Effects of granulocyte-colony-stimulating factor and interleukin-2 on ascites formation and the survival time of nude mice bearing human ovarian cancer cells |
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Authors: | Y Kikuchi Eiji Imaizumi Yoshitaka Kataoka Junko Hirata Tsunekazu Kita Takehiko Tode Ichiro Nagata |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Defense Medical College, Namiki 3 – 2, Tokorozawa, Saitama 359, Japan Fax: 0429 96 5213, JP |
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Abstract: | The aim of this study was to elucidate the effect of intraperitoneal (i.p.) instillations of granulocyte-colony-stimulating
factor (G-CSF) and/or interleukin-2 (IL-2) on ascites formation and the survival time of nude mice with malignant ascites,
produced by i.p. inoculation of human ovarian cancer cells. When the nude mice were treated with medium alone, ascites was
observed in all mice 28 days after tumor inoculation. When the mice were treated with cis-diamminedichloroplatinum(II) (cisplatin) alone, G-CSF alone or IL-2 alone, it took 35 days for the ascites to form in all
mice. When cisplatin was combined with G-CSF or IL-2, one of ten mice did not form ascites during the observation period.
Surprisingly, when G-CSF and IL-2 were simultaneously administered, ascites formation was not observed in any mice. Although
i.p. treatment with cisplatin alone significantly prolonged the survival time, compared to medium alone, the lytic activity
of spleen cells against HRA cells was significantly suppressed. When G-CSF or IL-2 was combined with cisplatin, the suppression
by cisplatin was eliminated and subsequently resulted in a prolongation of the survival time. When G-CSF was combined with
IL-2, both the peritoneal and splenic macrophages/monocytes were stimulated and the splenic lytic activity was about double
that following treatment with G-CSF alone on IL-2 alone, suggesting that complete inhibition of ascites formation results
not only from a significant increase of the peritoneal macrophages but also from enhancement of the lytic activity. Two mice,
died from dissemination of tumor in the abdominal cavity, but eight mice survived without tumor for more than 90 days. As
confirmed by monitoring body weight and hematocrit, G-CSF and IL-2 seemed to have no adverse effect. From these results, we
conclude that a combination therapy with G-CSF and IL-2 might be of clinical use for inhibiting large amounts of ascites,
which may inhibit therapeutic effects for ovarian cancer patients.
Received: 20 May 1996 / Accepted: 19 September 1996 |
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Keywords: | Recombinant granulocyte-colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) Recombinant interleukin-2 (IL-2) Nude mice Human ovarian cancer Ascites |
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