title: [Effects of UFT on experimental liver metastases and on the immunologic capacity of the hosts].
abstract: An experimental model is introduced for the study on liver metastasis using intrasplenically injected EL-4 and Lewis lung tumor (LLT) cells. The inhibitory effects of UFT, FT and 5-FU on the frequencies of metastatic foci in the liver were compared. All drugs showed inhibitory effect on the frequencies of liver metastasis. However, a high dose of UFT suppressed strongly the frequencies of liver metastasis. In order to compare the immunosuppressive activity of UFT with that of FT and 5-FU at the dose to give 50% inhibition of liver metastasis (MED50), we determined the MED50 values of UFT, FT or 5-FU against liver metastasis of EL-4 and LLT cells. FT and 5-FU were suppressed strongly the humoral response against SRBC, the delayed hypersensitivity against picryl chloride and the phagocytic activity. UFT had no inhibitory effect on immune responses.
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000818:Animals; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D007108:Immune Tolerance; D007111:Immunity, Cellular; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000556:secondary*; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D009374:Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology; D005641:Tegafur / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014498:Uracil / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D005641:Tegafur; D014498:Uracil