Gene/Protein Disease Symptom Drug Enzyme Compound
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The human U-1285 and GLC(4) cell lines, both derived from small cell carcinoma of the lung, are present in doxorubicin-sensitive (U-1285 and GLC(4)) and doxorubicin-resistant MRP-expressing (U-1285dox and GLC(4)/ADR) variants. These sublines were examined here with respect to their susceptibilities to the toxic effects of selenite and compared to the toxic effects of selenite on the promyelocytic leukemia cell line HL-60 and its doxorubicin-resistant P-glycoprotein expressing variant. The drug-resistant U-1285dox and GLC(4)/ADR sublines proved to be 3- and 4-fold, respectively, more sensitive to the cytotoxicity of selenite than the drug-sensitive U-1285 and GLC(4) sublines, whereas no difference was observed between the HL-60 sublines. The presence of doxorubicin at a concentration equal to the IC(10) did not significantly potentiate the toxic effects of selenite. The presence of selenite did not significantly affect the expression of the multi-drug resistant proteins (MRP1, LRP and topoisomerase IIalpha) in the drug-resistant cells. The activities of thioredoxin reductase (TrxR) were higher (50 and 25%, respectively) in the drug resistant cell sublines U-1285dox and GLC(4)/ADR compared to the drug-sensitive parental lines. The activity of glutathione reductase (GR) was essentially the same in the drug-sensitive and -resistant cell lines. Exposure to selenite resulted in a 4-fold increase in both TrxR and GR activities in U-1285 cells, an effect, which was less pronounced in the presence of doxorubicin. Under similar conditions the increase in the TrxR activity in the resistant U-1285dox cell line, was only 30% and the activity of GR was unaltered. Different responses in the activity of the key enzymes in selenium metabolism are one possible mechanism explaining the differential cytotoxicity of selenium in these cells.
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PMID:Drug-resistant human lung cancer cells are more sensitive to selenium cytotoxicity. Effects on thioredoxin reductase and glutathione reductase. 1203 72

Although they are known to be effective antidiabetic agents, little is published about the toxic effects of carnitine palmitoyltransferase-1 (CPT-1) inhibitors, such as etomoxir (ET). These compounds inhibit mitochondrial fatty acid beta-oxidation by irreversibly binding to CPT-1 and preventing entry of long chain fatty acids into the mitochondrial matrix. Treatment of HepG2 cells with 1 mM etomoxir for 6 h caused significant modulations in the expression of several redox-related and cell cycle mRNAs as measured by microarray analysis. Upregulated mRNAs included heme oxygenase 1 (HO1), 8-oxoguanine DNA glycosylase 1 (OGG1), glutathione reductase (GSR), cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1A (CDKN1 [p21(waf1)]) and Mn+ superoxide dismutase precursor (SOD2); while cytochrome P450 1A1 (CYP1A1) and heat shock 70kD protein 1 (HSPA1A) were downregulated. Real time quantitative PCR (RT-PCR) confirmed the significant changes in 4 of 4 mRNAs assayed (CYP1A1, HO1, GSR, CDKN1), and identified 3 additional mRNA changes; 2 redox-related genes, gamma-glutamate-cysteine ligase modifier subunit (GCLM) and thioredoxin reductase (TXNRD1) and 1 DNA replication gene, topoisomerase IIalpha (TOP2A). Temporal changes in selected mRNA levels were examined by RT-PCR over 11 time points from 15 min to 24 h postdosing. CYP1A1 exhibited a 38-fold decrease by 4 h, which rebounded to a 39-fold increase by 20 h. GCLM and TXNRD1 exhibited 13- and 9-fold increases, respectively at 24 h. Etomoxir-induced oxidative stress and impaired mitochondrial energy metabolism were confirmed by a significant decrease in reduced glutathione (GSH), reduced/oxidized glutathione ratio (GSH/GSSG), mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP), and ATP levels, and by concurrent increase in oxidized glutathione (GSSG) and superoxide generation. This is the first report of oxidative stress caused by etomoxir.
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PMID:Etomoxir-induced oxidative stress in HepG2 cells detected by differential gene expression is confirmed biochemically. 1207 14

