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ArticleBritish journal of cancer2011

Resistance of uveal melanoma to the interstrand cross-linking agent mitomycin C is associated with reduced expression of CYP450R.

P Gravells, L Hoh, D Canovas, I G Rennie, K Sisley, H E Bryant

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Article in British journal of cancer, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

P GravellsDepartment of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine Dentistry and Health Sciences, The Institute for Cancer Studies, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2RX, UK.
L Hoh
D Canovas
I G Rennie
K Sisley
H E Bryant
Royal Hallamshire Hospital · GBUniversity of Sheffield · GB

Funding

Cancer Research UKMedical Research Council
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundUveal melanoma (UM) is the most common primary intraocular tumour of adults, frequently metastasising to the liver. Hepatic metastases are difficult to treat and are mainly unresponsive to chemotherapy. To investigate why UM are so chemo-resistant we explored the effect of interstrand cross-linking agents mitomycin C (MMC) and cisplatin in comparison with hydroxyurea (HU).

methodsSensitivity to MMC, cisplatin and HU was tested in established UM cell lines using clonogenic assays. The response of UM to MMC was confirmed in MTT assays using short-term cultures of primary UM. The expression of cytochrome P450 reductase (CYP450R) was analysed by western blotting, and DNA cross-linking was assessed using COMET analysis supported by γ-H2AX foci formation.

resultsBoth established cell lines and primary cultures of UM were resistant to the cross-linking agent MMC (in each case P<0.001 in Student's t-test compared with controls). In two established UM cell lines, DNA cross-link damage was not induced by MMC (in both cases P<0.05 in Students's t-test compared with damage induced in controls). In all, 6 out of 6 UMs tested displayed reduced expression of the metabolising enzyme CYP450R and transient expression of CYP450R increased MMC sensitivity of UM.

conclusionWe suggest that reduced expression of CYP450R is responsible for MMC resistance of UM, through a lack of bioactivation, which can be reversed by complementing UM cell lines with CYP450R.

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Antibiotics, AntineoplasticCell Line, TumorCross-Linking ReagentsDNA DamageDrug Resistance, NeoplasmFemaleHistonesHumansMaleMelanomaMitomycinNADPH-Ferrihemoprotein ReductaseUveal MelanomaUveal NeoplasmsAntibiotics, AntineoplasticCross-Linking ReagentsH2AX protein, humanHistonesMitomycinNADPH-Ferrihemoprotein Reductase

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PMID21386838
PMCPMC3068498
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