title: [Antitumor effects of polyamine antimetabolites with polyamine-free diet].
abstract: To evaluate the antitumor efficacy of polyamine antimetabolites such as methylglyoxal-bis-guanylhydrazone (MGBG), ethylglyoxal-bis-guanylhydrazone (EGBG), and alpha-difluoromethylornithine (DFMO), the combined therapies of polyamine antimetabolites with a polyamine-free diet were studied. The combination of EGBG plus DFMO or MGBG plus DFMO showed a marked suppression of tumor growth with a polyamine-free diet; and, when compared, EGBG was slightly superior to MGBG. The inhibition of DNA biosynthesis was also parallel to the above-mentioned results. Furthermore, from an analysis for polyamine levels in tumor tissues, it was confirmed that the polyamine depletion can be maintained by polyamine antimetabolites in combination with a polyamine-free diet in vivo. Moreover, as EGBG has lesser side effects than MGBG, EGBG might be more suitable for clinical use.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004273:DNA, Neoplasm / Q000096:biosynthesis; D004032:Diet; D000518:Eflornithine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008819:Mice, Nude; D008935:Mitoguazone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009374:Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D011073:Polyamines / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D004273:DNA, Neoplasm; D011073:Polyamines; D008935:Mitoguazone; D000518:Eflornithine