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Breaks in DNA accompany estrogen-receptor-mediated cytotoxicity from 16 alpha[125I]iodo-17 beta-estradiol.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8423195     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Strategies for diagnosis and therapy in which sex steroid receptor ligands serve as carriers for radionuclides are attractive because a high incidence of carcinomas of the female genital tract and the breast that are seen clinically have an abundant expression of one or more of the receptor proteins. A radiohalogenated estrogen receptor (ER) ligand, 16 alpha-[123I]iodo-17 beta-estradiol [123I]E, has met clinical criteria for receptor-mediated diagnostic imaging. Its [125]I-labeled sister nuclide derivative [125I]E decays by orbital electron capture with emission of very-low-energy (Auger) electrons, which gives this latter radiohalogen the potential to serve in pharmaceuticals for radiotherapy; as examples, [125I]deoxyuridine, when incorporated into the DNA molecule, or [125I]E, when bound to the receptor within ER-rich tumor cells, are both cytotoxic in vitro. Whereas the mechanisms and subcellular changes that accompany the cytotoxicity from [125I]deoxyuridine are well documented in the form of aberrations and breaks in the cellular DNA, the effects at the subcellular level causing the cytotoxicity of the sex steroid receptor ligand [125I]E have not been characterized and are the focus of our study. We found that in a standard colony-forming assay the addition of [125I]E to the cultures decreased the survival rate of ER-positive MCF-7 cells in a dose-dependent manner. The decreased survival rate was prevented by the addition of competing excess radioinert ER ligand (diethylstilbestrol); [125I]E did not reduce survival in ER-negative MCF-7 cells. The [125I]E-induced and ER-mediated cytotoxicity was accompanied by aberrations in the DNA components of the nuclei of the cells. These included chromatid and chromosome breaks, gaps, and tri-radial chromosome formation. Our findings add plausibility and credence to the notion that the cytotoxicity imparted by Auger-electron-emitting radioligands for sex steroid receptors is in part attributable to radiodecay that causes double-stranded breakage of DNA.
Authors:
M W Beckmann; A Scharl; B J Rosinsky; J A Holt
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology     Volume:  119     ISSN:  0171-5216     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Cancer Res. Clin. Oncol.     Publication Date:  1993  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1993-02-24     Completed Date:  1993-02-24     Revised Date:  2007-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7902060     Medline TA:  J Cancer Res Clin Oncol     Country:  GERMANY    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  207-14     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chicago Lying-in Hospital, University of Chicago, IL 60637-1470.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Chromosomes / radiation effects
Colony-Forming Units Assay
DNA Damage / radiation effects*
Estradiol / analogs & derivatives*,  pharmacology
Humans
Iodine Radioisotopes*
Radioligand Assay
Receptors, Estrogen / radiation effects*
Tumor Cells, Cultured
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
CA-27476/CA/NCI NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Iodine Radioisotopes; 0/Receptors, Estrogen; 50-28-2/Estradiol; 71765-94-1/16 alpha-iodoestradiol

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