Abstract
Bis(pivaloyloxymethyl) thymidine 5-phosphate (POM2-dTMP) has been investigated as a membrane-permeable prodrugs of dTMP. The growth inhibitory activity of POM2-TMP has been compared with thymidine (TdR) in wild type CCRF CEM cells (CEM) and a strain that lacks TdR kinase (CEM tk-). After 72 h incubation at 37°C, TdR showed significant antiproliferative activity (IC50 = 27 μM) against CEM cells but was weakly effective (IC50 = 730 μM) against the mutant cell line. By comparison, bis(pivaloyloxymethyl) thymidine 5′-monophosphate (POM2-dTMP) was equally inhibitory (IC50 = 5 μM) to both cell lines. The growth inhibitory effects were reversed by deoxycytidine. Cellular [methyl-3H]dTTP pools increased linearly over 2 h during incubation of CEM or CEM tk- with 5 μM POM2-[methyl- 3H]dTMP. The incorporation of [methyl-3H]TdR into HClO4-insoluble cell residue by CEM tk- was 2-dTMP into acid insoluble residue at a rate 59% that of CEM. These results demonstrate that POM2-dTMP can penetrate into cells and serve as a source of dTMP.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1307-1313 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Biochemical Pharmacology |
Volume | 69 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 1 2005 |
Keywords
- Antitumor
- Membrane-permeable
- Prodrugs
- Thymidine 5′-phosphate
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pharmacology