LB-100 inhibits the cell growth with IC50 of 2.3 μM (in BxPc-3) or 1.7 μM (in Panc-1 cell). In BxPc-3, Panc-1, and SW1990 cells, LB-100 reduces the PP2A activity by 30-50%. LB-100 increases concentration of doxorubicin within cells (2.5 fold to control) and sensitizes tumor cells to the cytotoxicity of doxorubicin. LB-100 increaseds VEGF secretion, and thus enhances HIF-1α-VEGF mediated angiogenesis.
In vivo
In a mouse pancreatic cancer xenograft model, LB-100 (2 mg/kg, i.p.) enhances chemotherapy of doxorubicin. LB-100 causes higher density of microvessel in tumors and rapid blood flow at the surface of tumors.