(N′-[(1E)-1-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)ethylidene]-3-(4-methoxxyphenyl)-1H-pyrazole-5-carbohydrazide)
was synthesized as described previously.24 (link) Reagents were purchased as follows:vincristine (Thermo
Fisher Scientific, Waltham, MA, USA), Colchicine (Enzo Life Sciences,
Farmingdale, NY, USA), Paclitaxel (Sigma-Aldrich, St. Louis, MO, USA), MG132
(Sigma-Aldrich, St. Louis, MO, USA) and PF-543 (Selleck Chemicals, Houston, TX,
USA), antibodies against SphK1, pBcl-2(Ser70), Cleaved caspase-7, and Tubulin
(Cell Signaling Technology, Danvers, MA, USA), SphK1 (pSer225) (ECM Biosciences,
Versailles, KY), and GAPDH (Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Santa Cruz, CA, USA).
β-hydroxy-propyl-cyclodextrin was from Acros (NJ, USA). 1,2-Propanediol,
Tween-20, and dextrose were from Sigma Aldrich (MO, USA).