Suppression of human pancreatic cancer growth in BALB/c nude mice by manumycin, a farnesyl:protein transferase inhibitor

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作者
Ito, T [1 ]
Kawata, S [1 ]
Tamura, S [1 ]
Igura, T [1 ]
Nagase, T [1 ]
Miyagawa, J [1 ]
Yamazaki, E [1 ]
Ishiguro, H [1 ]
Matsuzawa, Y [1 ]
机构
[1] OSAKA UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT INTERNAL MED 2,SUITA,OSAKA 565,JAPAN
来源
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF CANCER RESEARCH | 1996年 / 87卷 / 02期
关键词
farnesyl:protein transferase inhibitor; manumycin; pancreatic cancer; nude mouse; Ras;
D O I
10.1111/j.1349-7006.1996.tb03146.x
中图分类号
R73 [肿瘤学];
学科分类号
100214 ;
摘要
Activating mutations of Ki-ras have been detected in most human pancreatic adenocarcinomas. Since Ras protein requires farnesylation to function, we investigated the effects of manumycin, a potent farnesyl:protein transferase inhibitor, on the growth in nude mice of a human pancreatic cancer cell line, MIA PaCa-2, with a point mutation in the Ki-ras gene. Tumor-bearing mice received intraperitoneal injection of 1 or 5 mg/kg manumycin daily for 5 days, or 2 mg/kg manumycin daily for 2 weeks. Growth of inoculated tumors was significantly inhibited by the treatment. The treatment significantly (P < 0.05) lowered the numbers of bromodeoxyuridine-incorporating tumor cells. Manumycin did not have apparent hepatotoxicity in vivo. Farnesyl:protein transferase inhibitors could offer a new approach for cancer chemotherapy.
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页码:113 / 116
页数:4
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