Involvement of ribonucleotide reductase-M1 in 5-fluorouracil‑induced DNA damage in esophageal cancer cell lines

  • Authors:
    • Yoshiro Aoki
    • Kenji Sakogawa
    • Jun Hihara
    • Manabu Emi
    • Yoichi Hamai
    • Kazuteru Kono
    • Lin Shi
    • Jiying Sun
    • Hiroyuki Kitao
    • Tsuyoshi Ikura
    • Hiroyuki Niida
    • Makoto Nakanishi
    • Morihito Okada
    • Satoshi Tashiro
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  • Published online on: April 16, 2013     https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.2013.1899
  • Pages: 1951-1960
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Abstract

5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) is one of the most well established chemotherapeutic agents in the treatment of esophageal cancer. Ribonucleotide reductase M1 (RRM-1) is the rate‑limiting enzyme in de novo DNA synthesis, and has been considered to play an important role in the 5-FU metabolic pathway. However, the means by which RRM-1 participates in the anticancer effects of 5-FU and cisplatin (CDDP) have not been well studied. Here, we show that RRM-1 significantly contributes to the induction of DNA damage by 5-FU in esophageal cancer cell lines. An assay of γ-H2AX focus formation, a marker of DNA damage, after 5-FU treatment revealed good correlation with the levels of RRM-1 protein expression. Moreover, the increased sensitivity and RAD51 focus formation induced by the combination treatment of 5-FU and CDDP were significantly repressed by RRM-1 depletion. These results suggest that RRM-1 is involved not only in the induction of DNA damage by 5-FU but also in the synergistic cytotoxic effect in the combination therapy of 5-FU and CDDP.
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Aoki Y, Sakogawa K, Hihara J, Emi M, Hamai Y, Kono K, Shi L, Sun J, Kitao H, Ikura T, Ikura T, et al: Involvement of ribonucleotide reductase-M1 in 5-fluorouracil‑induced DNA damage in esophageal cancer cell lines. Int J Oncol 42: 1951-1960, 2013.
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Aoki, Y., Sakogawa, K., Hihara, J., Emi, M., Hamai, Y., Kono, K. ... Tashiro, S. (2013). Involvement of ribonucleotide reductase-M1 in 5-fluorouracil‑induced DNA damage in esophageal cancer cell lines. International Journal of Oncology, 42, 1951-1960. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.2013.1899
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Aoki, Y., Sakogawa, K., Hihara, J., Emi, M., Hamai, Y., Kono, K., Shi, L., Sun, J., Kitao, H., Ikura, T., Niida, H., Nakanishi, M., Okada, M., Tashiro, S."Involvement of ribonucleotide reductase-M1 in 5-fluorouracil‑induced DNA damage in esophageal cancer cell lines". International Journal of Oncology 42.6 (2013): 1951-1960.
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Aoki, Y., Sakogawa, K., Hihara, J., Emi, M., Hamai, Y., Kono, K., Shi, L., Sun, J., Kitao, H., Ikura, T., Niida, H., Nakanishi, M., Okada, M., Tashiro, S."Involvement of ribonucleotide reductase-M1 in 5-fluorouracil‑induced DNA damage in esophageal cancer cell lines". International Journal of Oncology 42, no. 6 (2013): 1951-1960. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.2013.1899