• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제17권11호
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• pp.4991-4998
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• 2016

Objective: This research was conducted to explore mechanisms behind the potency of quercetin in inhibiting colon cancer induced in an experimental model. Materials and Methods: Forty adult male rats of Wistar strain were distributed into 4 groups; a negative control group, a colon cancer bearing group, a quercetin-treated group and a 5-fluorouracil (5-FU)-treated group. Serum TAG72 and GAL3 levels were quantified by ELISA. Colonic Wnt5a and Axin-1 gene expression was estimated by PCR. In addition, colonic tissues were subjected to immunohistochemical examination of Bax expression and histological investigation of histopathological alterations. Results: Quercetin elicited significant reduction in serum TAG72 and GAL3 levels, in addition to significant suppression of colonic Wnt5a gene expression and amplification of colonic Axin-1 gene expression. Also, it caused moderate positive reaction for Bax in mucosal epithelium. Conclusion: The present research provides experimental evidence about the activity of quercetin in the colon cancer of rats. Inhibitory effects on cancer development might be ascribable to regulatory action on Wnt signaling and induction of apoptosis.

• 생약학회지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.144-152
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• 1994

The combined effects of Ulmi Cortex and some anti-cancer drugs on the proliferation of HeLa cells, Hep G2 cells and S 180 cells were estimated by MTT calorimetric assay. The n-BuOH fraction(UBF) of Ulmi Cortex inhibited the proliferation of HeLa cell at $10^{-3}\;g/ml$, Hep G2 cell at $10^{-5}\;g/ml$ and S 180 cell at $10^{-3}\;g/ml$. The inhibitory effects of mitomycin C(MMC), cisplatin(CPT) and 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), respectively, on Hep G2 cell was increased by the UBF. The UBF did not influence the proliferation of Balb/c 3T3 cells at concentrations of $10^{-6}$ to $10^{-4}\;g/ml$, but increased the proliferation of T cells at concentrations of $10^{-5}$ to $10^{-4}\;g/ml$. The UBF did not influence the number of leukocyte, and on the thymus weight of mice. The UBF increased the number of total-peritoreal cells of mice. In conclusion, the results suggest that the UBF have anti-cancer activity without the side effect, such as leukopenia and immunosuppresion, and increase the inhibitory activity of the anti-cancer drugs on Hep G2 cells.

• 대한치과의사협회지
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.285-295
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• 1976

항암 화학요법제의 하나인 5-Fluorouracil 이 과상돌기의 성장에 미치는 영향을 연구하기 위하여 20두의 백서를 반씩 나누어 실험군에는 동약물을 체중 kg당 25mg씩 2일간 복강내주사하고 대조군에는 생리식 염수를 주사한 후 각각 제1,3,7,14 및 21일에 두 마리씩 도살하여 과상골디연골부의 조직학적 변화를 관찰하였다. 또한 도살 2시간 전에 5μCi/kg mM 의 ³H-thymidine을 주사하여 표본의 일부는 자기방사법적으로 처리 관찰 하였다. 관찰 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 과상돌기 연골부의 후경에 상당한 감소가 일어났으며 제7일에서 가장 현저하였다. 2. 이러한 영향은 연골제거대와 세포증식대에서 가장크고 그 다음이 비대층이었다. 3. 제 7일의 변화 증식대엣는 기질 호 염색성의 증가, 핵 형태의 난원형화가 오고 소와내의 세포수는 1~2개였다. 비태층의 소와는 현저하게 작아지고 기질의 호염기성이 뚜렷하며 세포의 배열은 츹어지고 약간의 핵은 그 배 열이 불규칙하며 숫자고 대조군보다 적었다. 4. 위와같은 변화는 제 14일에서 감소하고 점차 회복적인 조직소견을 보여 제21일에는 성장이 거의 대조군에 근접한 조직상을 보였다. 5. 자기방사법적으로 세포증식대 및 연골제거대에서 세포분열에 대한 억제효과를 관찰한 바 제 7일 에서 가장 시하였고 특히 연골제거대에서 심하였다. 대체적으로 자기방사법적 관찰소견은 조직학적 소견과 일치하였다. 결론적으로 하악골 과상돌기의 성장은 5-Fluorouracil의 영향하에서 세포의 증식 및 분화상태로 보아 일정기간동안 저해되며 제 7일의 극기를 지나 점차 회복되어감을 나타내었다.

