| Literature DB >> 2493524 |
G M Lai1, R F Ozols, R C Young, T C Hamilton.
Abstract
We have studied the effect of glutathione reduction by buthionine sulfoximine (BSO), a specific inhibitor of gamma -glutamyl cysteine synthetase, on DNA repair after cisplatin damage in an ovarian cancer cell line with in vitro induced resistance to cisplatin. In addition, we have examined the effect of aphidicolin, a specific inhibitor of DNA polymerase alpha, in combination with BSO on cisplatin-associated DNA repair. BSO treatment was found to partially inhibit DNA repair, and the addition of aphidicolin caused nearly a 100% inhibition in DNA repair activity. Treatment of cells with glutathione ester after BSO resulted in complete recovery of DNA repair activity or partial recovery if aphidicolin was present. The significance of these results to the chemosensitizing effects of BSO medicated glutathione reduction is discussed.Entities:
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Year: 1989 PMID: 2493524 DOI: 10.1093/jnci/81.7.535
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Natl Cancer Inst ISSN: 0027-8874 Impact factor: 13.506