title: Cytostatic effect of interferon alpha on human bladder cancer cells in vitro. A flow cytometric study.
abstract: The cytostatic activity of interferon a-2b on human transitional cell cancer T24 cells was examined using bioluminescence assay. Interferon a in a concentration of 1 x 10(6) IU/ml had a remarkable cytostatic effect already in two-day cultures, and this effect increased still further when the cells were incubated for three and five days. In the flow cytometric study, the percentage of cells in the S-phase fraction (SPF) remained at the same level after three days of incubation with interferon a (43.6 +/- 2.7), but decreased significantly in the control cell population (25.6 +/- 1.5). If interferon a was washed away after two hours and incubation was continued for three days, the percentage of cells in the SPF was also significantly higher (43.6 +/- 3.3) than that in the control group of cells (P < 0.01).
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University Central Hospital, Turku, Finland.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rajala
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nurmi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Alanen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lähde
mesh_terms: D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000628:therapy*; D004354:Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D000077190:Interferon alpha-2; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008163:Luminescent Measurements; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D000077190:Interferon alpha-2; D016898:Interferon-alpha; D011994:Recombinant Proteins