title: [Toremifene sensitized the effect of adriamycin on human breast cancer cell lines].
abstract: A experimental study was reported here to clarify the chemosensitizing effect of Toremifene (Tor) on human breast cancer cell lines. MCF7, estrogen dependent adriamycin (ADM) resistant cell, and MDA-MB231, estrogen independent cell, were preincubated for 8 hours with Tor 0, 4 or 10 microM, then with ADM 0-10 micrograms/ml for one hour. After that, cells were cultured for 24 hours, and their cell cycle and growth were analyzed with flow-cytometry and MTT assay, respectively. Furthermore, the ADM concentrations of these cells were measured by high-performance liquid chromatographic assay (HPLC). Although flowcytometric analysis showed the enhancement of Gz block only in MCF7 at the ADM concentration with 5 micrograms/ml, the sensitizing effect was revealed by MTT assay, and the elevation of ADM concentration was found in HPLC assay in both cells. The chemosensitizing effect of Toremifene was observed in estrogen dependent and independent cell lines.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Surgery II, Yamanashi University Medical School.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakagomi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Furuya
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hagiwara
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nishio
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Muto
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takano
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tada
mesh_terms: D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004354:Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor; D004357:Drug Synergism; D004965:Estrogen Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009376:Neoplasms, Hormone-Dependent / Q000473:pathology*; D017312:Toremifene / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic; D004965:Estrogen Antagonists; D017312:Toremifene; D004317:Doxorubicin