SB-218078 is less potently inhibits Cdc2 (IC50: 250 nM) and PKC (IC50: 1000 nM). SB-218078 is a potent, ATP-competitive, and cell-permeable checkpoint kinase 1 inhibitor that inhibits Chk1 phosphorylation of cdc25C (IC50: 15 nM).

Chk1:15 nM, CDC2:250 nM, Apoptosis:, PKC:1000 nM

SB-218078 (500-625 μM; 96 hours; HeLa and HT-29 cells) treatment obviously enhances the cytotoxicity of DNA damage. SB-218078 (2.5-5 μM; 18 hours; HeLa cells) treatment abrogates G2 cell cycle arrest caused by either γ-irradiation or a topoisomerase I Topotecan inhibition [1].

SB-218078 (5 mg/kg; intraperitoneal injection; for 16 hours; C57/Bl6 mice) treatment could promote a strong increase of γ-H2AX and apoptosis throughout the lymphoma [2].