Abstract |
The investigational drug flavone-8-acetic acid (FAA) potently augments NK activity in the spleen, liver, lungs, and peritoneum in a dose-dependent manner after i.v. or i.p. administration. Augmented NK activity peaks by 24 h after FAA injection and returns to normal after 6 days. Combined treatment of established murine renal cancer with FAA and rIL-2 results in up to 80% long term survival whereas FAA or rIL-2 alone were unable to induce any long term survivors. The optimal dose of rIL-2 required for use with FAA was in the range of 10,000 to 30,000 U/day. Further studies demonstrated that the regimen of FAA plus rIL-2 administration that was effective in treating established murine renal cancer also induced a more potent augmentation of NK activity than did either FAA or rIL-2 alone. Subsequent studies revealed that the therapeutic effectiveness of FAA plus rIL-2 was significantly reduced when tumor-bearing mice were treated with anti- asialo GM1 serum. These results are consistent with a role for augmented NK activity in the therapeutic effects of FAA plus rIL-2 murine renal cancer. In addition, these studies demonstrate that FAA and rIL-2 is a useful approach for cancer treatment in that subtoxic doses of rIL-2 can be used and significant anti- tumor efficacy occurs even without accompanying adoptive immunotherapy.
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Authors | R H Wiltrout, M R Boyd, T C Back, R R Salup, J A Arthur, R L Hornung |
Journal | Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950)
(J Immunol)
Vol. 140
Issue 9
Pg. 3261-5
(May 01 1988)
ISSN: 0022-1767 [Print] United States |
PMID | 3258894
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.)
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Chemical References |
- Antineoplastic Agents
- Flavonoids
- Glycosphingolipids
- Interleukin-2
- G(M1) Ganglioside
- asialo GM1 ganglioside
- flavone acetic acid
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Topics |
- Animals
- Antineoplastic Agents
(administration & dosage)
- Cytotoxicity, Immunologic
(drug effects)
- Drug Synergism
- Flavonoids
(administration & dosage)
- G(M1) Ganglioside
- Glycosphingolipids
(physiology)
- Immunity, Innate
(drug effects)
- Immunotherapy
- Interleukin-2
(administration & dosage)
- Kidney Neoplasms
(therapy)
- Killer Cells, Natural
(immunology)
- Mice
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