Buthionine sulphoximine alone and in combination with melphalan (L-PAM) is highly cytotoxic for human neuroblastoma cell lines
Buthionine sulphoximine alone and in combination with melphalan (L-PAM) is highly cytotoxic for human neuroblastoma cell lines
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DOI:
10.1016/s0959-8049(97)00203-7
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发表时间:
1997-10-01
影响因子:
8.4
通讯作者:
Reynolds, CP
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作者:
Anderson, CP;Tsai, J;Reynolds, CP
Buthionine sulphoximine (BSO) selectively inhibits glutathione (GSH) synthesis and may enhance the antineuroblastoma activity of melphalan (L-PAM). We determined the cytotoxicity of BSO (dose range 0-1000 mu M) alone and in combination with L-PAM (dose range 0-0 mu M) in a panel of 18 human neuroblastoma cell lines. BSO alone was highly cytotoxic with 16/18 neuroblastoma cell lines having IC90 values (range 2.1->1000 mu M) below the clinically achievable steady-state plasma level of 500 mu M BSO. Maximal cell killing correlated with GSH levels decreased to less than 10% baseline, and was partially reversed by the addition of exogenous anti-oxidants (GSH, vitamin E and ascorbate). Fluorocytometric analysis of DNA fragments by the Tunnel method detected 92% of a BSO-sensitive cell line in apoptosis after a 48 h exposure to 500 mu M BSO. The combination of L-PAM and BSO synergistically enhanced the cell killing of L-PAM alone by >1-3 logs (combination index