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Retinoic acid reduces the cytotoxicity of cyclopentenyl cytosine in neuroblastoma cells.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  12220665     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
In this paper, it is demonstrated that all-trans, 9-cis and 13-cis retinoic acid (RA) decreased the sensitivity of SK-N-BE(2)c neuroblastoma cells towards the chemotherapeutic agent cyclopentenyl cytosine (CPEC), a potent inhibitor of cytosine-5'-triphosphate synthetase. Retinoic acid attenuated CPEC-induced apoptosis as reflected by a decreased caspase-3 induction. Retinoic acid decreased the accumulation of CPEC, whereas the salvage of cytidine was strongly increased. Metabolic labeling studies using [(3)H]uridine showed a strongly decreased biosynthesis of CTP via CTP synthetase. Retinoic acid likely confers resistance of neuroblastoma cells to CPEC in part by slowing down proliferation, and in part by shifting the synthesis of CTP towards the salvage of cytidine, thereby bypassing CTP synthetase.
Authors:
Jörgen Bierau; Albert H van Gennip; René Leen; Huib N Caron; André B P van Kuilenburg
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  FEBS letters     Volume:  527     ISSN:  0014-5793     ISO Abbreviation:  FEBS Lett.     Publication Date:  2002 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2002-09-10     Completed Date:  2002-11-08     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0155157     Medline TA:  FEBS Lett     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  229-33     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Department of Clinical Chemistry and Emma Children's Hospital, P.O. Box 22700, 1100 DE, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology*
Apoptosis / drug effects
Cell Differentiation / drug effects
Cell Division / drug effects
Cytidine / analogs & derivatives*,  pharmacology*
Cytidine Triphosphate / biosynthesis
Drug Interactions
Humans
Neuroblastoma / drug therapy*,  metabolism,  pathology
Polyphosphates / metabolism
Tretinoin / pharmacology*
Tumor Cells, Cultured
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Antineoplastic Agents; 0/Polyphosphates; 10380-08-2/triphosphoric acid; 302-79-4/Tretinoin; 65-46-3/Cytidine; 65-47-4/Cytidine Triphosphate; 90597-22-1/cyclopentenyl cytosine

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