title: 4-Amidinoindan-1-one 2'-amidinohydrazone (CGP 48664A) exerts in vitro growth inhibitory effects that are not only related to S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase (SAMdc) inhibition.
abstract: The competitive S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase (SAMdc; EC 4.1.1.50) inhibitor 4-amidinoindan-1-one 2'-amidinohydrazone (CGP 48664A) inhibits growth more effectively than the irreversible SAMdc inhibitor 5'-[[(Z)-4-amino-2-butenyl]methylamino]-5'-deoxyadenosine (AbeAdo), while having similar effects on polyamine contents. We hypothesized that growth inhibition by CGP 48664A is not merely accomplished by SAMdc inhibition. Concentration-related growth inhibitory effects of AbeAdo, CGP 48664A and methylglyoxal bis(guanylhydrazone) (MGBG) were investigated in L1210 cells that were additionally exposed to 10 microM AbeAdo. This concentration causes maximal growth inhibition, profound SAMdc inhibition and plateau polyamine contents. Almost complete inhibition of functional SAMdc activity by 10 microM AbeAdo was confirmed by demonstration of poor conversion of tetradeuterated spermidine to tetradeuterated spermine by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Increasing AbeAdo did not affect L1210 cell numbers, viability, nor polyamine contents. MGBG proved highly toxic. CGP 48664A did not affect L1210 polyamine contents, but cell numbers and viability decreased dose-dependently to 50% and 70% of control, respectively. We conclude that CGP 48664A inhibits L1210 growth not only through SAMdc inhibition, but also by an as yet poorly understood second effect with higher IC50. The alleged second effect of CGP 48664A appears important for its potent antitumor effect.
authors.affiliation: Central Laboratory for Clinical Chemistry, University Hospital Groningen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dorhout
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Odink
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: de Hoog
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Kingma
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: van der Veer
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Muskiet
mesh_terms: D012437:Adenosylmethionine Decarboxylase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D000578:Amidines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D003839:Deoxyadenosines / Q000494:pharmacology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D007189:Indans / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007939:Leukemia L1210; D008935:Mitoguazone / Q000494:pharmacology; D013095:Spermidine / Q000378:metabolism; D013096:Spermine / Q000378:metabolism; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000578:Amidines; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D003839:Deoxyadenosines; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D007189:Indans; C082408:4-amidinoindan-1-one 2'-amidinohydrazone; D013096:Spermine; C065859:MDL 73811; D012437:Adenosylmethionine Decarboxylase; D008935:Mitoguazone; D013095:Spermidine