Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5830431 | European Journal of Pharmacology | 2011 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
PTD4-apoptin protein enters cells and harbors tumor-selective cell death activity. Dacarbazine is the mainstay of treatment for malignant melanoma. In this study, we investigated the cytotoxic effect of PTD4-apoptin protein and/or dacarbazine in mouse B16-F1 and human A875 and SK-MEL-5 melanoma cells in vitro and by means of a mouse B16-F1 melanoma model in vivo. PTD4-apoptin protein inhibits the growth of B16-F1, A875 and SK-MEL-5 melanoma cells in a dose-dependent manner, but not in normal human cell lines WI-38 and L-02. PTD4-apoptin combined with dacarbazine revealed a synergistic cytotoxic effect (coefficient of drug interaction < 1) in all three different tumor cell lines. In vivo, PTD4-apoptin protein and dacarbazine alone effectively inhibited the growth of B16-F1 melanoma in C57BL/6 mice. Strikingly, combined PTD4-apoptin/dacarbazine treatment significantly increased the antitumor effect in comparison to the single treatments. As important, a combined PTD4-apoptin/dacarbazine treatment with a 50% reduction of dacarbazine revealed similar antitumor activities, without detectable hematologic side effects. A combined PTD4-apoptin/dacarbazine treatment represents a promising novel efficient and safe anticancer strategy.
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Authors
Jia-lu Jin, Jing Gong, Tie-jun Yin, Yan-jun Lu, Jing-jing Xia, Yu-yuan Xie, Yong Di, Lei He, Jian-li Guo, Jun Sun, Mathieu H.M. Noteborn, Shen Qu,