title: Down-regulation of nitric oxide production by droloxifene and toremifene in human breast cancer cells.
abstract: We investigated the effect of tamoxifen, 4-OH tamoxifen, toremifene droloxifene, interferon-alpha2a, interferon-alpha2b and interferon-alpha2c, singly and in combination, for their effect on nitric oxide production by MCF-7 and ZR-75-1 human breast cancer cells. Tamoxifen and 4-OH tamoxifen singly had no effect on nitric oxide production by either cell line. However, treatment with droloxifene or toremifene significantly reduced nitric oxide production by both MCF-7 and ZR-75-1 human breast cancer cell lines. Combination treatment with anti-estrogens and interferon-alpha2a interferon-alpha2b or interferon-alpha2c had no synergistic or additive effect compared to each drug singly.
authors.affiliation: Division of Biomedical Sciences, School of Applied Sciences, University of Wolverhampton, Wulfruna Street, Wolverhampton WV1 1SB, UK. jmartin@wlv.ac.uk
authors.forename: J H J
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Symonds
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chohan
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D015536:Down-Regulation; D004347:Drug Interactions; D004357:Drug Synergism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D000077190:Interferon alpha-2; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000008:administration & dosage; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D013629:Tamoxifen / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D017312:Toremifene / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000077190:Interferon alpha-2; D016898:Interferon-alpha; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D013629:Tamoxifen; C038345:droloxifene; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D017312:Toremifene; C554129:interferon alfa-2c