
pmid: 22051974
Alloferons are a group of antiviral and anti-tumor peptides primarily isolated from insects and stimulating cytotoxic activity of natural killer cells in mammals including mice and humans. Alloferon-1 is currently used in the treatment of persistent viral infections; however its anti-tumor potential needs further preclinical assessment. Here we evaluate alloferon-1 anti-tumor activity in DBA/2 mice grafted with syngenic P388 murine leukemia cells. Alloferon-1 was applied alone or in combination with conventional cytotoxic chemotherapy (a mixture of cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin and vincristine). Alloferon-1 monotherapy demonstrated moderate tumoristatic and tumoricidal activities comparable with low dose chemotherapy. When alloferon-1 and the cytotoxic drugs were combined in a regime of pulse immunochemotherapy the combination anti-tumor activity evidently exceeded that of the treatments applied individually.
Antineoplastic Agents, Tumor Burden, Disease Models, Animal, Mice, Mice, Inbred DBA, Cell Line, Tumor, Neoplasms, Animals, Immunologic Factors, Peptides, Neoplasm Transplantation
Antineoplastic Agents, Tumor Burden, Disease Models, Animal, Mice, Mice, Inbred DBA, Cell Line, Tumor, Neoplasms, Animals, Immunologic Factors, Peptides, Neoplasm Transplantation
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