Abstract
We estimate the influence of five 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor (5-HT3) antagonists on the activity of dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPDase), the rate-limiting enzyme in 5-fluorouracil (5FU) metabolism. The activity of DPDase from the rat liver was compared in the cytosol mixture of 5FU incubated with or without each of five 5-HT3 antagonists. DPDase activity was not altered in the presence of any 5-HT3 antagonist studied here. It may be inferred from these results that the any 5-HT3 receptor antagonist examined in this study has little or no effect on fluorouracil catabolism.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1-5 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Cancer Letters |
Volume | 108 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Nov 12 1996 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- 5-fluorouracil
- 5-hyroxytrypamine antagonists
- Dihydropyrimide dehydrogenase
- Rat liver cytosol
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Oncology
- Cancer Research