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Diagnostic Microdosing Approach to Study Gemcitabine Resistance

Journal Article · · Chemical Research in Toxicology
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  1. Univ. of California Davis, Sacramento, CA (United States). Dept. of Internal Medicine. Division of Hematology and Oncology
  2. Univ. of California Davis, Sacramento, CA (United States). Dept. of Internal Medicine. Division of Hematology and Oncology; Accelerated Medical Diagnostics Incorporated, Berkeley, CA (United States)
  3. Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States). Biosciences and Biotechnology Division
  4. Accelerated Medical Diagnostics Incorporated, Berkeley, CA (United States)
  5. Univ. of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA (United States). Dept. of Urology
Gemcitabine metabolites cause the termination of DNA replication and induction of apoptosis. In this paper, we determined whether subtherapeutic “microdoses” of gemcitabine are incorporated into DNA at levels that correlate to drug cytotoxicity. A pair of nearly isogenic bladder cancer cell lines differing in resistance to several chemotherapy drugs were treated with various concentrations of 14C-labeled gemcitabine for 4–24 h. Drug incorporation into DNA was determined by accelerator mass spectrometry. A mechanistic analysis determined that RRM2, a DNA synthesis protein and a known resistance factor, substantially mediated gemcitabine toxicity. Finally, these results support gemcitabine levels in DNA as a potential biomarker of drug cytotoxicity.
Research Organization:
Accelerated Medical Diagnostics Incorporated, Berkeley, CA (United States); Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States); Univ. of California Davis, Sacramento, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
Dept. of Veterans Affairs (VA) (United States); National Inst. of Health (NIH) (United States); USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
AC52-07NA27344
OSTI ID:
1438650
Report Number(s):
LLNL-JRNL--737043
Journal Information:
Chemical Research in Toxicology, Journal Name: Chemical Research in Toxicology Journal Issue: 11 Vol. 29; ISSN 0893-228X
Publisher:
American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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