TABLE 1

Cytostatic activity of purine nucleoside analogs in MCF-7 and MCF-7.Hyor cells in the absence or presence of the selective purine nucleoside phosphorylase inhibitor DADMe-Imm-H

Results are the mean ± S.D. of at least two independent experiments.

IC50
MCF-7/0MCF-7.Hyor
As Such+ DADMe-Imm-HAs Such+ DADMe-Imm-H
µM
2-Chloro-2′-deoxyadenosine (cladribine)1.3 ± 0.41.1 ± 0.313 ± 10.69 ± 0.22
2-Fluoroadenine-arabinofuranoside (fludarabine)39 ± 1231 ± 110.30 ± 0.0722 ± 7
2-Fluoro-2′-deoxyadenosine2.9 ± 0.63.3 ± 0.30.19 ± 0.012.3 ± 0.1
Methyl(talo)-F-Ado46 ± 2478 ± 93.4 ± 0.495 ± 17
6-Methylpurine-2′-deoxyriboside55 ± 557 ± 101.2 ± 0.561 ± 26
6-Mercaptopurine-riboside0.75 ± 0.2225 ± 12.2 ± 1.04.1 ± 3.0
6-Thioguanosine0.44 ± 0.21>1001.3 ± 0.462 ± 42
8-Aminoguanosine79 ± 0.1>100>100>100
5,6-Dichlorobenzimidazole ribofuranoside14 ± 212 ± 313 ± 312 ± 0.1
2-Amino-2′-deoxy-2′-fluoro-adenosine>100>100>100>100
Adenine-arabinofuranoside>100>100
  • —, not determined.