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Teniposide Metabolism Pathway
Homo sapiens
Drug Metabolism Pathway
Teniposide is a type of chemotherapy drug, derived from the epipodophyllotoxin form the American Mayapple plant. Teniposide is related to etoposide, another anti-cancer drug. It works in a similar way, inhibiting topoisomerase II. This causes single- and double-stranded DNA breaks. These breaks cause cell growth to stop and prevents cancer cells from entering mitosis. It is administered through an intravenous infusion. It is used to treat many cancers such as lymphoma, leukemia (acute lymphocytic), and neuroblastoma.
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Teniposide Pathway References
Haim N, Roman J, Nemec J, Sinha BK: Peroxidative free radical formation and O-demethylation of etoposide(VP-16) and teniposide(VM-26). Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 1986 Feb 26;135(1):215-20.
Pubmed: 3006680
Holthuis JJ: Etoposide and teniposide. Bioanalysis, metabolism and clinical pharmacokinetics. Pharm Weekbl Sci. 1988 Jun 17;10(3):101-16.
Pubmed: 3047665
Kizaki H, Onishi Y: Topoisomerase II inhibitor-induced apoptosis in thymocytes and lymphoma cells. Adv Enzyme Regul. 1997;37:403-23.
Pubmed: 9381984
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