Production and enhanced anti-tumor activity of tumor necrosis factor in mice treated with cyclophosphamide

Japanese Journal of Cancer Research : Gann
Y NosoL Chedid

Abstract

We demonstrated recently that the production of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) is induced in normal mice and in the immunosuppressed nude mouse model by the administration of muramyl dipeptide (MDP) derivatives followed by endotoxin (lipopolysaccharide). In the present study, the ability of this treatment to induce the production of TNF in mice receiving cyclophosphamide (CY) was examined. Two days following treatment with high-dose CY (250 mg/kg), mice exhibited leukocytopenia and drastically reduced splenic weight. However, these animals remained capable of producing TNF, albeit at lower levels, when treated with MDP derivatives and lipopolysaccharide (LPS), particularly when the lipophilic analogue MDP-dipalmitoyl glycerol (GDP) was utilized. TNF was also induced by the administration of MDP-GDP and LPS to Meth A sarcoma-bearing mice treated with this dose of CY. Furthermore, in all animals receiving this combination therapy, sarcoma necrosis and complete regression were obtained without any sign of tumor regrowth. A dose of 100 mg/kg CY was not effective for inhibiting tumor regrowth under the same experimental conditions. These results demonstrated that the anti-tumor activity of endogenously induced TNF is potentiated by com...Continue Reading

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