title: Cysteine proteinase inhibitors and bleomycin-sensitive and -resistant cells.
abstract: We have isolated a new human head and neck carcinoma cell line (C-10E) that is highly resistant to BLM (40-fold) when compared to the parental (A-253) cell line. Consonant with BLM resistance in the C-10E cell line, we found that this cell line accumulated 2- to 3-fold less BLM A2 than A-253 cells. Kinetic analyses of BLM A2 association revealed a decreased Vmax for C-10E cells with little change in Ka. Furthermore, the BLM-resistant cell line (C-10E) metabolized BLM A2 to a greater extent than its sensitive counterpart (A-253). Thus, compared to A-253 cells, the C-10E cells exhibited both decreased cellular association and increased metabolism of BLM. Synergistic cytotoxicity was seen when BLM was combined with either E-64 or leupeptin, cysteine proteinase inhibitors known to block BLM metabolism in vitro. E-64 inhibited the metabolism of BLM A2 in both C-10E and A-253 cells, and cellular accumulation of radiolabeled BLM A2 was increased by leupeptin or E-64 in only A-253 cells. These results suggest that both inhibition of drug metabolism and increased drug accumulation contribute to this synergism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, PA 15261.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Morris
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Mistry
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Jani
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Sebti
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Lazo
mesh_terms: D001761:Bleomycin / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000378:metabolism; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D015853:Cysteine Proteinase Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004351:Drug Resistance; D004357:Drug Synergism; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism; D007930:Leucine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D007976:Leupeptins / Q000494:pharmacology; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D015853:Cysteine Proteinase Inhibitors; D007976:Leupeptins; D001761:Bleomycin; D007930:Leucine; C032854:leupeptin; C024974:E 64