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2001 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

Newly developed lipophilic cation (MKT-077) which elucidates its antitumor activity though the selective accumulation in tumor mitochondria

Research Project

Project/Area Number 11671182
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field General surgery
Research InstitutionKeio University

Principal Investigator

KUBOTA Tatsuro  Keio Univ., School of Medicine, Associate Professor, 医学部, 助教授 (00118944)

Project Period (FY) 1999 – 2001
Keywordsmitochondria / lodacyanine / delocalization / cation / cytotoxicity
Research Abstract

Delocalized lipophilic cation (DLC) is a kind of antitumor agent, which selectively accumulated in the mitochondria of tumor cells. MKT-077 was selected from 100,000 candidate DLC compounds based upon its high water-solubility, stability and selective cytotoxicity on tumor cells. The selective cytotoxicity of MKT-077 was evaluated using cultured human cancer cell lines, fresh surgical specimens and human tumor xenografts serially grown in nude mouse. [Materials and Methods] MKY-077 was tested using 8 human cancer cell lines, 51 fresh surgical specimens (27 gastric cancer, 10 colon cancer, 14 hepatocellular carcinoma), and cominedly resected 10 human spleens. One gastric (St4), 3 colon (Co-4, HT-29, LS174T), and pancreatic (CRI1420) carcinoma xenografts were transplanted into nude mouse and MKT-077 was administered for 7 days using osmotic micro-pump. [Result and Discussion] The cytotoxicity of MKT-077 in vitro depended on time x concentration, and 50% inhibitory concentrations ranged 1.7-14.3 ^g/ml. The gastric cancer specimens were sensitive to MKT-077 in a time x concentration manner, while the spleen cells obtained from the same host were resistant to this agent. When in vivo cytotoxicity of MKT-077 was tested, the continuous administration method was most effective in the same totally administered doses, and 3 of 5 strains were assessed to be sensitive to this agents. MKT-077 has a new mode of action, which selectively accumulates in tumor mitochondria, and elucidated its antitumor activity. A further clinical trial was warranted.

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All Publications (8 results)

  • [Publications] 久保田哲朗: "胃癌の手術療法とその成績"診断と治療. 90(3). 439-444 (2002)

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  • [Publications] 久保田哲朗: "抗癌剤感受性試験-細胞生物学的手法と分子生物学的手法-"慶應医学. 79(1). 11-15 (2002)

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  • [Publications] 久保田哲朗: "抗癌剤感受性テスト8臨床試験)-Pro-"血液・免疫・腫瘍. 7(1). 95-98 (2002)

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  • [Publications] 久保田哲朗: "抗癌剤感受性試験"日本化学療法学会雑誌. 49(11). 628-632 (2001)

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  • [Publications] Kubota, T., Furukawa, T., Tanino, H., Suto, A., Kitajima, M.: "Resistant mechanism of anthracyclines -Pirarubicin might breakthrough the p-glycoprotein-mediated drug-resistance of human breast cancer tissues"Breast Cancer. 8. 333-338 (2001)

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  • [Publications] Chiba, Y., Kubota, T., Watanabe, M., Otani, Y., Kitajima, M.: "Antitumor activity of delocalized lipophilic cation, MKT-077 in human carcinomas obtained from fresh surgical specimens"International Journal of Clinical Oncology. 4. 65-68 (1999)

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  • [Publications] Chiba, Y, Kubota, I, Watanabe, M., Otani, Y, and Kitajima, M: "Antitumor activity of delocalized lipophilic cation, MKT-077 in human carcinomas obtained from fresh surgical specimens"International Journal of Clinical Oncology. 4. 65-68 (1999)

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  • [Publications] Kubota, I, Furukawa, I, Tanino, H., Suto, A., and Kitajima, M: "Resistant mechanism of anthracyclines - Pirarubicin might breakthrough the p-glycoproteinmediated drug-resistance of human breast cancer tissues"Breast Cancer. 8. 333-338 (2001)

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Published: 2003-09-17  

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