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Daily administration of tubuloclustin (1 mg/kg, 5 d, i.p.) to BDF1 mice with i.p. transplanted P388 leukemia extended statistically significantly by 45% their life spans compared with those of untreated controls (17 vs. 11.7 ± 3 d). The possibility in principle of preparing 2-methoxyestradiol analogs with a linker bonded through a steroid C6 ester was demonstrated. However, the resulting conjugates IIa and IIb were unstable with respect to a strong tendency for elimination from the C-C bond. This may have been the reason for their low cytotoxicity in the MTT assay on A549 cell culture (IC > 10 μM). It was concluded that conjugates of higher stability must be synthesized as potential antitumor agents. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A murine P388 leukemia line fully resistant to thiarabine was obtained after five courses of intraperitoneal treatment (daily for nine consecutive days). The subline was sensitive as was the parental P388/0 line to 5-fluorouracil, gemcitabine, cyclophosphamide, cisplatin, melphalan, BCNU, mitomycin C, doxorubicin, mitoxantrone, etoposide, irinotecan, vincristine, and paclitaxel, but was cross resistant (at least marginally) to three antimetabolites: palmO-ara-C, fludarabine phosphate, and methotrexate. The deoxycytidine kinase activity in the subline was comparable to that for P388/0, whereas the dCMP deaminase activity was 43% of that for P388/0. No deoxycytidine deaminase activity was detected in either of the leukemias. There appeared to be little, if any, difference in the metabolism of deoxycytidine, cytidine, or thiarabine in the two leukemias. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

A murine P388 leukemia line fully resistant to clofarabine was obtained after only two courses of intraperitoneal treatment (three times a day for nine consecutive days). The resistance was stable for at least 13 weeks without treatment. The subline was as sensitive to 5-fluorouracil, methotrexate, cyclophosphamide, cisplatin, melphalan, BCNU, doxorubicin, etoposide, irinotecan, vincristine, and docetaxel as was the parental P388/0 line but was cross-resistant to five antimetabolites [palmO-ara-C, 4′-thio-ara-C, fludarabine phosphate, cladribine, and gemcitabine—all of which require deoxycytidine kinase for activation] and paclitaxel. The subline had less than 1% of the deoxycytidine kinase activity in comparison to P388/0. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The cytotoxicity of oxaziridines photogenerated after irradiation of chlordiazepoxide (CDZ) and its metabolites was investigated in vitro by a MTT assay on P388 leukemia and B16 melanoma cell lines and compared with that of the anticancer drug, melphalan. For the longer time-exposure experiment, oxaziridines had the same cytotoxicity as melphalan and this toxicity was higher when oxaziridines were photogenerated in the presence of cells. In conclusion, oxaziridines generated after CDZ, demoxepam, and desmethylchlordiazepoxide ultraviolet irradiation exhibited cytotoxicity activity against cancer cell lines. A possibility of CDZ use within the context of photodynamic therapy as a treatment for small, superficial tumors should not be excluded, because oxaziridines can be generated locally by skin-tumor local irradiation after CDZ topical administration. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Combination chemotherapy is widely and routinely used for most cancer patients. The main objective of this study is an effort to develop new anticancer drugs and procedures with enhanced antitumor activity and reduced toxicity. This study was designed to determine the antileukemic and cytogenetic activity of five mixtures of three specific steroidal esters of aromatic nitrogen mustards in different proportions. This is the next step of two previous studies where the combination of two such esteric analogues was investigated with promising results. All of the five mixtures used proved active against leukemia P388 and in the induction of sister chromatid exchanges, indicating that the combination of the same class of compounds can be successful, especially when a highly potent agent is combined with another less active but probably mechanistically supplementary one. These results can be used in future experiments in order to further scout the specific role of the steroidal part of these molecules in the antileukemic potency of them. Copyright © 2007 S. Karger AG, Basel [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Conventional and sterically stabilized liposomes derived from phosphatidylcholine or the antitumor agents, hexadecylphosphocholine and octadecyl-(1,1-dimethyl-4-piperidino-4-yl)-phosphate, as bilayer forming constituents, containing bleomycin, were developed and tested. Liposomal encapsulation of bleomycin enhanced strongly the antitumor activity against P388 leukemia and the Lewis lung carcinoma. This effect was clearly dependent on the size and lipid composition of the bleomycin-containing liposomes. The therapeutic effects were nearly equal for liposomal and free bleomycin in the B16 melanoma. The partial replacement of phosphatidylcholine by alkylphospholipids and the inclusion of polyethylene glycol modified lipids for sterical stabilization did not further improve the therapeutic efficacy but increased, in some cases, the toxicity of liposomes. Bleomycin-induced lung injury was not observed if liposomal bleomycin was administered. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We investigated the significance of milky spots for malignant cells in peritoneal dissemination using three mouse carcinomatous peritonitis models. P388 leukemia and Colon 26 cancer cells were labeled with bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) and mice were inoculated intraperitoneally. After 24 h the greater omentum and the mesenterium were removed and stained immunohistochemically with anti-BrdU antibody. The labeled cells were found to have preferentially infiltrated into the milky spots in these specimens. Next, using B16 PC melanoma cells, which can be easily distinguished from the other cells by the intrinsic black melanin, the distribution of the melanoma cells was observed macro- and microscopically following intraperitoneal inoculation. The melanoma cells were similarly found to have selectively infiltrated into the milky spots in the omentum and mesenterium after 1 day. Moreover, the melanoma cells were growing and forming distinct metastic lesions within the milky spots 1 week later. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Lipid derivative of sarcolysin obtained by condensation of sarcolysin with dioleoylglycerol is well retained in the liposome membrane due to high hydrophobic activity exhibits a higher cytotoxic activity than sarcolysin in vitro (CaOv cells) and a much higher antitumor activity in vivo (P388 leukemia). Further increase in the efficacy of the lipid derivative in vivo is attained by incorporating a carbohydrate vector in the liposomal membrane. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

4,4′-(3,7,12,16-Tetramethyl-1,3,5,7,9,11,13, 15,17-octadecanonaen-1,18-diyl) bis (1-ethylpyridinium) dibromide (Y-18598), a novel carotenoid analog with 1-ethylpyridine rings as terminal groups, was found to be effective against P388 leukemia which was refractory to amphotericin B and retinoic acid used as representatives of polyene-containing drugs. The life span of leukemic mice was increased by 56% over the control following administration of 2.5 mg/kg on days 1-5. Among these polyene-containing compounds, Y-18598 was the most highly cytotoxic to P388 leukemia cells in vitro. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]