title: [Cytotoxicity of recombinant human tumor necrosis factor (rHTNF) alone and in combination with chemotherapeutic agents on human ovarian cancer cells].
abstract: The cytotoxic activities of recombinant human tumor necrosis factor (rHTNF) and five chemotherapeutic agents, CTX, 5-FU, VCR, DDP, KSM, against two human ovarian cancer cell lines, OVCAR3 and CAOV3, using the MTT assay were studied. The result showed that cytotoxicities of rHTNF at 5 x 10(4)-5 x 10(7) U/L against CAOV3 cell line for 24h exposure were from 14.2% +/- 6.8% to 67.2% +/- 3.0%, and that against CAOV3 cell line were from 8.2% +/- 4.3% to 60.9% +/- 1.3%. The cytotoxic effects of all five chemotherapeutic agents against the two cell lines were much lower than that of rHTNF. Various degrees of synergistic enhancement cytotoxicities of DDP or KSM in combination with rHTNF were assessed. Especially, distinct synergistic effects of a low dose, 50kU/L, or rHTNF with nearly all concentration (10(-4)-10(-1) mg/L) of KSM were obtained on the two cell lines.
authors.affiliation: General Hospital of PLA, Beijing.
authors.forename: E F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Zhao
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003602:Cytotoxicity, Immunologic; D003609:Dactinomycin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured / Q000187:drug effects; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D003609:Dactinomycin; D002945:Cisplatin