RT - European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology ID - 10.12892/ejgo23962014 T1 - Radiosensitization of cervical cancer cells with epigenetic drugs hydralazine and valproate A1 - E. Mani A1 - L.A. Medina A1 - K. Isaac-Olivé A1 - A. Dueñas-González K1 - Cervical cancer cells; Radiosensitization; Epigenetic drugs; Hydralazine; Valproate. YR - 2014 SP - 140 AB -
Purpose: To evaluate the radiosensitizing effects of the DNA methylation inhibitor hydralazine in combination with valproic acid, a histone deacetylase inhibitor in cervical cancer cells. Materials and Methods: Cell viability assays were performed in the SiHa cervical cancer cell line treated with hydralazine and valproic acid for five days with and without cisplatin. Cell irradiation was performed using teletherapy (1.25 MV). Results: Neither hydralazine, valproic acid or cisplatin as single agents increased the cytotoxicity from radiation, however, the combination of hydralazine with valproic acid at ten µM and one mM, respectively, did induce radiosensitization (p = 0.046). Interestingly, this effect was further increased with the triple combination of hydralazine, valproic acid, and cisplatin (p = 0.041), where cell viability decreased more than 50% as compared to radiation alone. Conclusions: The present results demonstrate that epigenetic drugs increase the efficacy of cisplatin chemoradiation in cervical cancer cells.