Journal of Life Science (생명과학회지)
- Volume 20 Issue 1
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- Pages.103-112
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- 2010
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- 1225-9918(pISSN)
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- 2287-3406(eISSN)
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Association of Genetic Variations with Pemetrexed-Induced Cytotoxicity in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Cells
비소세포폐암 세포주에서 pemetrexed의 세포독성과 유전학적 다형성과의 상관성 조사
- Yoon, Seong-Ae (Laboratory of Medical Oncology, Catholic Research Institute of Medical Science) ;
- Choi, Jung-Ran (Laboratory of Medical Oncology, Catholic Research Institute of Medical Science) ;
- Kim, Jeong-Oh (Laboratory of Medical Oncology, Catholic Research Institute of Medical Science) ;
- Shin, Jung-Young (Laboratory of Medical Oncology, Catholic Research Institute of Medical Science) ;
- Zhang, XiangHua (Laboratory of Medical Oncology, Catholic Research Institute of Medical Science) ;
- Kang, Jin-Hyoung (Department of Medical Oncology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea)
- 윤성애 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 가톨릭의과학연구원 종양내과 연구실) ;
- 최정란 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 가톨릭의과학연구원 종양내과 연구실) ;
- 김정오 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 가톨릭의과학연구원 종양내과 연구실) ;
- 신정영 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 가톨릭의과학연구원 종양내과 연구실) ;
- 장향하 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 가톨릭의과학연구원 종양내과 연구실) ;
- 강진형 (서울성모병원 종양내과)
- Published : 2010.01.30
Abstract
Pemetrexed has demonstrated clinical activity in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) as well as other solid tumors. It transports into the cells via reduced folate carrier (RFC) and is polyglutamated by folypolyglutamate synthetase (FPGS). Pemetrexed directly inhibits several folate-dependent enzymes such as thymidylate synthase (TS), dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR), and glycinamide ribonucleotide formyltransferase (GARFT). We investigated the effects of genetic variations and the expression of RFC, FPGS, TS and DHFR enzymes on drug sensitivity to pemetrexed in NSCLC cells. Polymorphisms in RFC, FPGS, and DHFR were genotyped in four NSCLC cells - A549, PC14, HCC-1588, and H226. Real-time RT-PCR and Western blot was performed to evaluate mRNA transcripts and protein of these genes. The cytotoxicity of pemetrexed was measured by SRB assay. In PC14 and H226 cells, increased mRNA expressions of RFC and FPGS were associated with higher cytotoxicity to pemetrexed. 2R/2R genotype of TS and its increased mRNA expression were associated with drug resistance to pemetrexed in A549 cells, whereas 3R/3R genotype in TS with decreased mRNA expression was associated with higher sensitivity in H226 cells. After pemetrexed treatment, an inverse change of DHFR mRNA and protein expression was found. The strongest linkage disequilibrium (LD) was discovered between-1726C>T and -1188A>C SNP of DHFR gene. Our findings suggest the cytotoxic effect of pemetrexed may be associated with genetic polymorphisms and the expression level of genes involved in pemetrexed metabolisms in NSCLC cells.
페메트렉시드(pemetrexed,
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