title: Antitumor effect of combined treatment of mice with cytostatic agents and bacteriophage T4.
abstract: The past few years have shown significant resurgent interest in the old concept of bacteriophage therapy. Some research groups continue to develop whole bacteriophage preparations as alternatives to antibiotic antibacterial treatment. However, improvements in the methods of purification of phage preparations open new opportunities in the successful treatment of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections. An open question remains on whether bacteriophage preparations (BP) can be safely applied in antibacterial treatment of patients suffering from infections as a consequence of immunosuppression caused by anticancer chemotherapy. The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential modulating effect of bacteriophage T4 preparations administered to mice bearing s.c. or i.v. inoculated B16 melanoma and treated with conventional anticancer drugs, i.e. cyclophosphamide (CY), cisplatin (CPt) or 5-fluorouracil (5-FU). Treatment of mice with (BPT) T4 preparation slightly potentiated the antimetastatic effect of CY. Importantly, no combination of phage-cytostatic treatment resulted in a decrease in the antimetastatic or antitumour effects of an applied drug. This suggests the possibility of safe combination of bacteriophage preparations with popular antitumour drugs.
authors.affiliation: Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, 53-114 Wroclaw, Poland. szczaurska@iitd.pan.wroc.pl
authors.forename: Katarzyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Szczaurska-Nowak
authors.forename: Krystyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dabrowska
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Celka
authors.forename: Aneta
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kurzepa
authors.forename: Dmitry
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nevozhay
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wietrzyk
authors.forename: Kinga
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Switala-Jelen
authors.forename: Danuta
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Syper
authors.forename: Gryzelda
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pozniak
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Opolski
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Górski
authors.forename: Czeslaw
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Radzikowski
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000964:Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018906:Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017122:Bacteriophage T4 / Q000502:physiology*; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology; D008546:Melanoma, Experimental / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000556:secondary / Q000628:therapy*; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL
chemical_list: D000964:Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D018906:Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D002945:Cisplatin; D005472:Fluorouracil