.

IC50 & Target: Topoisomerase I^[1]

In Vitro: (±)-10-Hydroxycamptothecin (10-OH-camptothecin) is an inhibitor of topo I^[1]. (±)-10-Hydroxycamptothecin (10-HCPT, 5-20 nM) markedly inhibits the proliferation of Colo 205 cells in a dose-dependent manner. (±)-10-Hydroxycamptothecin (5-20 nM) arrests Colo 205 cells in the G2 phase of the cell cycle and triggers apoptosis through a caspase-3-dependent pathway^[2]. (±)-10-Hydroxycamptothecin (HPT, 0.01-10 μg/mL) causes cell shrinage, nuclear fragmentation and condensed chromosomes and induces apoptosis of human urinary bladder cancer cell line (T24)^[3].

In Vivo: (±)-10-Hydroxycamptothecin (10-HCPT, 2.5-7.5 mg/kg/2 days, p.o.) significantly suppresss tumor growth in mouse xenografts. (±)-10-Hydroxycamptothecin (1-7.5 mg/kg, p.o., once per 2 or 4 days) causes no obvious acute toxicity in nude mice^[2].