title: Enhancement of 5-fluorouracil cytotoxicity by cisplatin in brain tumour cell lines.
abstract: Cisplatin reportedly plays an important role as a chemical modulator in enhancing the chemotherapeutic effects of 5-fluorouracil on tumour cells. The aim of the present study was to test the synergistic cytotoxicity of cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil in 5-fluorouracil-resistant (C6) and -sensitive (9L) rat brain tumour cell lines. Survival fractions, determined using colony-formation assays, were compared following 5-fluorouracil treatment, with and without cisplatin. The presence of cisplatin (1-10 microM) enhanced cytotoxicity by more than three times compared with 5-fluorouracil alone in 5-fluorouracil-resistant C6 cells, whereas no enhancement effects were noted in 9L cells. These results suggest that a cisplatin-fluorouracil-based regimen may be promising in the treatment of 5-fluorouracil-resistant brain tumours.
authors.affiliation: Neurosurgical Service, Akita University Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mineura
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kowada
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001921:Brain / Q000166:cytology; D016923:Cell Death / Q000187:drug effects; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003603:Cytotoxins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004357:Drug Synergism; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D003603:Cytotoxins; D002945:Cisplatin; D005472:Fluorouracil