Antitumor activity of prumycin.

Abstract

The antifungal antibiotic, prumycin, was studied for antitumor activity against several tumor systems. It was found to possess potential antitumor activity against a well-established mouse mammary adenocarcinoma in C3H/He mice. It was also active in prolongation of the lifespan of mice bearing P-388 lymphocytic leukemia. Moreover, prumycin did not depress the white blood cell counts in the mouse peripheral blood. However, severe alopecia was observed in mice treated with this agent at dosage level near the LD50.

• Authors: S Okubo, N Nakamura, K Ito, H Marumo, M Tanaka, S Omura
• Journal: The Journal of antibiotics (J Antibiot (Tokyo)) Vol. 32 Issue 4 Pg. 347-54 (Apr 1979) ISSN: 0021-8820 [Print] England
• PMID: 468722 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Aminoglycosides
• Antibiotics, Antineoplastic
• Methylcholanthrene

Topics

• Aminoglycosides (therapeutic use)
• Animals
• Antibiotics, Antineoplastic (therapeutic use, toxicity)
• Female
• Lethal Dose 50
• Leukemia, Experimental (drug therapy)
• Lung Neoplasms (drug therapy)
• Male
• Mammary Neoplasms, Experimental (drug therapy)
• Methylcholanthrene (pharmacology)
• Mice
• Neoplasms, Experimental (drug therapy)
• Sarcoma 180 (drug therapy)
• Sarcoma, Experimental (drug therapy)
• Sarcoma, Yoshida (drug therapy)
• Time Factors