Ovarian carcinoma cell viability and VEGFR2 signaling
Cell-based study · OVCAR3, SKOV3 and A2780CP human ovarian carcinoma cells [1]
After 48 h, tivozanib reduced MTT-based viability and, at higher tested concentrations, VEGFR2 phosphorylation. Downstream responses varied by cell line: ERK1/2 phosphorylation increased in SKOV3 cells. These cellular findings do not establish an isolated-enzyme IC50 or target selectivity.
| Endpoint | Reported result | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| MTT-based cell viability relative to vehicle-treated controls | Qualitative concentration response Reduced viability; exact percentages and IC50 not extracted | [1] |
| VEGFR2 phosphorylation and downstream ERK1/2 response | Qualitative immunoblot response Reduced p-VEGFR2 at higher concentrations; increased p-ERK1/2 in SKOV3 | [1] |
Literature-Reported Treatment Conditions
- Treatment concentration
- MTT: 1, 2, 5, 10 and 20 μM; immunoblotting: 5, 10 and 20 μM; vehicle controls shown at 0 μM
- Exposure duration
- 48 h
- Method
- In vitro exposure followed by MTT or immunoblot analysis
- Vehicle
- DMSO; final concentration did not exceed 0.1% [v/v]
- Co-treatment
- Tivozanib alone in the selected experiments
- Reported limits
- Exact vehicle percentage per condition and batch identity were not specified. No numerical IC50 was extracted for tivozanib.
Methods and source locations
Compound reported in the paper: Tivozanib; Compound label in the paper: Tivozanib (AV-951)
Cellular effects of the named compound in the reported models and conditions only.
Figure 2A and legend; Methods: Cytotoxicity assays, Antibodies and chemicals, Statistical analysis; Figure 5 and legend; Results: Effects of tivozanib on VEGFR2, AKT, ERK1/2 and NF-κB pathways; Methods: Western blot analysis
MTT-based cell viability relative to vehicle-treated controls: MTT after 48 h; 1, 2, 5, 10 and 20 μM. Figure 2A presents mean ± SD. Methods report triplicate evaluation in three independent experiments. — Figure 2A and legend; Methods: Cytotoxicity assays and Statistical analysis
VEGFR2 phosphorylation and downstream ERK1/2 response: Western blots after 48 h at 5, 10 and 20 μM versus 0 μM; phospho and total proteins with β-actin loading control. Representative of three independent experiments. — Figure 5 image and legend; Results: Effects of tivozanib on VEGFR2, AKT, ERK1/2 and NF-κB pathways