title: Antiproliferative effects exerted by recombinant human tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) on human pancreatic tumor cell lines.
abstract: Modulation of the growth of human pancreatic cancer cell lines in vitro by recombinant human tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and recombinant human interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) was investigated. TNF-alpha exerted antiproliferative effects on three of nine pancreatic cancer cell lines and WiDR colorectal cancer cells. When administered together with IFN-gamma TNF-alpha showed enhanced antiproliferative effects on a subset of the pancreatic cancer cell lines tested, including those found to be insensitive to treatment with TNF-alpha alone. Thus the antiproliferative effect achieved by a combined treatment with TNF-alpha and IFN-gamma exceeded that observed with either drug alone in seven of nine pancreatic cancer cell lines.
mesh_terms: D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004357:Drug Synergism; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured / Q000187:drug effects*; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D007371:Interferon-gamma