Inhibition of cytidine deaminase by zebularine enhances the antineoplastic action of 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine

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作者
Lemaire, Maryse [1 ,2 ]
Momparler, Louise F. [1 ,2 ]
Raynal, Noel J. -M. [1 ]
Bernstein, Mark L. [3 ]
Momparler, Richard L. [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Hop St Justine, Ctr Rech Pediat, Montreal, PQ H3T 1C5, Canada
[2] Univ Montreal, Dept Pharmacol, Montreal, PQ H3T 1C5, Canada
[3] IWK Hlth Ctr, Halifax, NS B3K 6R8, Canada
关键词
5-Aza-2'-deoxycytidine; Zebularine; Cytidine deaminase; Pharmacokinetics; Leukemia; DNA METHYLATION INHIBITOR; CYTOSINE-ARABINOSIDE; 5-AZA-2'-DEOXYCYTIDINE DECITABINE; TRANSITION-STATE; LEUKEMIA; CANCER; CELLS; DEMETHYLATION; RESISTANCE; THERAPY;
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10.1007/s00280-008-0750-6
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R73 [肿瘤学];
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100214 ;
摘要
Cytidine (CR) deaminase is a key enzyme in the catabolism of cytosine nucleoside analogues, since their deamination results in a loss of their pharmacological activity. In this report we have investigated the importance of CR deaminase with respect to the antineoplastic action of inhibitors of DNA methylation, 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine (5-AZA-CdR) and zebularine. Zebularine has a dual mechanism of action, since it can also inhibit CR deaminase. The objective of our study was to investigate the importance of zebularine as an inhibitor of CR deaminase with respect to the antineoplastic action of 5-AZA-CdR. Using an in vitro clonogenic assay, we investigated the antineoplastic action of 5-AZA-CdR and zebularine, alone and in combination on wild type 3T3 murine fibroblasts and corresponding V5 cells transduced with CR deaminase gene to express a very high level of CR deaminase activity. The V5 cells were much less sensitive to 5-AZA-CdR than the wild type 3T3 cells. The addition of zebularine significantly enhanced the antineoplastic action of 5-AZA-CdR on V5 cells, but not 3T3 cells. Enzymatic analysis on CR deaminase purified from the V5 cells showed that zebularine is a competitive inhibitor of the deamination of 5-AZA-CdR. These in vitro observations are in accord with our in vivo study in mice with L1210 leukemia, which showed that zebularine increased the antileukemic activity of 5-AZA-CdR. Pharmacokinetic analysis also showed that zebularine increased the plasma level of 5-AZA-CdR during an i.v. infusion in mice. Our results indicate that the major mechanism by which zebularine enhances the antineoplastic action of 5-AZA-CdR is by inhibition of CR deaminase. These findings provide a rationale to investigate 5-AZA-CdR in combination with zebularine in patients with advanced leukemia.
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