title: Concordance between tumour cell activation by epidermal growth factor and alteration of cell sensitivity to cisplatin and lymphokine-activated killer cell activity.
abstract: In this study the impact of epidermal growth factor (EGF) on chemosensitivity and susceptibility to lymphokine-activated killer (LAK) cytolysis on six cell lines (one super expressing EGFr i.e. HN5, three high expressing i.e. Hep2, KB and MCF-7 and two low expressing i.e. Fen and HN15) was investigated using the tetrazolium salt reduction assay (MTT) as measured by optical density (OD). Hep2, KB, MCF-7 and Fen lines showed a dose-related inhibition to cisplatin (from 19% to 80%). Treatment of EGFr positive cell lines, Hep2, KB and MCF-7 but not EGFr negative Fen by EGF prior to exposure to cisplatin inhibited the cells by between 10-15% (p<0.05). Exposure of HN5 line to EGF (0.1 ng/ml) prior to LAK assay, led to a decrease in tumour killing (13%, p<0.05). However, at 0.01 ng/ml the pre-treatment enhanced tumour sensitivity. These data indicated that pre-exposure of tumour cells to EGF altered their response to cisplatin and LAK killing and this depended on the degree of EGFr expression. These data may prove helpful for pre-selection of patients for an appropriate therapy.
authors.affiliation: London Hospital Medical College, Whitechapel, London E1 1BB, UK.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Nouri
authors.forename: S T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Zubairi
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Russell
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Moss
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cannell
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Paris
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Symes
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Oliver
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006801:Humans; D016219:Immunotherapy, Adoptive; D015979:Killer Cells, Lymphokine-Activated / Q000276:immunology*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor; D002945:Cisplatin