• 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생물공학회 2000년도 추계학술발표대회 및 bio-venture fair
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• pp.759-760
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• 2000

5-fluorouracil loaded chitosan-cellulose microspheres was prepared by W/O/W multiple emulsions solvent evaporation technique which is appropriate to oral drug delivery. The influences of process parameters on the physical characteristics of microspheres and on in vitro drug release were investigated.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.1121-1126
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• 2013

Background: Palliative chemotherapy with cisplatin/5-fluorouracil (5FU) is the commonest regimen employed for metastatic and recurrent head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (SCCHN) and nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). However, this regimen is cumbersome requiring 5 days of admission to hospital. Carboplatin/5FU may be an alternative regimen without compromising survival and response rates. This study aimed to compare the efficacy and toxicity of carboplatin/5FU regimen with the cisplatin/5FU regimen. Materials and Methods: This retrospective study looked at patients who had palliative chemotherapy with either cisplatin/5FU or carboplatin/5FU for metastatic and recurrent SCCHN and NPC. It included patients who were treated at UKMMC from $1^{st}$ January 2004 to $31^{st}$ December 2009 with either palliative IV cispaltin 75 $mg/m^2$ D1 only plus IV 5FU 750 $mg/m^2$ D1-5 infusion or IV Carboplatin AUC 5 D1 only plus IV 5FU 500 $mg/m^2$ D1-2 infusion plus IV 5FU 500 $mg/m^2$ D1-2 bolus. The specific objectives were to determine the efficacy of palliative chemotherapy in terms of overall response rate (ORR), median progression free survival (PFS) and median overall survival (OS) and to evaluate the toxicities of both regimens. Results: A total of 41 patients were eligible for this study. There were 17 in the cisplatin/5FU arm and 24 in the carboplatin/5FU arm. The ORR was 17.7 % for cisplatin/5FU arm and 37.5 % for carboplatin/5FU arm (p-value=0.304). The median PFS was 7 months for cisplatin/5FU and 9 months for carboplatin/5FU (p-value=1.015). The median OS was 10 months for cisplatin/5FU arm and 12 months for carboplatin/5FU arm (p-value=0.110). There were 6 treatment-related deaths (6/41=14.6%), four in the carboplatin/5FU arm (4/24=16.7%) and 2 in the cisplatin/5FU arm (2/17=11.8%). Grade 3 and 4 hematologic toxicity was also more common with carboplatin/5FU group, this difference being predominantly due to grade 3-4 granulocytopenia (41.6% vs. 0), grade 3-4 anemia (37.5% vs. 0) and grade 3-4 thrombocytopenia (16.6% vs. 0). Conclusions: Carboplatin/5FU is not inferior to cisplatin/5FU with regard to its efficacy. However, there was a high rate of treatment-related deaths with both regimens. A better alternative needs to be considered.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제22권8호
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• pp.1018-1023
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• 2012

Snail은 E-cadherin 발현을 직접 억제하는 zinc finger transcription factor로서, 암세포의 invasion과 metastasis를 촉진시키는 epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT)를 유발한다. 또한 Snail은 세포사멸 자극과 세포 생존물질의 제거로 인한 세포사멸에 대해 저항성을 나타낸다. 그러나 이에 대한 분자기작은 잘 알려져 있지 않다. 본 연구에서는 가장 널리 사용되는 항암제 중의 하나인 5-fluorouracil (5-FU)에 의한 세포사멸에 대한 Snail의 저항성 기작에 대하여 조사하였다. MCF-7 #5 세포주에 doxycycline (DOX)을 처리하여 Snail을 과발현시킨 세포에서 5-FU에 의한 세포사멸이 억제되고 세포괴사가 일어남을 확인하였다. DOX 처리 및 Snail expression vectors인 pCR3.1-Snail-Flg와 phosphorylation-resistant mutant Snail vector인 pCR3.1-S104, 107A Snail-Flg을 이용하여 Snail을 과발현 시킨 경우 ERK1/2의 활성에는 영향을 주지 않는 반면 PTEN 발현억제 및 불활성화, 그리고 Akt/PKB 활성화가 유도됨을 관찰하였다. 또한, Snail은 5-FU에 의한 p53의 발현을 억제한다는 사실을 확인하였다. 따라서 Snail은 prosurvival kinase인 Akt/PKB의 활성화와 p53 억제를 통해 5-FU에 의한 세포사멸을 세포괴사로 전환하는 것으로 생각된다.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.47-51
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• 2003

