title: Ortho-carboranyl glycosides for the treatment of cancer by boron neutron capture therapy.
abstract: Distinct biological properties of the ortho-carboranyl (1,2-dicarba-closo-dodecaboranyl) glycosides 1, 2 and 3 were evaluated to estimate the suitability of these compounds for cancer treatment by boron neutron capture therapy. The boron uptake into B16-Melanoma cells was significantly higher by incubating the cells with aqueous solutions of carboranyl glucoside 1 (11.2 ppm after 3h), lactoside 2 (13.2 ppm after 12h) and maltoside 3 (20.0 ppm after 24h) compared with solutions of clinically used p-boronophenylalanine (BPA) 5 (3.1 ppm after 24h). Carboranyl maltoside 3 was more effective than boron-10 enriched 5 in killing C-6 rat glioma cells by incubating the cells with the compound and subsequent treatment with thermal neutrons. 3 was also administrated iv, in concentrations of 25 mg boron/kg body weight to rats bearing brain tumors. After a period of 4h after administration the concentration of boron in the tumor tissue was 3.0 ppm.
authors: Institut für Organische Chemie, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Tammannstrasse 2, D-37077 Göttingen, Germany. ltietze@gwdg.de
authors: L F
authors: LF
authors: Tietze
authors: U
authors: U
authors: Bothe
authors: U
authors: U
authors: Griesbach
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Nakaichi
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Hasegawa
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Nakamura
authors: Y
authors: Y
authors: Yamamoto
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016754:Boron Neutron Capture Therapy; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D005910:Glioma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D006027:Glycosides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar
chemical_list: D006027:Glycosides