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Study of mechanism of action of anticancer drug ellipticine and its metabolism
Vejvodová, Lucie ; Stiborová, Marie (advisor) ; Moserová, Michaela (referee)
This bachelor thesis is aimed to study the mechanisms of action of anticancer drugs, their side effects, their resistance and pharmacokinetics. Anticancer alkaloid ellipticine was chosen as a model for this work. Bachelor thesis describes the metabolism of this substance in organisms and its potential to induce of drug metabolizing enzymes. An antineoplastic alkaloid ellipticine is a prodrug, whose mode of action is based mainly on DNA intercalation, inhibition of topoisomerasa II, and formation of covalent DNA adducts mediated by cytochromes P450 and/or peroxidases in target tissues. A variety cytochromes P450 oxidize ellipticine forming up to five metabolites (7-hydroxyellipticine, 9- hydroxyellipticine, 12-hydroxyellipticine, 13-hydroxyellipticine and ellipticine N2 - oxide). 7- hydroxy- and 9-hydroxyellipticine metabolites are considered to be mainly the detoxication products of ellipticine, while 12-hydroxyellipticine, 13-hydroxyellipticine and ellipticine N2 - oxide are considered to be mainly the activation products of ellipticine. The major ellipticine- derived DNA adducts are generated from these activation metabolites. These adducts were found in cancer cells in culture, such as human breast adenocarcinoma MCF-7 cells, neuroblastoma IMR-32, UKF-NB-3, and UKF-NB-4 cells and glioblastoma...
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