The effects of terbium on the cellular accumulation of cisplatin in MDA-MB-231 human breast tumor cells.

Abstract

PURPOSE:

Cisplatin (DDP) is an effective antitumor agent limited in its efficacy by the development of tumor cell resistance. The defective accumulation of DDP has been shown to be a prominent feature in many DDP-resistant cell lines. In an effort to circumvent this problem, we examined the cellular accumulation of DDP in the presence of terbium (Tb3+). We also examined the effects of verapamil on the cellular accumulation of DDP in order to delineate the specific interaction of Tb3+ and DDP. All experiments were performed on DDP-sensitive or DDP-resistant MDA-MB-231 human breast tumor cells.

METHODS:

The cellular accumulation of DDP and verapamil were determined by electrothermal atomic absorption spectrophotometry. Time-resolved luminescence spectroscopy was used to obtain equilibrium binding constants for the Tb3+/MDA cell complexes.

RESULTS:

We found that 100 microM Tb3+ increased DDP accumulation in the parent MDA cell line, 5.7-fold resistant MDA/A13 and 10-fold resistant MDA/CH cells by 56.2 +/- 7.4, 71.9 +/- 9.4 and 50.8 +/- 9.4%, respectively (P < 0.0001 for all MDA cell types). In contrast, 20 microM verapamil had no significant effect on DDP accumulation in the MDA cell lines. In addition, a positive correlation between the membrane binding of Tb3+ and the cellular accumulation of DDP was found to exist in the parent cell line and sublines (r = 0.9).

CONCLUSIONS:

In agreement with earlier studies, the plasma membrane of MDA cell lines contain a specific Tb(3+)-binding protein. Our findings suggest that the Tb(3+)-binding protein may be intimately associated with the accumulation of DDP in breast tumor cells.

• Authors: K M Mack, R G Canada, P A Andrews
• Journal: Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology (Cancer Chemother Pharmacol) Vol. 39 Issue 3 Pg. 217-22 ( 1997) ISSN: 0344-5704 [Print] Germany
• PMID: 8996523 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.)

Chemical References

• Antineoplastic Agents
• Calcium Channel Blockers
• Terbium
• Verapamil
• Cisplatin

Topics

• Analysis of Variance
• Antineoplastic Agents (metabolism)
• Breast Neoplasms (metabolism)
• Calcium Channel Blockers (pharmacology)
• Cisplatin (metabolism)
• Drug Resistance, Neoplasm
• Female
• Humans
• Middle Aged
• Terbium (metabolism, pharmacology)
• Tumor Cells, Cultured (metabolism)
• Verapamil (pharmacology)