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  • Title: Topoisomerase inhibitors. A review of their therapeutic potential in cancer.
    Author: Sinha BK.
    Journal: Drugs; 1995 Jan; 49(1):11-9. PubMed ID: 7705211.
    Abstract:
    The nuclear enzymes topoisomerase I and II are critical for DNA function and cell survival, and recent studies have identified these enzymes as cellular targets for several clinically active anticancer drugs. Topoisomerase II inhibitors (anthracyclines, epipodophyllotoxins, etc.) are active against several types of tumours. However, treatment with these drugs often results in the development of the multi-drug resistance. Because topoisomerase II-active drugs have several different modes of action, different mechanisms of resistance, including decreased activation and increased detoxification by glutathione-dependent enzymes, have also been implicated. Unlike topoisomerase II, topoisomerase I is not a cell cycle-dependent enzyme and, therefore, it is a more desirable cellular target for anticancer drug development. Topoisomerase I inhibitors, such as camptothecin and its derivatives, have shown significant activity against a broad range of tumours and, in general, are not substrates for either the multi-drug-resistance P-170 glycoprotein or the multi-drug-resistance-associated protein. Because of manageable toxicity and encouraging activity against solid tumours, topoisomerase I-active drugs offer promise in the clinical management of human tumours.
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