Sarcoma 180 암세포를 이식한 마우스에서 면역조절 작용을 갖는 홍삼산성다당체 (RGAP)를 항암제 cyclophosphamide (CY)와 병용투여한 결과, RGAP (100 mg/kg)와 CY (3 mg/kg)의 병용투여는 고용량의 CY (10 mg/kg) 단독투여보다 강한 항암작용을 나타내었다. 또한 RGAP (100 mg/kg)과 CY (10 또는 20 mg/kg)과의 병용투여는 CY의 단독투여보다 LL/2 폐종양을 보다 강하게 억제하였다. RGAP (100 mg/kg) 와 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) (2.5 mg/kg)을 병용투여하였을 때도 sarcoma 180 암세포를 이식한 마우스에서 5-FU 단독투여군에 비해 현저한 항암시너지 효과를 나타내었다. LL2 폐 종양에 미치는 결과에서도 RGAP (100 mg/kg)와 5-FU (5 또는 10 mg/kg) 병용투여군은 항암제 단독투여군보다 강한 항종양 효과를 나타내었다. 이상의 결과로부터 RGAP는 항암제 CY 또는 5-FU와 병용투여시 sarcoma 180 및 LL/2 폐종양에 대해서 저용량 항암제의 사용으로 고용량의 항암제 사용에서와 유사한 항암효과를 나타낼 수 있어서 항암효과를 극대화 시킬뿐만아니라 항암제 사용에 의한 면역독성과 같은 부작용을 경감시킬 수 있는 항암치료 보조제로서의 사용가능성을 제시하였다.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.129-136
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• 2015

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: A variety of immunomodulators can improve the efficacy of low-dose chemotherapeutics. Active hexose correlated compound (AHCC), a mushroom mycelia extract, has been shown to be a strong immunomodulator. Whether AHCC could enhance the antitumor effect of low-dose 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) via regulation of host immunity is unknown. MATERIALS/METHODS: In the current study Hepatoma 22 (H22) tumor-bearing mice were treated with PBS, 5-FU ($10mg{\cdot}kg^{-1}{\cdot}d^{-1}$, i.p), or AHCC ($360mg{\cdot}kg^{-1}{\cdot}d^{-1}$, i.g) plus 5-FU, respectively, for 5 d. $CD^{3+}$, $CD^{4+}$, $CD^{8+}$, and NK in peripheral blood were detected by flow cytometry. ALT, AST, BUN, and Cr levels were measured by biochemical assay. IL-2 and $TNF{\alpha}$ in serum were measured using the RIA kit and apoptosis of tumor was detected by TUNEL staining. Bax, Bcl-2, and TS protein levels were measured by immunohistochemical staining and mRNA level was evaluated by RT-PCR. RESULTS: Diet consumption and body weight showed that AHCC had no apparent toxicity. AHCC could reverse liver injury and myelosuppression induced by 5-FU (P < 0.05). Compared to mice treated with 5-FU, mice treated with AHCC plus 5-FU had higher thymus index, percentages of $CD^{3+}$, $CD^{4+}$, and NK cells (P < 0.01), and ratio of $CD^{4+}$/$CD^{8+}$ (P < 0.01) in peripheral blood. Radioimmunoassay showed that mice treated with AHCC plus 5-FU had the highest serum levels of IL-2 and $TNF{\alpha}$ compared with the vehicle group and 5-FU group. More importantly, the combination of AHCC and 5-FU produced a more potent antitumor effect (P < 0.05) and caused more severe apoptosis in tumor tissue (P < 0.05) compared with the 5-FU group. In addition, the combination of AHCC and 5-FU further up-regulated the expression of Bcl-2 associated X protein (Bax) (P < 0.01), while it down-regulated the expression of B cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2) (P < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: These results support the claim that AHCC might be beneficial for cancer patients receiving chemotherapy.

• 대한약학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한약학회 2000년도 NEW STRATEGY FOR DRUG DEVELOPMENT IN POST-GENOMIC ERA(대한약학회)
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• pp.136.1-136.1
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• 2000

• 대한약학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한약학회 2001년도 Proceedings of the Pharmaceutical Society of Korea
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• pp.120.1-120.1
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• 2001