Influence of pH on the uptake of 5-fluorouracil into isolated tumour cells

British Journal of Cancer
A S OjugoJ R Griffiths

Abstract

To investigate the possible dependence of 5-fluorouracil (5FU) uptake in tumours on the intra- (pHi) and extracellular (pHe) pH, a pH gradient (deltapH) was imposed across the plasma membrane of ascites tumour cells in vitro, similar to that known to occur in some solid tumours in vivo, by incubation in media of PHe 5-8. A > or = 2:1 (intracellular/extracellular) accumulation of radiolabelled 5FU occurred after 5 min incubation of the cells with 0.5 mM 5FU at pHe of 5.0, 5.5 or 6.0. 5FU metabolism is slow under these conditions, and 5FU uptake was not affected by longer incubations up to 20 min, nor by the absence of a sodium gradient. pHi was estimated from the distribution of the weak acid, 5.5-dimethyl-2,4-oxazolidione ([14C]DMO) across the cell membrane. There was significant correlation between the intracellular/extracellular 5FU ratio and pHe (from pHe 6-8), deltapH and pHi (P < 0.02). Similar results were obtained with HT29 cells. Incubation with a drug that made plasma membranes permeable to H+ significantly decreased 5FU uptake in Lettre cells. The co-transport of 5FU may occur on a proton symport using the proton motive force of the deltapH.

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