Semaxinib  (Synonyms: SU5416)

3T3Her2 and 488G2M2 are NIH3T3 fibroblast cell lines engineered to overexpress Her2 and to express human PDGF-BB and human PDGF receptor β. Both cell lines are cultured in DMEM supplemented with 2% CS and 2 mM L-glutamine. C6, Calu 6, A375, A431, and SF767T are plated in their respective growth medium at 2×10³ cells/100 μL/well in 96-well, flat-bottomed plates. Semaxinib (SU5416) is serially diluted in media containing DMSO (<0.5%) and added to cultures of tumor cells 1 day after the initiation of culture. Cell growth is measured after 96 h using the sulforhodamine B method. IC₅₀s are calculated by curve fitting using four-parameter analysis^[1].

MCE has not independently confirmed the accuracy of these methods. They are for reference only.

Mice^[1]
Female BALB/c nu/nu mice (20-22 g; 12 weeks of age) are used. Aseptic technique is used during this surgical procedure. A small midline incision (1 cm) is made in the abdomen directly over the colon. C6 cells are implanted (0.5×10⁶ cells/animal) under the serosa of the colon using a 27-gauge needle. After implantation, all exposed sections of the intestine are returned into the abdominal cavity. The peritoneum and skin are closed using a 6.0 surgical suture and wound clips. The wound clips are removed 7 days after surgery. Animals are treated once daily with a 50 μL i.p. bolus injection of either Semaxinib (SU5416) or DMSO, beginning 1 day after implantation. Approximately 13-16 days after implantation, animals are euthanized, and local tumor growth on the colon is quantitated either by weighing the tumors or by measuring the tumors using venier calipers. Tumor volumes are calculated as the product of length×width×height.
Rats^[3]
Male Sprague Dawley rats (n=60, 6-8 wk) are randomly divided among five groups: control (Con), Semaxinib (SU), pneumonectomy (PNx), Semaxinib+hypoxia (SuHx), and Semaxinib+PNx (SuPNx). The SuHx protocol is employed. Briefly, animals are injected with Semaxinib (25 mg/kg) dissolved in carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) and exposed to hypoxia (10%) for 4 wk followed by re-exposure to normoxia. PNx animals underwent a left pneumonectomy. Two days following PNx surgery an injection of Semaxinib is administered (25 mg/kg). The Con group received only the solvent CMC. Echocardiography is utilized at baseline (prehypoxia/presurgery), week 2, and week 6 to determine cardiac morphometry and function. Two and six weeks postsurgery/posthypoxia animals are anesthetized and right ventricle (RV) and left ventricle (LV) pressure measurements via catheterization are performed.

MCE has not independently confirmed the accuracy of these methods. They are for reference only.

• [1]. Fong TA, et al. SU5416 is a potent and selective inhibitor of the vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (Flk-1/KDR) that inhibits tyrosine kinase catalysis, tumor vascularization, and growth of multiple tumor types. Cancer Res, 1999, 59(1), 99-106.  [Content Brief]

  [2]. Vajkoczy P, et al. Inhibition of tumor growth, angiogenesis, and microcirculation by the novel Flk-1 inhibitor SU5416 as assessed by intravital multi-fluorescence videomicroscopy. Neoplasia, 1999, 1(1), 31-41.  [Content Brief]

  [3]. Happé CM, et al. Pneumonectomy combined with SU5416 induces severe pulmonary hypertension in rats.Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2016 Jun 1;310(11):L1088-97.  [Content Brief]

  [4]. Izquierdo-Garcia JL, et al. Metabolic Reprogramming in the Heart and Lung in a Murine Model of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2018 Aug 15;5:110.  [Content Brief]