title: Inhibition of proliferation of lines derived from human cervical carcinomas by cytotoxic drugs and by recombinant interferons.
abstract: The authors studied the effects of recombinant interferons (IFN), doxorubicin, and cisplatin against three cell lines derived from human epidermoid cervical carcinomas. These lines were SW 756, containing the genome of human papillomavirus (HPV) type 18, and CaSki and SiHa, containing HPV type 16. IFN-gamma suppressed the growth of all three lines, with a plateau in inhibitory effect beyond a concentration of 1000 units/ml. IFN-alpha was effective in this regard only against SW 756. In this line, the two IFNs together inhibited cell replication to a greater extent than the maximal effect of either IFN alone. Doxorubicin exerted a dose-dependent cytotoxic effect against all the lines, while cisplatin exhibited cytotoxicity only against SW 756. Doxorubicin and IFN-gamma, when used together, acted synergistically against CaSki and SiHa, and in an additive manner against SW 756.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, St. Louis University School of Medicine, Missouri 63104.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Jacobs
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dawoud
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Kovacs
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Ratliff
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology*; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004347:Drug Interactions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007370:Interferon Type I / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured / Q000187:drug effects; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D007370:Interferon Type I; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D004317:Doxorubicin; D007371:Interferon-gamma; D002945:Cisplatin