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Effect of Nucleoside Analogs on Neurite Regeneration and Mitochondrial DNA Synthesis in PC-12 Cells

Lixin Cui, Luisa Locatelli, Meng-Yu Xie and Jean-Pierre Sommadossi
Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics March 1997, 280 (3) 1228-1234;
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The effects of several anti-human immunodeficiency virus nucleoside analogs were examined on neurite regeneration and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) synthesis in nerve growth factor-primed PC-12 cells. Under pharmacologically relevant concentrations, the exposure of cells to 2′,3′-dideoxyinosine (ddI), 2′,3′-dideoxycytidine (ddC) and 2′,3′-didehydro-3′-deoxythymidine (d4T) led to a marked dose-dependent inhibition of neurite regeneration with a 50% inhibitory concentration approximating 1, 5 and 15 μM, respectively. In contrast, 3′-azido-3′-deoxythymidine (AZT) and β-l-2′,3′-dideoxy-3′-thiacytidine (3TC) had no effect on neurite regeneration. Inhibition of mtDNA synthesis by ddI was dose dependent, and ddC at a concentration of 10 μM strongly reduced mtDNA content by >75%. However, no inhibition of mtDNA synthesis was detected in cells exposed to 10 μM 3TC or d4T and to 25 μM AZT, suggesting a lack of definite correlation between mtDNA depletion and blockage of neurite regeneration. High performance liquid chromatographic analysis demonstrated that AZT, ddC, 3TC and d4T were anabolized to their respective monophosphate, diphosphate and triphosphate derivatives in the PC-12 cells. In addition, d4T was phosphorylated to form its monophosphate, diphosphate and triphosphate derivatives in isolated mitochondria, whereas ddC was metabolized only to its monophosphate form and no phosphorylated metabolites of 3TC were detected under the same conditions. In summary, the peripheral neuropathy induced by ddC and ddI in patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome may be accounted for by the depletion of mtDNA content in the neurons. As for d4T, some other mechanism(s) may be involved in its clinical neurotoxicity. Both AZT and 3TC lacked any substantial toxicity in our in vitro model, which is in agreement with the clinical action of these drugs.

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  • Send reprint requests to: Jean-Pierre Sommadossi, Ph.D., University of Alabama at Birmingham, Box 600, Volker Hall G019, University Station, Birmingham, AL 35294.

  • ↵1 This work was supported in part by United States Public Health Service Grant AI33239. J.P.S. is the recipient of a Faculty Research Award from the American Cancer Society.

  • Abbreviations:
    HIV
    human immunodeficiency virus
    AIDS
    acquired immune deficiency syndrome
    AZT
    3′-azido-3′-deoxythymidine
    ddC
    2′,3′-dideoxycytidine
    ddI
    2′,3′-dideoxyinosine
    d4T
    2′,3′-didehydro-3′-deoxythymidine
    d4TTP
    2′,3′-didehydro-3′-deoxythymidine-5′-triphosphate
    3TC
    β-l-2′,3′-dideoxy-3′-thiacytidine
    dCyd
    2′-deoxycytidine
    dThd
    thymidine
    TMP
    thymidine-5′-monophosphate
    TDP
    thymidine-5′-diphosphate
    TTP
    thymidine-5′-triphosphate
    NGF
    nerve growth factor
    mtDNA
    mitochondrial DNA
    HPLC
    high performance liquid chromatography
    DMEM
    Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium
    • Received April 12, 1996.
    • Accepted November 11, 1996.
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