Benzylacyclouridine enhances 5-fluorouracil cytotoxicity against human prostate cancer cell lines

被引:8
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作者
Yee, LK
Chu, E
Pan, BC
Chu, SH
Chen, TM
Lipsky, MH
Chu, MYW [1 ]
Calabresi, P
机构
[1] Brown Univ, Dept Med & Clin Pharmacol, Providence, RI 02903 USA
[2] Rhode Isl Hosp, Providence, RI 02903 USA
[3] Yale Univ, Sch Med, Yale Canc Ctr, Dept Med, W Haven, CT USA
[4] Yale Univ, Sch Med, Yale Canc Ctr, Dept Med & Pharmacol, W Haven, CT USA
[5] VA Connecticut Healthcare Syst, W Haven, CT USA
关键词
benzylacyclouridine; 5-fluorouracil; uridine phosphorylase; prostate cancer;
D O I
10.1159/000028185
中图分类号
R9 [药学];
学科分类号
1007 ;
摘要
At a nontoxic growth inhibitory concentration benzyloxyacyclouridine (BAU), a potent and specific inhibitor of uridine phosphorylase (UrdPase), enhanced 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) cytotoxic activity against human prostate cancer PC-3 and DU-145 cell lines. The BAU/5-FU combination exhibited greater antitumor activity in vivo using PC-3 human xenografts compared to 5-FU alone, with no associated increase in animal host toxicity. The mechanism(s) responsible for the enhanced in vitro and in vivo activity of this combination may involve enhanced formation of the 5-FU nucleotide metabolites FdUMP, FdUTP, and FUTP resulting in enhanced inhibition of thymidylate synthase (TS) and increased incorporation of fluoropyrimidine metabolites into tumoral RNA and DNA.
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页码:80 / 91
页数:12
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