IN-VIVO EFFECT OF THE COMBINATION OF TNF AND ADRIAMYCIN AGAINST A HUMAN BREAST CELL-LINE EXPRESSING THE MDR-PHENOTYPE
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- Published online on: November 1, 1995 https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.7.5.1067
- Pages: 1067-1072
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Abstract
The combined effect of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF) and adriamycin (ADR) on tumor cell killing was investigated in vivo. The human breast adenocarcinoma ADR-resistant MDA/ADR cells found to be resistant to in vitro TNF lysis and with an apparent index of resistance to ADR of 23 have been used. Treatment of MDA/ADR subcutaneous tumor bearing mice with PBS, TNF, ADR or the combination of TNF/ADR indicate that the combination of TNF and ADR treatment leads to a significant decrease in tumor growth while treatment with TNF was inactive and treatment with ADR was moderately active. Tumor cells were collected from mice treated with TNF/ADR combination and analysed by PCR for MnSOD and TNF ne expression. No induction of the expression of these genes, known to be involved in the regulation of TNF-induced cell killing, was noted following TNF/ADR combination treatment, suggesting that their products were not involved in the observed resistance.