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SENSITIZATION OF DRUG-RESISTANT HUMAN OVARIAN-CANCER CELLS TO CYANOMORPHOLINO DOXORUBICIN (MRA-CN) BY MODULATION OF GLUTATHIONE METABOLISM 7TH INTERNATIONAL CONF ON CHEMICAL MODIFIERS OF CANCER TREATMENT Lewis, A. D., Duran, G. E., Lau, D. H., Sikic, B. I. ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC. 1992: 821–24

Abstract

MRA-CN, the alkylating cyanomorpholino derivative of doxorubicin (DOX), is extremely potent (100 to 1000 fold increase in cytotoxicity in vitro and in vivo), more lipophilic, non-cardiotoxic, and non-cross-resistant in multidrug resistant cells compared to DOX. We have developed an ovarian carcinoma cell line ES-2R that is 4-fold resistant to MRA-CN, compared to the parental ES-2 cells. This resistant cell line exhibits cross-resistance to alkylators and ionizing radiation. Glutathione (GSH) and GSH-dependent enzymes were found to be altered in the resistant cells with 1.5-fold increase in GSH, and 2- to 3-fold increase in the pi-class glutathione-s-transferase (GST) protein. Both D,L buthionine-S,R-sulfoximine (BSO) and ethacrynic acid (EA), inhibitors of GSH biosynthesis and pi-class GST activity, respectively, could sensitize the ES-2R cells to MRA-CN. These findings implicate a role for GSH metabolism in resistance of ES-2R cells to MRA-CN. The data also indicates the potential utility of EA to modulate GST activity and sensitize tumor cells toward alkylators.

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