5-Ethynyluracil (776C85): A Potent Modulator of the Pharmacokinetics and Antitumor Efficacy of 5-Fluorouracil

5-Ethynyluracil (5-EU, 776C85) is a mechanism-based irreversible inhibitor of dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (EC 1.3.1.2), the rate-determining enzyme in 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) catabolism. In the present study, 5-EU was found to be a potent modulator of 5-FU catabolism in mice and rats. Liver extracts prepared up to 6 hr after a 5-EU dose (2 mg/kg) were >96% inhibited in their ability to catalyze 5-FU degradation. 5-EU treatment increased the elimination t1/2and the area under the plasma concentration-time curve of 5-FU. 5-FU oral bioavailability was ≈100% in rats pretreated with 5-EU. Consequently, 5-EU induced a linear relationship between the area under the plasma concentration-time curve and the oral dose of 5-FU. As expected from the preservation of plasma 5-FU, 5-EU potentiated the antitumor activity and the toxicity of 5-FU in two mouse tumor models (Colon 38 and MOPC-315). However, 5-EU potentiated the antitumor activity to a greater degree and thereby increased the therapeutic index of 5-FU 2- to 4-fold..

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

1993

Erschienen:

1993

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:90

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Baccanari, David P. [VerfasserIn]
Davis, Stephen T. [VerfasserIn]
Knick, Vincent C. [VerfasserIn]
Spector, Thomas [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Biochemical Modulation
Biological sciences
Health sciences
Medical Sciences
Physical sciences
Potentiation
Research-article
Therapeutic Index

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JST07007643X