Effect of antitumor polysaccharide SPR-901 on antitumor activity in combination with 5-FU.
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| Abstract |
We have examined the effects of the antitumor polysaccharide SPR-901 in combination with 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) on the antitumor activities against mouse syngeneic tumors. SPR-901 was administered p.o. from day 1 to day 10 at the dose rate of 30 mg/kg, and 5-FU was injected i.p. from day 1 to day 5 at the dose rate of 20 mg/kg after BALB/c mice were injected s.c. with 6 x 10(4) cells/mouse of Meth A on day 0. Tumor sizes of mice treated with both SPR-901 and 5-FU were significantly smaller than those from the untreated control group on days 10, 15 and 20. LAK activity of spleen cells from mice treated with both SPR-901 and 5-FU was higher than that from the untreated control group and either the SPR-901 or 5-FU treated group. Flow cytometrical analysis revealed that spleen cells from mice treated with both SPR-901 and 5-FU were much more abundant in both T-cell receptor alpha/beta+ and IL-2 receptor alpha+ T-cells. Furthermore, spleen cells from both the SPR-901- and 5-FU-treated groups exhibited higher growth responses to IL-2 than that from the untreated control group and either of the SPR-901- or 5-FU-treated groups. Therefore, the effects of the antitumor polysaccharide SPR-901 used in combination with 5-FU were augmented as compared with single drug use.
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| Authors | H Miyazaki, M Tanaka, Y Takeda, S Takeo, K Nomoto, Y Yoshikai |
| Journal | International journal of immunopharmacology (Int J Immunopharmacol) Vol. 16 Issue 2 Pg. 163-70 (Feb 1994) ISSN: 0192-0561 [Print] England |
| PMID | 8181904 (Publication Type: Journal Article) |
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