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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-1-17
pubmed:abstractText
New and more potent prodrugs of the 5-fluorouracyl family derived by hydroxymethylation or acyloxymethylation of 5-fluoro-1-(tetrahydro-2-furanyl)-2,4(1H,3H)-pyrimidinedione (tegafur, 1) are described. The anticancer activity of the butyroyloxymethyl-tegafur derivative 3 and not that of tegafur was attenuated by the antioxidant N-acetylcysteine, suggesting that the increased activity of the prodrug is in part mediated by an increase of reactive oxygen species. Compound 3 in an in vitro matrigel assay was found to be a more potent antiangiogenic agent than tegafur. In vivo 3 was significantly more potent than tegafur in inhibiting 4T1 breast carcinoma lung metastases and growth of HT-29 human colon carcinoma tumors in a mouse xenograft. In summary, the multifunctional prodrugs of tegafur display selectivity toward cancer cells, antiangiogenic activity, and anticancer activities in vitro and in vivo, superior to those of tegafur. 5-fluoro-1-(tetrahydro-2-furanyl)-2,4(1 H,3 H)-pyrimidinedione (tegafur, 1), the oral prodrug of 5-FU, has been widely used for treatment of gastrointestinal malignancies with modest efficacy. The aim of this study was to develop and characterize new and more potent prodrugs of the 5-FU family derived by hydroxymethylation or acyloxymethylation of tegafur. Comparison between the effect of tegafur and the new prodrugs on the viability of a variety of cancer cell lines showed that the IC50 and IC90 values of the novel prodrugs were 5-10-fold lower than those of tegafur. While significant differences between the IC50 values of tegafur were observed between the sensitive HT-29 and the resistant LS-1034 colon cancer cell lines, the prodrugs affected them to a similar degree, suggesting that they overcame drug resistance. The increased potency of the prodrugs could be attributed to the antiproliferative contribution imparted by formaldehyde and butyric acid, released upon metabolic degradation. The anticancer activity of the butyroyloxymethyl-tegafur derivative 3 and not that of tegafur was attenuated by the antioxidant N-acetylcysteine, suggesting that the increased activity of the prodrug is in part mediated by an increase of reactive oxygen species. Compound 3 in an in vitro matrigel assay was found to be a more potent antiangiogenic agent than tegafur. In vivo 3 was significantly more potent than tegafur in inhibiting 4T1 breast carcinoma lung metastases and growth of HT-29 human colon carcinoma tumors in a mouse xenograft. In summary, the multifunctional prodrugs of tegafur display selectivity toward cancer cells, antiangiogenic activity and anticancer activities in vitro and in vivo, superior to those of tegafur.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0022-2623
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
24
pubmed:volume
51
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
314-23
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:18163551-Acetylcysteine, pubmed-meshheading:18163551-Angiogenesis Inhibitors, pubmed-meshheading:18163551-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:18163551-Antineoplastic Agents, pubmed-meshheading:18163551-Antioxidants, pubmed-meshheading:18163551-Astrocytes, pubmed-meshheading:18163551-Cell Line, Tumor, pubmed-meshheading:18163551-Cell Survival, pubmed-meshheading:18163551-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:18163551-Drug Resistance, Neoplasm, pubmed-meshheading:18163551-Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor, pubmed-meshheading:18163551-Endothelial Cells, pubmed-meshheading:18163551-Endothelium, Vascular, pubmed-meshheading:18163551-Formaldehyde, pubmed-meshheading:18163551-Histone Acetyltransferases, pubmed-meshheading:18163551-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:18163551-Male, pubmed-meshheading:18163551-Methylation, pubmed-meshheading:18163551-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:18163551-Mice, Inbred BALB C, pubmed-meshheading:18163551-Mice, Inbred ICR, pubmed-meshheading:18163551-Mice, Nude, pubmed-meshheading:18163551-Neoplasm Metastasis, pubmed-meshheading:18163551-Neoplasm Transplantation, pubmed-meshheading:18163551-Prodrugs, pubmed-meshheading:18163551-Semicarbazides, pubmed-meshheading:18163551-Structure-Activity Relationship, pubmed-meshheading:18163551-Tegafur, pubmed-meshheading:18163551-Transplantation, Heterologous, pubmed-meshheading:18163551-Umbilical Cord
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Novel prodrugs of tegafur that display improved anticancer activity and antiangiogenic properties.
pubmed:affiliation
Chemistry Department, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, 52900, Israel.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article