Thymidine kinase (TK) activity was examined in extracts of TK-deficient cells infected with low passage isolates of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) obtained from patients with herpetic keratitis. TK activity induced by the virus, relative phosphorylation rates of thymidine and iododeoxyuridine (IUDR), and Km values for thymidine and for IUDR were compared for TK induced by the different vir...

We reported previously that p.o. administered 5-iodo2-pyrimidinone-2’-deoxyribose (IPdR) was efficiently converted to 5-iodo.2’-deoxyuridine (IUdR) in athymic mice (T. J. Kinsella et aL, Cancer Res., 54: 2695-2700, 1994). Here, we further evaluate IPdR metabolism, systemic toxicity, and percentage DNA incorporation in athymic mouse normal tissues and a human colon cancer xenograft (HT29) using ...

Induction of Epstein-Barr virus antigens in Raji cells by 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol 13-acetate (TPA), 5'-iodo-2'-deoxyuridine (IUdR), n-butyric acid (n-BA) antibody to IgM (anti-IgM) and a recently described serum factor was studied after single applications of individual inducers or of their combinations. Whereas individual inducers led to activation only in a limited number of cells, certain ...

OBJECTIVE In radiation treatment, the irradiation which is effective enough to control the tumors far exceeds normal-tissues tolerance. Thus to avoid such unfavourable outcomes, some methods sensitizing the tumor cells to radiation are used. Iododeoxyuridine (IUdR) is a halogenated thymidine analogue that known to be effective as a radiosensitizer in human cancer therapy. Improving the potentia...

In anticipation of an initial clinical Phase I trial in patients with high-grade gliomas of p.o. administered 5-iodo2-pyrimidinone-2'-deoxyribose (IPdR) given daily for 14 days as a prodrug for 5-iodo-2'-deoxyuridine (IUdR)-mediated tumor radiosensitization, we determined the systemic toxicities and the percentage IUdR-DNA incorporation in normal athymic mouse tissues and a human glioblastoma x...

Previous studies in our laboratory have described increased and preferential radiosensitization of mismatch repair-deficient (MMR(-)) HCT116 colon cancer cells with 5-iododeoxyuridine (IUdR). Indeed, our studies showed that MMR is involved in the repair (removal) of IUdR-DNA, principally the G:IU mispair. Consequently, we have shown that MMR(-) cells incorporate 25% to 42% more IUdR than MMR(+)...

OBJECTIVE To explore the cumulative genotoxic damage to glioblastoma (GBM) cells, grown as multicellular spheroids, following exposure to 6 MV X-rays (2 Gy, 22 Gy) with or without, 2- methoxy estradiol (2ME2), iododeoxyuridine (IUDR) or topotecan (TPT), using the Picogreen assay. MATERIALS AND METHODS The U87MG cells cultured as spheroids were treated with 6 MV X-ray using linear accelerator....

PURPOSE 5-iodo-2-pyrimidinone-2'-deoxyribose (IPdR) is a pyrimidinone nucleoside prodrug of 5-iododeoxyuridine (IUdR) under investigation as an orally administered radiosensitizer. We previously reported that the mismatch repair (MMR) proteins (both hMSH2 and hMLH1) impact on the extent (percentage) of IUdR-DNA incorporation and subsequent in vitro IUdR-mediated radiosensitization in human tumo...

Studies were conducted on the replication of coexistent ileal cells and spleen lymphocytes, following the administration of sublethal amounts of 5-iodo-2'-deoxyuridine (1UdR). The antimetabolite was given s.c. to 3-week-old male Wistar strain rats in the following schedules: 1 ~tc IUdR-3H/gm body weight; 0.5 mg/kg t o m IUdR for 5 days followed by 1 /ac thymidine-3H (TdR-3H)/gm body weight; 150...

Received: 26/Sep/2007, Accepted: 13/Feb/2008 Objective: Iododeoxyuridine-induced Radiosensitivityi (IUdR) is a halogenated thymidine analogue recognized to be effective in vitro and in vivo radiosensitizer in human cancers. It is reported that Methoxyamine (MX) potentiates DNA damages in cancer cells with blocking the repair pathway of IUdR damages. But studies, entirely, are restricted on mono...