title: Development of mechanisms of protection against oxidative stress in doxorubicin-resistant rat tumoral cells in culture.
abstract: We have compared some mechanisms involved in the defense against doxorubicin-induced free radical damage in rat hepatoma and glioblastoma cell lines and their doxorubicin-resistant variants presenting an overexpression of the multidrug resistance gene. Immediate in vivo production of malondialdehyde was minor and was not different in sensitive and resistant cells. Alpha-tocopherol was undetectable in all cell lines. Glutathione levels were not different in sensitive and resistant cells and these levels did not vary upon doxorubicin treatment. Resistant cells exhibited either a 50% decrease (hepatoma) or a 25% increase (glioblastoma) of glutathione-S-transferase activity. Glutathione reductase presented no important change upon acquisition of resistance. In contrast, selenium-dependent glutathione peroxidase activity was consistently 2-6-fold increased in the resistant cells, which suggests a magnification of protection mechanisms against hydroxyle radical formation from H2O2 in resistant cells. Depletion of glutathione levels by buthionine sulfoximine sensitized hepatoma resistant cells to doxorubicin, but had no effect on doxorubicin cytotoxicity to glioblastoma cells.
authors.affiliation: Fondation Bergonié, Bordeaux, France.
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Benchekroun
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Catroux
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Montaudon
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Robert
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D019328:Buthionine Sulfoximine; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004351:Drug Resistance; D005609:Free Radicals; D005909:Glioblastoma / Q000473:pathology; D005978:Glutathione / Q000032:analysis; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation / Q000187:drug effects; D008114:Liver Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000473:pathology; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D008717:Methionine Sulfoximine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D051381:Rats; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D014810:Vitamin E / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D005609:Free Radicals; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D014810:Vitamin E; D008717:Methionine Sulfoximine; D019328:Buthionine Sulfoximine; D004317:Doxorubicin; D005978:Glutathione