Cellular and mitochondrial toxicity of zidovudine (AZT), didanosine (ddI) and zalcitabine (ddC) on cultured human muscle cells

Journal of the Neurological Sciences
E BenbrikG Barlovatz-Meimon

Abstract

Zidovudine (AZT), didanosine (ddI) and zalcitabine (ddC) are the reference antiretroviral therapy in patients with AIDS. A toxic mitochondrial myopathy can be observed in patients treated with AZT, but not with ddI and ddC. All 3 compounds can inhibit mitochondrial (mt)DNA polymerase and cause termination of synthesis of growing mtDNA strands and mtDNA depletion. The propensity to injure particular target tissues is unexplained. In our work, cultured muscle cells prepared from human muscle biopsies, were exposed to various concentrations of AZT (4-5000 micromol/l), ddI (5-1000 micromol/l) and ddC (1-1000 micromol/l) for 10 days. We evaluated cell proliferation and differentiation and measured lipid droplet accumulation, lactate production and respiratory chain enzyme activities. All 3 compounds induced a dose-related decrease of cell proliferation and differentiation. AZT seemed to be the most potent inhibitor of cell proliferation. AZT, ddI and ddC induced cytoplasmic lipid droplet accumulations, increased lactate production and decreased activities of COX (complex IV) and SDH (part of complex II). NADHR (complex I) and citrate sinthase activities were unchanged. Zalcitabine (ddC) and, to a lesser extent, ddI, were the most po...Continue Reading

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