title: Silybin and its bioavailable phospholipid complex (IdB 1016) potentiate in vitro and in vivo the activity of cisplatin.
abstract: In this study we investigated whether the flavonoid silybin and its bioavailable derivative IdB 1016 (silipide) could enhance the antitumour activity of cisplatin (CDDP), the most commonly used drug in the treatment of gynaecological malignancies. Silybin alone up to 10 (M was unable to produce a relevant in vitro growth inhibition of A2780 cells, whereas CDDP was effective, giving an IC50 value of 0.5+/-0.14 microM. When silybin was combined with CDDP, a dose-dependent and statistically significant (p<0.05) increase of the CDDP activity was noticed, yielding IC50 values of 0.35+/-0.07 and 0.263+/-0.004 microM at silybin concentrations of 1 and 10 microM, respectively. The same trend was observed for in vivo experiments. IdB 1016 alone (1350 mg/kg) did not significantly affect tumour growth, whereas CDDP at the Maximum Tolerated Dose (12 mg/kg) produced a tumour weight inhibition (TWI%) of 80% and a log10 cell kill (LCK) of 0.7. Administration of both drugs resulted in a potentiation of the antitumour activity and TWI% and LCK increased to 90% and 1, respectively. Interestingly, mice receiving the combination recovered earlier in terms of body weight loss as compared to CDDP-treated mice. CDDP at 6 mg/kg yielded TWI of 44% and LCK of 0. The concomitant administration of IdB 1016 (1800 mg/kg) enhanced CDDP anti-tumour activity, with 68% TWI and 0.6 LCK. Finally, an antiangiogenic effect of IdB 1016 in an in vivo experimental model was demonstrated. Median haemoglobin value for the Matrigel from the vehicle-treated controls was 2.43 versus a value of 0.321 for the IdB 1016-treated animals.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Sabrina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Giacomelli
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gallo
authors.forename: Patrizia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Apollonio
authors.forename: Cristiano
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ferlini
authors.forename: Mariagrazia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Distefano
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Morazzoni
authors.forename: Antonella
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Riva
authors.forename: Ezio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bombardelli
authors.forename: Salvatore
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mancuso
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Scambia
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004354:Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor; D004357:Drug Synergism; D005260:Female; D051379:Mice; D008819:Mice, Nude; D009374:Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000098:blood supply / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic / Q000188:drug therapy; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012838:Silymarin / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines; D012838:Silymarin; C067772:IdB 1016; D002945:Cisplatin