Figure 3

C-6 can induce death in cancer cells. (A) Differential interference contrast (DIC), calcein-AM fluorescence (green), and ethidium homodimer-1 (red) images of hTERT-HMEC and PE1007070 cells cultured in two dimensions and treated with DMSO or 20 μM C-6 for five days (Scale bar is 50 μm). (B) Confocal DIC, calcein-AM fluorescence (green), and ethidium homodimer-1 (red) images of PE904557a, PE900642a, and PE1100025 cells cultured in three-dimensional Matrigel and treated with DMSO or either 30 or 60 μM C-6 for five days (Scale bar is 50 μm). (C) MCF-10A, MCF-7, MDA-MB-231, PE1007070, PE1008032, PE904557a, and PE1100025 cells were treated with DMSO or 30 μM C-6 for 24 to 120 hours. The relative amount of released protease activity was measured using a luciferase-based AAF-Glo assay and these data were normalized to total protein measured with a BCA assay. Asterisks (*) denote P-value < 0.05. DMSO, dimethyl sulfoxide; HMEC, human mammary epithelial cells; hTERT, human telomerase; PE, pleural effusion.