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NUCLEOSIDES NUCLEOTIDES & NUCLEIC ACIDS
卷 31, 期 1-3, 页码 236-255出版社
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/15257770.2011.652330
关键词
Nucleoside transport; inhibitors; gemcitabine; azacitidine; decitabine; cytotoxicity
资金
- Celgene Corporation, Summit, New Jersey
The nucleoside analogs 5-azacytidine (azacitidine) and 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine (decitabine) are active against acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndromes. Cellular transport across membranes is crucial for uptake of these highly polar hydrophilic molecules. We assessed the ability of azacitidine, decitabine, and, for comparison, gemcitabine, to interact with human nucleoside transporters (hNTs) in Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells (hENT1/2, hCNT1/2/3) or Xenopus laevis oocytes (hENT3/4). All three drugs inhibited hCNT1/3 potently (K; values, 3-26 AM), hENT1/2 and hCNT2 weakly (K; values, 0.5-3.1 mM), and hENT3/4 poorly if at all. Rates of transport of [H-3]gemcitabine, [C-14]azacitidine, and [H-3]decitabine observed in Xenopus oocytes expressing individual recombinant hNTs differed substantially. Cytotoxicity of azacitidine and decitabine was assessed in hNT-expressing or hNT-deficient cultured human cell lines in the absence or presence of transport inhibitors where available The rank order of cytotoxic sensitivities (IC50 values, mu M) conferred by hNTs were hCNT1 (0.1) > hENT1 (0.3) >> hCNT2 (8.3), hENT2 (9.0) for azacitidine and hENT1 (0.3) > hCNT1 (0.8) >>> hENT2, hCNT2 (>100) for decitabine. Protection against cytotoxicity was observed for both drugs in the presence of inhibitors of nucleoside transport, thus suggesting the importance of hNTs in manifestation of toxicity. In summary, all seven hNTs transported azacitidine, with hCNT3 showing the highest rates, whereas hENT1 and hENT2 showed modest transport and hCNT1 and hCNT3 poor transport of decitabine. Our results show for the first time that azacitidine and decitabine exhibit different human nucleoside transportability profiles and their cytotoxicities are dependent on the presence of hNTs, which could serve as potential biomarkers of clinical response.
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