title: [Effect of various anti-cancer drugs on human renal cell carcinoma serially transplanted into nude mice].
abstract: Using two xenografts of human renal cell carcinomas serially transplanted in nude mice (AM-RC-1 and AM-RC-6), both of which maintained the basic histologic features of the original tumor and showed a constant growth rate, the effects of various anticancer agents against 2 target tumors were evaluated. MitomycinC (MMC), adriamycin (ADM), cisplatinum diaminodichloride (CDDP), 5-fluorouracil (5FU), 5-fluro-2'-deoxy-beta-uridine (FUDR) and human lymphoblastoid interferon (HLBI) against AM-RC-1, and MMC, ADM, CDDP, vinblastin (VBL) and etoposide (VP-16) against AM-RC-6. Drugs other than HLBI were administered 3 times in total every three to five days by intraperitoneal injection according to Battelle Columbus Laboratories Protocol and HLBI was injected daily for 10 days intraperitoneally. Anti-cancer effects were evaluated based on tumor growth curve and changes of histologic findings. In terms of tumor growth only MMC (in a dose of 3 mg/kg) revealed a statistically significant inhibitory effect against both AM-RC-1 and AM-RC-6 (respectively P less than 0.001 and P less than 0.05). Concerning AM-RC-1, a significant difference (P less than 0.01) was recognized in the ADM group (5 mg/kg) at the time of the second administration, but evaluation could not ultimately be done owing to appearance of acute toxity after the last dose. The most remarkable histologic changes by light microscopy were recognized in the MMC group (in a dose of 3 mg/kg) against AM-RC-1. They were degenerative findings such as intracellular and nuclear vacuolation, karyorrhexis, karyolysis, karyopyknosis and marginal hyperchromatosis, which corresponded to grade IIa of the classification of the National Cancer Center. The other drugs administered to AM-RC-1 exhibited only grade O to grade I changes. On the other hand, in AM-RC-6, histologic changes were mild (less than grade II) for all the drugs. Electron microscopic features were as follows. AM-RC-1: Marked increase of vacuole of organella was observed and lumens were filled with a large quantity of debris in MMC group (3 mg/kg). In the ADM group (5 mg/kg) there was debris in lumens, although almost no changes of organella were seen. CDDP groups (both 5.6 mg/kg and 2.8 mg/kg) showed autophagic vacuole in the cytoplasm and increased collagen fibers in the stroma but little changes of organella. AM-RC-6: Mild intracellular vacuolation was recognized in the MMC group (3 mg/kg). Watery degeneration and microfibrils were found in the cytoplasm in both ADM (5 mg/kg) and CDDP (5.6 mg/kg, 2.8 mg/kg) groups.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D004353:Drug Evaluation, Preclinical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008819:Mice, Nude; D009368:Neoplasm Transplantation; D014183:Transplantation, Heterologous
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents