title: Action of a novel anticancer agent, CHS 828, on mouse fibroblasts: increased sensitivity of cells lacking poly (ADP-Ribose) polymerase-1.
abstract: We observed stronger cytotoxic effect of CHS 828 on poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1(PARP-1) knock-out cells as compared with the normal counterpart. The proliferation of PARP-1 -/- cells was inhibited by a drug concentration approximately 3-fold lower than that in the normal cells. The monitoring of p53 levels revealed that CHS 828 induced p53 response in a dose-dependent manner in only normal cells. The drug, however, failed to activate the p53 protein in PARP-1-deficient cells even after combined treatment with multidrug-resistant modulators. These results show that the PARP-1 inactivation sensitizes cells to the novel anticancer drug CHS 828 and that the drug is able to activate different cellular pathways depending on PARP-1 status.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden.
authors.forename: Henrik
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lövborg
authors.forename: Jacek
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wojciechowski
authors.forename: Rolf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Larsson
authors.forename: Józefa
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wesierska-Gadek
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000633:toxicity; D002453:Cell Cycle / Q000187:drug effects; D003486:Cyanides / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000633:toxicity; D004247:DNA / Q000096:biosynthesis; D004261:DNA Replication / Q000187:drug effects; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000502:physiology; D020868:Gene Silencing; D006146:Guanidines / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000633:toxicity; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D018345:Mice, Knockout; D011065:Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerases / Q000172:deficiency* / Q000235:genetics; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D003486:Cyanides; D006146:Guanidines; C401312:N-(6-chlorophenoxyhexyl)-N''-cyano-N''-4-pyridylguanidine; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53; D004247:DNA; D011065:Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerases