title: [Combined effect of human recombinant interferon alpha, beta and gamma on tumor cell growth and the cell cycle in vitro].
abstract: Antiproliferative effect and the effect on cell cycle distribution of human recombinant interferon (rHu-IFN)-alpha, -beta and -gamma in combination on a human colon cancer cell line were investigated in vitro. Combined treatment with rHuIFN-beta and rHuIFN-gamma had a marked antiproliferative effect. Combination of rHuIFN-beta (200U/ml) and rHuIFN-gamma (200JRU/ml) had a similar antitumor effect to rHuIFN-gamma (5,000JRU/ml). From the analysis of the cell cycle obtained by flow cytometry, rHuIFN-beta showed accumulation of the S phase, while rHuIFN-gamma revealed accumulation of the G1 phase. With the combination of rHuIFN-beta and rHuIFN-gamma, G2 + M phase decreased markedly and G1 phase increased. These results suggest that combined treatment with rHuIFN-beta and rHuIFN-gamma can be an effective therapy for human cancer.
mesh_terms: D002453:Cell Cycle; D002460:Cell Line; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D004273:DNA, Neoplasm / Q000032:analysis; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D006801:Humans; D007370:Interferon Type I / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D004273:DNA, Neoplasm; D007370:Interferon Type I; D007371:Interferon-gamma