title: Quenching of DNA:platinum(II) monoadducts as a possible mechanism of resistance to cis-diamminedichloroplatinum(II) in L1210 cells.
abstract: A line of mouse leukemia L1210 cells resistant to cis-diamminedichloroplatinum(II) (cis-DDP) was compared with its parent cell line in order to determine whether the sensitivity difference could be related to DNA interstrand cross-linking as measured by the alkaline elution technique. The study was stimulated by a previous finding that the magnitude of DNA interstrand cross-linking, although somewhat reduced in this resistant line, did not account for the relatively high degree of resistance. Therefore, the kinetics of cross-link formation and removal was studied. Cross-link removal rates were determined by the use of thiourea to stop the delayed formation of interstrand cross-links from cis-DDP:DNA monoadducts. There was no significant difference between the cross-link removal rates in the parent and resistant lines. Computer-analyzed kinetics was consistent with an enhanced cis-DDP:DNA monoadduct quenching mechanism in the resistant cells.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004247:DNA / Q000378:metabolism*; D004351:Drug Resistance; D007700:Kinetics; D007939:Leukemia L1210 / Q000378:metabolism*; D008433:Mathematics; D051379:Mice; D010984:Platinum / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D010984:Platinum; D004247:DNA; D002945:Cisplatin