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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-8-19
pubmed:abstractText
Three aniline derivatives melphalan (L-PAM), chlorambucil (CHL) and 4-[bis(2-chloroethyl)amino] benzoic acid (BAM) have been compared on the basis of their in vitro cytotoxicities, DNA interstrand crosslinking ability and DNA sequence selectivity. Cytotoxicity was assessed in the human colonic adenocarcinoma LS174T and leukaemic K562 cell lines using the sulpho-rhodamine B and tetrazolium dye reduction assays. The order of cytotoxicities was L-PAM greater than CHL greater than BAM in both cell lines with K562 being less sensitive than LS174T. This was different from the order CHL greater than L-PAM greater than BAM which would be predicted from simple chemical reactivity or rate of hydrolysis, parameters which have been used previously as indicators of biological potency for aromatic nitrogen mustards. DNA interstrand crosslinking in cells as determined by alkaline elution showed a correlation with IC50 values. The ranking order of activity was further predicted by the ability of the agents to produce interstrand crosslinks in isolated DNA. The extent of guanine N-7 alkylation, assessed using a modified DNA sequencing technique, mirrored cytotoxicity and crosslinking ability, but at equivalent levels of alkylation there was no significant difference in DNA sequence selectivity. These data demonstrates that simple chemical reactivity or hydrolysis rate is not a good indicator of DNA reactivity or cytotoxicity for a number of aniline mustards, whereas DNA interstrand crosslinking ability either measured directly in cells or in isolated DNA, gives a good indication of biological activity.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0006-2952
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
7
pubmed:volume
44
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
59-64
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
The cytotoxicity, DNA crosslinking ability and DNA sequence selectivity of the aniline mustards melphalan, chlorambucil and 4-[bis(2-chloroethyl)amino] benzoic acid.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medical Oncology, Charing Cross Hospital, London, U.K.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't