Cinnamic acid

Cinnamic acid has potential use in cancer intervention, with IC50s of 1-4.5 mM in glioblastoma, melanoma, prostate and lung carcinoma cells.

Natural Products >> Acids and Aldehydes

Research Areas >> Cancer

Human Endogenous Metabolite

Treatment with Cinnamic acid (CINN) of various tumor cells of epithelial and neuroectodermal origin result in dose-dependent growth inhibition following a 3-day exposure. The inhibitory concentrations causing a 50% reduction in tumor-cell proliferation (IC50) are between 1.2 to 4.5 mM. It is also showed that 20 mM Cinnamic acid is needed to cause an IC50 in FS4 cells, i.e. 5 to 20 times more than for tumor cells. In addition to inhibiting tumor-cell proliferation, Cinnamic acid causes morphological changes consistent with melanocyte differentiation. Within 5 days of treatment with 5 mM Cinnamic acid, melanoma 1011 cells appear enlarged with a markedly increased cytoplasm-to-nuclear ratio and well organized cytoskeleton, developed long dendritic processes and became highly melanotic. The change in the capacity of Cinnamic acid -treated melanoma 1011, A375(M) and SKMEL28 cells to degrade and cross tissue barriers is assessed by an in vitro invasion assay using modified Boyden chambers with matrigel-coated filters. After 3 days of continuous treatment with Cinnamic acid, a dose-dependent loss of invasive capacity in 3 tested tumor lines is observed. Treatment with 5 mM Cinnamic acid results in 75-95% loss of invasiveness[1].

The cell lines used, established from human malignant tumors, are A549 (lung cancer); PC3(M), Du145, and LNCaP (prostate cancer); A172, U251 (glioblastoma); and SKMEL28, A375(M), 1011 (melanoma). Growth rates are determined by cell counting. Briefly, 5 X104 cells are plated in each well of a 24-well plate, allowed to attach overnight, and treated with compounds (e.g., Cinnamic acid: 2.5, 5, 10, 20, 30 mM) the following day. Cells are grown for 3 days at 37°C in the presence or absence of the drug, then detached with trypsin/EDTA and counted in a Coulter counter. Viability is determined by Trypan-blue exclusion assay[1].

[1]. Liu L, et al. Cinnamic acid: a natural product with potential use in cancer intervention. Int J Cancer. 1995 Jul 28;62(3):345-50.

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MOLECULAR FORMULA :

C9-H8-O2

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

148.17

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :

QV1U1R

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :

Standard Draize test

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Administration onto the skin

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rabbit

REFERENCE :

FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. (London, UK) V.1-19, 1963-81. For publisher information, see FCTOD7. Volume(issue)/page/year: 16,687,1978 ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

2500 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

REFERENCE :

FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. (London, UK) V.1-19, 1963-81. For publisher information, see FCTOD7. Volume(issue)/page/year: 16,687,1978

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Intraperitoneal

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

1600 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

REFERENCE :

BCFAAI Bollettino Chimico Farmaceutico. (Societa Editoriale Farmaceutica, Via Ausonio 12, 20123 Milan, Italy) V.33- 1894- Volume(issue)/page/year: 112,53,1973

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

5 gm/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

REFERENCE :

GISAAA Gigiena i Sanitariya. For English translation, see HYSAAV. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1- 1936- Volume(issue)/page/year: 46(1),94,1981

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Intraperitoneal

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

160 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

REFERENCE :

FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. (London, UK) V.1-19, 1963-81. For publisher information, see FCTOD7. Volume(issue)/page/year: 16,687,1978

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Intravenous

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

380 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

REFERENCE :

ARZNAD Arzneimittel-Forschung. Drug Research. (Editio Cantor Verlag, Postfach 1255, W-7960 Aulendorf, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.1- 1951- Volume(issue)/page/year: 19,617,1969

TYPE OF TEST :

LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - guinea pig

DOSE/DURATION :

>5 gm/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

REFERENCE :

VPITAR Voprosy Pitaniya. Problems of Nutrition. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1-10, 1932-41; V.11- 1952- Volume(issue)/page/year: 33(5),48,1974 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - 82933 No. of Facilities: 87 (estimated) No. of Industries: 2 No. of Occupations: 10 No. of Employees: 22012 (estimated)