title: IL-1 synergizes with ARA-C in aborting the development of chloroleukemia while protecting from ARA-C-induced alopecia in the rat model.
abstract: Recently, interleukin 1 (IL-1) was shown to protect rats from ARA-C-induced alopecia. The present study was designed to investigate the effect of combination rHu-IL-1 and ARA-C on transplantable chloroleukemia (C51) and at the same time evaluate the protective effect of IL-1 on the ARA-C-induced alopecia in the rat model. In vitro, IL-1 had no direct effect on growth, viability or differentiation of C51 cells, neither did IL-1 protect the C51 cells from ARA-C cytotoxicity. In vivo, the combination treatment of ARA-C + IL-1 aborted the development of transplanted chloroleukemia in 100% of rats, vs 60%, 10% and 0% survival for rats treated with IL-1, ARA-C and buffer respectively. All rates treated with ARA-C alone developed complete body alopecia. In contrast, none of the rats treated with combination IL-1 and ARA-C combination developed alopecia. Thus, IL-1 demonstrated a double beneficial effect, synergism with ARA-C against the leukemic cells on the one hand, and protection from ARA-C-induced alopecia, on the other.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Miami School of Medicine, FL 33101.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Jimenez
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000505:Alopecia / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000818:Animals; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects; D003561:Cytarabine / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000633:toxicity; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004357:Drug Synergism; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D007951:Leukemia, Myeloid / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D009368:Neoplasm Transplantation; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D007375:Interleukin-1; D003561:Cytarabine