Dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase, multidrug resistance-associated protein, and thymidylate synthase gene expression levels can predict 5-fluorouracil resistance in human gastrointestinal cancer cells |
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Authors: | Kirihara Y Yamamoto W Toge T Nishiyama M |
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Affiliation: | Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 734-8553, Japan. |
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Abstract: | Gene expression of dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD) and newly multidrug resistance-associated protein (MRP) was found to correlate well with primary 5-FU resistance in 7 human gastrointestinal cancer cell lines. Although mRNA and protein levels of thymidylate synthase (TS) did not relate to the resistance, 5-FU treatment revealed a remarkable increase of TS expression. Such enhanced TS expression was more significant than DPD and MRP, and observed less in 5-FU sensitive cells. DPD and MRP expression levels can predict primary 5-FU resistance, and TS may be a potent predictor of cellular 5-FU resistance after 5-FU treatment. |
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