title: Cytotoxicity of paclitaxel or cisplatin on carcinoma cell lines is not inhibited by leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF).
abstract: We have established a reliable, reproducible and objective growth assay to measure whether leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) was able to protect tumour-derived cell lines from toxic effects of the chemotherapy agents, cisplatin and paclitaxel. Using this assay, we demonstrated that LIF did not alter the cytotoxic action of these drugs, on a panel of seven cancer cell lines. This was not because of the inactivity of the LIF or because the cell lines did not express components of the LIF receptor. These findings suggest that the potential clinical use of LIF, as a neuroprotective agent, in conjunction with chemotherapy will not interfere with the anti-tumour treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Haematology and Medical Oncology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Australia. elizabeth.oflaherty@mh.org.au
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: O'Flaherty
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Cook
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Boyd
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Grant
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kurek
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Begley
mesh_terms: D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000378:metabolism; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000494:pharmacology; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002455:Cell Division; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D050822:Cytokine Receptor gp130; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006131:Growth Inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D015850:Interleukin-6; D053605:Leukemia Inhibitory Factor; D053680:Leukemia Inhibitory Factor Receptor alpha Subunit; D008222:Lymphokines / Q000378:metabolism*; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000378:metabolism; D017239:Paclitaxel / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D018121:Receptors, Cytokine / Q000378:metabolism; D053606:Receptors, OSM-LIF; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013997:Time Factors; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D015703:Antigens, CD; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D006131:Growth Inhibitors; C494199:IL6ST protein, human; D015850:Interleukin-6; C507837:LIF protein, human; C507840:LIFR protein, human; D053605:Leukemia Inhibitory Factor; D053680:Leukemia Inhibitory Factor Receptor alpha Subunit; D008222:Lymphokines; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D018121:Receptors, Cytokine; D053606:Receptors, OSM-LIF; D050822:Cytokine Receptor gp130; D017239:Paclitaxel; D002945:Cisplatin