[Synergistic effect of amphotericin B and actinomycin-D against two human choriocarcinoma cell lines]. 1987

H Matsui, and S Shirotake, and O Kobayashi, and S Sekiya, and H Takamizawa

The sensitivity to actinomycin-D (Act-D) and the changes in survival rate of two human choriocarcinoma cell lines (BeWo and SCH) were studied in vitro and the following results were obtained. BeWo was shown to be more sensitive to Act-D than SCH, when the survival rate was compared in the two cell lines. 3H X Act-D uptake was 39 pmol/10(6) cells in BeWo and 12 pmol/10(6) cells in SCH after a two hours treatment. Those results suggested that the sensitivity to Act-D of choriocarcinoma cells was positively correlated with the intracellular Act-D concentration. The intracellular Act-D concentration was increased depending upon the concentrations of amphotericin B (AMB). After a two hours treatment with Act-D and AMB, the intracellular Act-D concentrations were twice in BeWo, and 2.3 times in SCH comparing with those treated with Act-D alone. The synergistic effects of Act-D and AMB on the survival rate were 1,000 times in BeWo and 100 times in SCH compared with those treated with Act-D alone. From the above, combination therapy with Act-D and AMB was supposed to be one of the trial methods in the treatment of drug resistant choriocarcinoma.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D002460 Cell Line Established cell cultures that have the potential to propagate indefinitely. Cell Lines,Line, Cell,Lines, Cell
D002470 Cell Survival The span of viability of a cell characterized by the capacity to perform certain functions such as metabolism, growth, reproduction, some form of responsiveness, and adaptability. Cell Viability,Cell Viabilities,Survival, Cell,Viabilities, Cell,Viability, Cell
D002822 Choriocarcinoma A malignant metastatic form of trophoblastic tumors. Unlike the HYDATIDIFORM MOLE, choriocarcinoma contains no CHORIONIC VILLI but rather sheets of undifferentiated cytotrophoblasts and syncytiotrophoblasts (TROPHOBLASTS). It is characterized by the large amounts of CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN produced. Tissue origins can be determined by DNA analyses: placental (fetal) origin or non-placental origin (CHORIOCARCINOMA, NON-GESTATIONAL). Choriocarcinomas
D003114 Colony-Forming Units Assay A cytologic technique for measuring the functional capacity of stem cells by assaying their activity. Clonogenic Cell Assay,Stem Cell Assay,Clonogenic Cell Assays,Colony Forming Units Assays,Colony-Forming Units Assays,Stem Cell Assays,Assay, Clonogenic Cell,Assay, Colony-Forming Units,Assay, Stem Cell,Assays, Clonogenic Cell,Assays, Colony-Forming Units,Assays, Stem Cell,Colony Forming Units Assay
D003609 Dactinomycin A compound composed of a two CYCLIC PEPTIDES attached to a phenoxazine that is derived from STREPTOMYCES parvullus. It binds to DNA and inhibits RNA synthesis (transcription), with chain elongation more sensitive than initiation, termination, or release. As a result of impaired mRNA production, protein synthesis also declines after dactinomycin therapy. (From AMA Drug Evaluations Annual, 1993, p2015) Actinomycin,Actinomycin D,Meractinomycin,Cosmegen,Cosmegen Lyovac,Lyovac-Cosmegen,Lyovac Cosmegen,Lyovac, Cosmegen,LyovacCosmegen
D004353 Drug Evaluation, Preclinical Preclinical testing of drugs in experimental animals or in vitro for their biological and toxic effects and potential clinical applications. Drug Screening,Evaluation Studies, Drug, Pre-Clinical,Drug Evaluation Studies, Preclinical,Drug Evaluations, Preclinical,Evaluation Studies, Drug, Preclinical,Evaluation, Preclinical Drug,Evaluations, Preclinical Drug,Medicinal Plants Testing, Preclinical,Preclinical Drug Evaluation,Preclinical Drug Evaluations,Drug Screenings,Screening, Drug,Screenings, Drug
D004357 Drug Synergism The action of a drug in promoting or enhancing the effectiveness of another drug. Drug Potentiation,Drug Augmentation,Augmentation, Drug,Augmentations, Drug,Drug Augmentations,Drug Potentiations,Drug Synergisms,Potentiation, Drug,Potentiations, Drug,Synergism, Drug,Synergisms, Drug
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000666 Amphotericin B Macrolide antifungal antibiotic produced by Streptomyces nodosus obtained from soil of the Orinoco river region of Venezuela. Amphocil,Amphotericin,Amphotericin B Cholesterol Dispersion,Amphotericin B Colloidal Dispersion,Fungizone

Related Publications

H Matsui, and S Shirotake, and O Kobayashi, and S Sekiya, and H Takamizawa
November 1982, Nihon Sanka Fujinka Gakkai zasshi,
H Matsui, and S Shirotake, and O Kobayashi, and S Sekiya, and H Takamizawa
September 1983, Nihon Sanka Fujinka Gakkai zasshi,
H Matsui, and S Shirotake, and O Kobayashi, and S Sekiya, and H Takamizawa
July 1983, Virology,
H Matsui, and S Shirotake, and O Kobayashi, and S Sekiya, and H Takamizawa
March 1990, Nagoya journal of medical science,
H Matsui, and S Shirotake, and O Kobayashi, and S Sekiya, and H Takamizawa
December 1986, Tumori,
H Matsui, and S Shirotake, and O Kobayashi, and S Sekiya, and H Takamizawa
December 2023, Folia microbiologica,
H Matsui, and S Shirotake, and O Kobayashi, and S Sekiya, and H Takamizawa
November 1973, Obstetrics and gynecology,
H Matsui, and S Shirotake, and O Kobayashi, and S Sekiya, and H Takamizawa
January 2016, Molecular cancer,
H Matsui, and S Shirotake, and O Kobayashi, and S Sekiya, and H Takamizawa
January 2010, Mikrobiyoloji bulteni,
H Matsui, and S Shirotake, and O Kobayashi, and S Sekiya, and H Takamizawa
November 1987, Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy,
Copied contents to your clipboard!