Table 2.

Effect of Nucleoside Analogs on Deoxynucleotides in CCRF-CEM Cells

AgentsDeoxynucleotides ( μmol/L)
dATPdCTPdGTPdTTP
Control 78.0 ± 6.8 13.6 ± 1.3 14.8 ± 1.5 58.0 ± 12.3 
ara-C (0.6 nmol/L) 61.6 ± 3.3 11.5 ± 1.8 12.7 ± 5.6 46.4 ± 4.0 
dFdC (0.8 nmol/L) 33.8 ± 5.5* 8.3 ± 0.6* 9.2 ± 1.6* 24.2 ± 6.7* 
F-ara-A (120 nmol/L) 27.1 ± 4.4* 7.3 ± 0.6* 9.7 ± 1.9* 28.1 ± 7.4* 
Hydroxyurea (0.2 mmol/L) 4.7 ± 0.5* 7.6 ± 1.0* 5.7 ± 1.5* 11.4 ± 4.2* 
AgentsDeoxynucleotides ( μmol/L)
dATPdCTPdGTPdTTP
Control 78.0 ± 6.8 13.6 ± 1.3 14.8 ± 1.5 58.0 ± 12.3 
ara-C (0.6 nmol/L) 61.6 ± 3.3 11.5 ± 1.8 12.7 ± 5.6 46.4 ± 4.0 
dFdC (0.8 nmol/L) 33.8 ± 5.5* 8.3 ± 0.6* 9.2 ± 1.6* 24.2 ± 6.7* 
F-ara-A (120 nmol/L) 27.1 ± 4.4* 7.3 ± 0.6* 9.7 ± 1.9* 28.1 ± 7.4* 
Hydroxyurea (0.2 mmol/L) 4.7 ± 0.5* 7.6 ± 1.0* 5.7 ± 1.5* 11.4 ± 4.2* 

CCRF-CEM cells were incubated for 13 hours with 0.6 nmol/L ara-C, 0.8 nmol/L dFdC, 120 nmol/L F-ara-A, or 0.2 mmol/L hydroxyurea. Intracellular dNTP concentrations were determined as indicated in Materials and Methods.

Values are mean ± SD (n = 3) (*P < .01 by Student's t-test).

or Create an Account

Close Modal
Close Modal