title: Alkalosis monitored by 31P NMR in a human glioma cell line exposed to the anti-tumor drug 1,3-bis(2-chloroethyl)-1-nitrosourea.
abstract: A transient alkalosis of similar magnitude to that observed in vivo has been observed using 31P NMR and 2-deoxy-D-glucose-6-phosphate as a pH marker in a human glioma cell line, SKI-1, with demonstrated sensitivity to 1,3-bis(2-chloroethyl)-1-nitrosourea. At an effective dose of 5 +/- 1 x 10 micrograms/ml, an increase of 0.13 +/- 0.05 pH units was observed within 4 +/- 1 x 10 min of introducing the drug into the perfusion chamber. Although the in vitro response is of a time course much faster than that in vivo, these results suggest that this immediate pH change could be an indicator of the cytotoxic action of the drug.
authors.affiliation: Chemistry Department, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Commodari
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Sanctuary
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Feindel
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Shoubridge
mesh_terms: D002330:Carmustine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004354:Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor; D005910:Glioma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D019298:Glucose-6-Phosphate / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D005958:Glucosephosphates / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D005958:Glucosephosphates; C015785:2-deoxyglucose-6-phosphate; D019298:Glucose-6-Phosphate; D002330:Carmustine