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. 1997 Nov;88(11):1033-7.
doi: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.1997.tb00326.x.

In vitro enhancement of antitumor activity of a water-soluble duocarmycin derivative, KW-2189, by caffeine-mediated DNA-repair inhibition in human lung cancer cells

H Ogasawara  1 , K Nishio, T Ishida, H Arioka, K Fukuoka, N Saijo
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In vitro enhancement of antitumor activity of a water-soluble duocarmycin derivative, KW-2189, by caffeine-mediated DNA-repair inhibition in human lung cancer cells

H Ogasawara et al. Jpn J Cancer Res. 1997 Nov.

Abstract

Duocarmycins, including KW-2189, bind in the minor groove of double-stranded DNA at A-T-rich sequences, followed by covalent bonding with N-3 of adenine in preferred sequences. We examined the effect of DNA-repair modulators, such as caffeine and aphidicolin, on the cytotoxicity of duocarmycins towards human lung cancer cells, as determined by dye formation assay. Caffeine (0.5 or 1 mM), but not aphidicolin, enhanced the growth-inhibitory activity of KW-2189, DU-86, and duocarmycin SA. Caffeine inhibited repair of DNA strand breaks induced by KW-2189, as assayed by the alkaline elution technique. This suggests that duocarmycin-induced DNA strand breaks, which are potentially lethal to cells, are repaired through a caffeine-sensitive pathway.

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