title: Enhanced cytotoxicity and suppression of glucose transport rate by combined treatment of recombinant human tumour necrosis factor-alpha and hyperthermia on L929 cells.
abstract: Combined treatment with human recombinant TNF-alpha (rhTNF-alpha) and hyperthermia at 43 degrees C arrested the growth of mouse fibrosarcoma L929 cells in vitro. The cytotoxic effect was enhanced in combined treatment compared with that following administration of rhTNF-alpha or hyperthermia alone. When the cells were subjected to hyperthermia at 43 degrees C for 3 hours and then incubated with 0.4 ng/ml rhTNF-alpha at 37 degrees C for 24 hours, a statistically significant 65% decrease in the rate of cellular glucose uptake was observed. This suppressive effect was synergistic in terms of effect achieved by rhTNF-alpha or hyperthermia individually. Since the growth of tumour cells depends mainly on catabolism of glucose, our findings indicate that one manner by which combined rhTNF-alpha and hyperthermia treatment inhibits L929 cell growth may be by reducing the supply of glucose to the cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, NT.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Liong
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Kong
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Au
authors.forename: J Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: G Y
authors.initials: GY
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Y L
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: T T
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Kwok
authors.forename: Y M
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Choy
authors.forename: C Y
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: K P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Fung
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D001692:Biological Transport / Q000187:drug effects; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003847:Deoxyglucose / Q000378:metabolism; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D006979:Hyperthermia, Induced; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D003847:Deoxyglucose; D005947:Glucose