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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-3-12
pubmed:abstractText
Ras is frequently mutated in cancer, and novel therapies are being developed to target Ras signalling. To identify non-invasive surrogate markers of Ras activation and inhibition, we used(31)P magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) and investigated NIH 3T3 cells compared to a mutant ras transfected counterpart. The MR spectra indicated that phosphocholine (PC) levels increased significantly from 3 +/- 2 fmol cell(-1)in NIH 3T3 cells to 13 +/- 4 fmol cell(-1)in the transfected cells. The PC/NTP ratio increased significantly from 0.3 +/- 0.1 to 0.7 +/- 0.3. This could not be explained by either a faster proliferation rate or by alterations in cell cycle distribution. Both cell lines were treated with simvastatin, 17-AAG and R115777, agents which inhibit Ras signalling. Cell proliferation was inhibited in both cell lines. The spectrum of NIH 3T3 cells was not affected by treatment. In contrast, in the ras transfected cells growth inhibition was associated with an average 35 +/- 5% drop in PC levels and a comparable drop in PC/NTP. Thus the MRS visible increase in phosphocholine is associated with Ras activation, and response to treatment is associated with partial reversal of phosphocholine increase in ras transfected cells. MRS might therefore be a useful tool in detecting Ras activation and its inhibition following targeted therapies.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/17-(allylamino)-17-demethoxygeldanam..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Benzoquinones, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Enzyme Inhibitors, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Lactams, Macrocyclic, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Nucleotides, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Phosphorylcholine, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras), http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Quinolones, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Rifabutin, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Simvastatin, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Tumor Markers, Biological, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/tipifarnib
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0007-0920
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2001 Cancer Research Campaign.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
2
pubmed:volume
84
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
691-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11237392-3T3 Cells, pubmed-meshheading:11237392-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:11237392-Benzoquinones, pubmed-meshheading:11237392-Cell Division, pubmed-meshheading:11237392-Cell Line, Transformed, pubmed-meshheading:11237392-Enzyme Inhibitors, pubmed-meshheading:11237392-Genes, ras, pubmed-meshheading:11237392-Lactams, Macrocyclic, pubmed-meshheading:11237392-MAP Kinase Signaling System, pubmed-meshheading:11237392-Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, pubmed-meshheading:11237392-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:11237392-Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:11237392-Nucleotides, pubmed-meshheading:11237392-Phosphorylcholine, pubmed-meshheading:11237392-Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras), pubmed-meshheading:11237392-Quinolones, pubmed-meshheading:11237392-Rifabutin, pubmed-meshheading:11237392-Simvastatin, pubmed-meshheading:11237392-Transfection, pubmed-meshheading:11237392-Tumor Markers, Biological
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Magnetic resonance detects changes in phosphocholine associated with Ras activation and inhibition in NIH 3T3 cells.
pubmed:affiliation
Cancer Research Campaign (CRC) Clinical Magnetic Resonance Research Group, Institute of Cancer Research, Royal Marsden Hospital, Downs Road,Sutton, Surrey, SM2 5PT, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Evaluation Studies