title: Immunomodulatory activity of 3beta,6beta-dihydroxyolean-12-en-27-oic acid in tumor-bearing mice.
abstract: 3beta,6beta-dihydroxyolean-12-en-27-oic acid (1) is a pentacyclic triterpenoid isolated from the rhizomes of Astilbe chinensis. To evaluate the in vivo antitumor potential and to elucidate its immunological mechanisms, effect of 1 on the growth of mouse-transplantable tumors, and the immune response in naive and tumor-bearing mice were investigated. The mice inoculated with mouse tumor cell lines were orally treated with 1 at the doses of 40, 60, and 80 mg/kg for 10 days. The effects of 1 on the growth of mouse-transplantable S180 sarcoma and H22 hepatoma, splenocyte proliferation, cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) activity, natural killer (NK) cell activity, and production of interleukin-2 (IL-2) from splenocytes in S180-bearing mice were measured. Furthermore, the effect of 1 on 2,4-dinitrofluorobenzene (DNFB)-induced delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH) reactions and the sheep red blood cell (SRBC)-induced antibody response in naive mice were also studied. Compound 1 could not only significantly inhibit the growth of mouse transplantable S180 sarcoma and H22 hepatoma, increase splenocytes proliferation, CTL and NK cell activity, and the level of IL-2 secreted by splenocytes in tumor-bearing mice, but also remarkably promote the DTH reaction and enhance anti-SRBC antibody titers in naive mice. These results suggested that 1 could improve both cellular and humoral immune response, and could act as antitumor agent with immunomodulatory activity.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory af Animal Epidemic Etiology & Immunological Prevention of the Ministry of Agriculture, College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, PR China.
authors.forename: Wen
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.forename: Hong-Xiang
authors.initials: HX
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Feng-Yang
authors.initials: FY
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Min-Li
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Yao
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006968:Hypersensitivity, Delayed / Q000188:drug therapy; D007155:Immunologic Factors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D009828:Oleanolic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012510:Sarcoma 180 / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: C494851:3beta,6beta-dihydroxyolean-12-en-27-oic acid; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D007155:Immunologic Factors; D007376:Interleukin-2; D009828:Oleanolic Acid