In this study we have investigated the effects of thymosin alpha-1 (T-alpha-1) and interleukin-2 (IL-2), singly or in combination with cyclophosphamide (CY), on tumor growth, survival and cytotoxicity in CS7BI/6NCrIBR mice with Lewis lung carcinoma (3LL). Combined administration of T-alpha-1, plus IL-2, after CY treatment, was much more effective than use of each biological response modifier (BRM) alone, and induced complete tumor regression in all of the mice studied. Combination immunotherapy alone without CY only slightly reduced the rate of tumor growth, and these results are in accordance with previous studied which showed that the 3LL carcinoma is resistant to cytokines. Combined chemo-immunotherapy also increased the cytotoxicity of spleen cells and markedly enhanced long-term survival in all treated animals. Depletion of immune cells, using either total-body sub-lethal irradiation (400 rads) or antibodies directed against T-cell (anti-CD4 and CD8) or NK-cell (anti-asialo GM1) populations, abolished the positive response to combination therapy. Histological analysis of the tumors obtained from mice treated with combination chemo-immunotherapy revealed a high number of infiltrating lymphoid cells surrounding a well-circumscribed area of necrosis consisting solely of dead cells. Our studies show that T-alpha-1 potentiates IL-2-induced cytotoxic activities in vitro as well in vivo, and that these compounds have a powerful anti-tumor action when associated with chemotherapy.

Mastino, A., Favalli, C., Grelli, S., Rasi, G., Pica, F., Goldstein, A., et al. (1992). Combination therapy with thymosin alpha 1 potentiates the anti-tumor activity of interleukin-2 with cyclophosphamide in the treatment of the Lewis lung carcinoma in mice. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER, 50(3), 493-499.

Combination therapy with thymosin alpha 1 potentiates the anti-tumor activity of interleukin-2 with cyclophosphamide in the treatment of the Lewis lung carcinoma in mice

FAVALLI, CARTESIO;Rasi, G;PICA, FRANCESCA;
1992-01-01

Abstract

In this study we have investigated the effects of thymosin alpha-1 (T-alpha-1) and interleukin-2 (IL-2), singly or in combination with cyclophosphamide (CY), on tumor growth, survival and cytotoxicity in CS7BI/6NCrIBR mice with Lewis lung carcinoma (3LL). Combined administration of T-alpha-1, plus IL-2, after CY treatment, was much more effective than use of each biological response modifier (BRM) alone, and induced complete tumor regression in all of the mice studied. Combination immunotherapy alone without CY only slightly reduced the rate of tumor growth, and these results are in accordance with previous studied which showed that the 3LL carcinoma is resistant to cytokines. Combined chemo-immunotherapy also increased the cytotoxicity of spleen cells and markedly enhanced long-term survival in all treated animals. Depletion of immune cells, using either total-body sub-lethal irradiation (400 rads) or antibodies directed against T-cell (anti-CD4 and CD8) or NK-cell (anti-asialo GM1) populations, abolished the positive response to combination therapy. Histological analysis of the tumors obtained from mice treated with combination chemo-immunotherapy revealed a high number of infiltrating lymphoid cells surrounding a well-circumscribed area of necrosis consisting solely of dead cells. Our studies show that T-alpha-1 potentiates IL-2-induced cytotoxic activities in vitro as well in vivo, and that these compounds have a powerful anti-tumor action when associated with chemotherapy.
1992
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Rilevanza internazionale
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Settore MED/07 - MICROBIOLOGIA E MICROBIOLOGIA CLINICA
English
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cyclophosphamide; interleukin 2; thymosin alpha1; animal cell; antineoplastic activity; article; cancer immunotherapy; combination chemotherapy; controlled study; drug potentiation; histology; intraperitoneal drug administration; lewis carcinoma; male; mouse; nonhuman; priority journal; Animal; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; Carcinoma; Cell Division; Cyclophosphamide; Cytotoxicity, Immunologic; Interleukin-2; Male; Mice; Mice, Inbred C57BL; Neoplasms, Experimental; Spleen; Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Thymosin
Mastino, A., Favalli, C., Grelli, S., Rasi, G., Pica, F., Goldstein, A., et al. (1992). Combination therapy with thymosin alpha 1 potentiates the anti-tumor activity of interleukin-2 with cyclophosphamide in the treatment of the Lewis lung carcinoma in mice. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER, 50(3), 493-499.
Mastino, A; Favalli, C; Grelli, S; Rasi, G; Pica, F; Goldstein, A; Garaci, E
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