Topo I , Topo II & Mircotubule Flashcards
REVEIW: what drug cause hemorrhagic cystitis and is coadministered with Mesna?
- Cyclophosphamide [prodrug]
What is the mechanisms based around the topoisomerase?
- DNA must be supercoiled so the Topos can come in to reduce the supercoiling
What are some ways that supercoiling is induced?
- By transcription and translocation [found in both DNA and RNA]
What are some of the common cell cycle checkpoints that are affected by topos?
- G2: Topo 2 inhibitors
- S: Topo 1 inhibitors
- ALL: Topo 2 intercalators
What is the mechanism of action for topo 1 ?
- Will cut ONE strand of the DNA helping it get relaxed then annealing it back together
What is the mechanism of action for Topo 1 inhibitors?
- Camptothecin covalently binds to Topo 1 & DNA blocking up the replication and transcription; forming a Ternary Drug-Enzyme-DNA complex
- Inhibition block DNA religation
What phase of the cell cycle do topo 1 inhibitors affect?
- S phase cells are the most sensitive
What are some of the general drug resistance mechanisms for Topo 1 inhibitors?
- P-Glycoprotein over-expression
- Muiltdrug Resistant Protein over-expression
- Glutathione S-transferase over-expression
What is the way that Glutathione S-transferase overexpression affects the cells?
- Its a complex that participates in tumorgenic progress = cell survival, cell proliferation and drug resistance
What are the two Camptothecins [Topo 1 inhibitors] that are use?
- Topotecan & Irinotencan
What is important to know about Irinotecan?
- Gets metabolized to SN38 by UGT1A1
- 10% have a polymorphism of low UGT1A1 = increased Irinotecan toxicities
Topoisomerase 1 inhibitors primarily halt cells in what phase of the cell cycle?
- The S Phase
How are does Topo 2 differ from Topo 1?
- Topo 2 will break 2 strand of DNA to relax the supercoiling
What is the mechanism of action for Topo 2?
- ONE strand of DNA is cut; where it then opens up the strand allowing the other strand to freely pass through; then it ligates it back together
What step do most of the topo II inhibitors stop in the Topo 2 cycle?
- The religation step
What are the Anthracyclines for Topo 2 Inhibitors?
- Doxorubicin, Dauorubicin, Epirubicin, Idarubicin