The aim of this work was to determine the functional activities of four different antioxidative enzymes (glutathione reductase, glutathione-S-transferase, glutathione peroxidase, thioredoxin reductase) and the protein expression of three ATP-binding cassette transporters (P-glycoprotein, multidrug resistance protein 1, multidrug resistance protein 2) in a panel of 14 human cancer cell lines. Enzyme activities and transporter expression were then correlated with the in-vitro cytotoxic activities (GI50 values) of 19 standard antitumor drugs. Analogous data from the National Cancer Institute were used for comparison. The GI50 values of the platinum complexes, alkylating agents, antimetabolites, topoisomerase inhibitors and antimitotic drugs were determined by crystal violet or 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2yl)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide assay. Standard enzymatic assays employed to measure the glutathione peroxidase, glutathione-S-transferase, glutathione reductase and thioredoxin reductase activities. The protein expression of the ATP-binding cassette transporter proteins was investigated by the Western-blot method. The delta method was used to normalize the data before bivariant correlation analysis. Only a few correlations between enzyme and cytotoxic activities of the antitumor agents were found. The GI50 values for melphalan and camptothecin correlated positively with the activity of glutathione-S-transferase, whereas GI50 values for methotrexate correlated positively with the cellular activities of both glutathione reductase and thioredoxin reductase. A significant correlation between glutathione reductase and thioredoxin reductase activities was found in our panel of cell lines. Neither P-glycoprotein nor multidrug resistance protein 2 expression could be detected by Western blot analysis in any cell lines investigated, but multidrug resistance protein 1 was consistently observed in all but four lines. Multidrug resistance protein 1 expression correlates positively with the GI50 values of several drugs, e.g. vinblastine and etoposide, and negatively with the GI50 values of 5-fluorouracil. The results confirm the complexity of resistance to antitumor agents and show that the GSH-thioredoxin system alone is not a good indication of intrinsic resistance for many of these anticancer drugs.
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PMID:Correlations between the activities of 19 standard anticancer agents, antioxidative enzyme activities and the expression of ATP-binding cassette transporters: comparison with the National Cancer Institute data. 1735 91

Complexes [Au(PyCT4BrPh)Cl]Cl (1), [Pt(PyCT4BrPh)Cl]0.5KCl (2), and [Pd(PyCT4BrPh)Cl]KCl (3) were obtained with 3-(4-bromophenyl)-1-pyridin-2-ylprop-2-en-1-one thiosemicarbazone (HPyCT4BrPh). Although complexes (2) and (3) did not exhibit potent cytotoxic activity, HPyCT4BrPh and its gold(III) complex (1) proved to be highly cytotoxic against HL-60 (human promyelocytic leukemia) and THP-1 (human monocytic leukemia) cells, and against MDA-MB 231 and MCF-7 (human breast adenocarcinoma) solid tumor cells. Except for HL-60 cells, upon coordination to gold(III) a 2- to 3-fold increase in the cytotoxic effect was observed. An investigation on the possible biological targets of the gold(III) complex was carried out. Complex (1) but not the free thiosemicarbazone inhibits the enzymatic activity of thioredoxin reductase (TrxR). The affinity of 1 for TrxR suggests metal binding to a selenol residue in the active site of the enzyme. While HPyCT4BrPh was inactive, 1 was able to inhibit topoisomerase IB (Topo IB) activity. Hence, inhibition of TrxR and Topo IB could contribute to the mechanism of cytotoxic action of complex (1).
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PMID:Metal complexes of 3-(4-bromophenyl)-1-pyridin-2-ylprop-2-en-1-one thiosemicarbazone: cytotoxic activity and investigation on the mode of action of the gold(III) complex. 2709 43