Establishment and characterization of 5-fluorouracil-resistant gastric cancer cells
Establishment and characterization of 5-fluorouracil-resistant gastric cancer cells
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DOI:
10.1016/s0304-3835(00)00535-8
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发表时间:
2000-10-16
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影响因子:
9.7
通讯作者:
Yoo, YD
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作者:
Chung, YM;Park, SH;Yoo, YD
Two 5-fluorouracil (5-FU)-resistant cell lines from a Korean gastric cancer cell line were established by incubation of the cells with increasing concentration of 5-FU. and the resultant cell lines showed an over 800-fold increased resistance to 5-FU. To identify the mechanism of 5-FU resistance, the expressions of genes involved in 5-FU metabolism were examined by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Expressions of orotate phosphoribosyltransferase (OPRT), thymidine phosphorylase (TP), and uridine phosphorylase (UP) were significantly downregulated in these cell lines, resulting in low incorporation of 5-FU into nucleic acids. In contrast, an increased expression of thymidine kinase (TK) was observed in 5-FU resistant cells. These results strongly indicate that blocking of 5-FU incorporation into nucleic acids and TK overexpression may play a major role in 5-FU resistance in these cells. Interestingly, these cell lines showed cross-resistance to paclitaxel, cisplatin, and doxorubicin. suggesting that other factors such as HSP27 and Mn-SOD could be also involved in the mechanism of multidrug resistance in these cell lines. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.