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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
23
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-2-20
pubmed:abstractText
Multifunctional acyloxyalkyl ester prodrugs of 5-aminolevulinic acid in cancer cell lines inhibited the proteasome and induced apoptosis and heme synthesis. The most potent prodrug was butyryloxymethyl 5-amino-4-oxopentanoate (1a). The metabolically released formaldehyde from the prodrugs was the dominant factor affecting cell viability by a ROS-dependent mechanism and was responsible for rapid phosphorylation of H2AX, suppression of the cell survival protein c-myc, and transient elevation in the expression of p21. 1a, which differs from 2a by releasing butyric instead of pivalic acid, was a more potent inducer of heme and acetylated H4 expression and induced apoptosis through activation of caspase 9. 1a and 1b specifically increased the level of the photosensitizer protoporphyrin 9, leading to enhancement of cell death by photodynamic therapy (PDT). The advantage of these multifunctional prodrugs over 5-ALA is their greater potency in the non-PDT mechanism of cancer cell killing and their ability to also augment PDT.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1520-4804
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
11
pubmed:volume
51
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
7356-69
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19007111-Aminolevulinic Acid, pubmed-meshheading:19007111-Antineoplastic Agents, pubmed-meshheading:19007111-Apoptosis, pubmed-meshheading:19007111-Butyric Acid, pubmed-meshheading:19007111-Cell Proliferation, pubmed-meshheading:19007111-Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor, pubmed-meshheading:19007111-HL-60 Cells, pubmed-meshheading:19007111-Heme, pubmed-meshheading:19007111-Histones, pubmed-meshheading:19007111-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:19007111-Membrane Potential, Mitochondrial, pubmed-meshheading:19007111-Molecular Structure, pubmed-meshheading:19007111-Phosphorylation, pubmed-meshheading:19007111-Photochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:19007111-Porphyrins, pubmed-meshheading:19007111-Prodrugs, pubmed-meshheading:19007111-Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex, pubmed-meshheading:19007111-Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc, pubmed-meshheading:19007111-Reactive Oxygen Species, pubmed-meshheading:19007111-Stereoisomerism, pubmed-meshheading:19007111-Tumor Cells, Cultured
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Novel multifunctional acyloxyalkyl ester prodrugs of 5-aminolevulinic acid display improved anticancer activity independent and dependent on photoactivation.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory of Pharmacology and Experimental Oncology, Felsenstein Medical Research Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Israel.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't