title: In vivo potentiation of cis-diamminedichloroplatinum (II) antitumor activity by pretreatment with sparsomycin.
abstract: The influence of protein synthesis inhibition by sparsomycin (Sm) on in vivo cisplatin activity has been studied on BALBc X DBA2: F1 mice bearing L1210 leukemia i.p. Sm alone at the dose range from 0.5 to 3.0 mg/kg did not significantly improve animal survival. Sm potentiated cisplatin activity only when given 3 or 6 h prior to cisplatin (P less than 0.001). Sm 0.5-1.5 mg/kg 3 h prior to cisplatin resulted in a significant prolongation of animal survival (P less than 0.001) and 66% cures in each group versus 0% due to cisplatin alone. Sm pretreatment decreased weight loss due to cisplatin suggesting that it probably is able to decrease cisplatin toxicity.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004357:Drug Synergism; D005260:Female; D007939:Leukemia L1210 / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D013033:Sparsomycin / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic; D013033:Sparsomycin; D002945:Cisplatin