Antitumor activity of thevetoside alone and in combination with chlormethine in vivo

X. W. Zhang, Z. Q. Huang, C. C. Li

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Abstract

Thevetoside (TS) is one of the cardiac glycosides. A study of antitumor activity was carried out in 6 types of murine tumors in vivo, such as the ascitic tumors H22, EAC, P388, and solid tumors S180, U14, Lewis lung carcinoma, which were treated with ip TS 1.5 mg · kg-1 · d-1 alone or in combination with chlormethine (Chl) 0.3, 0.5, or 1.0 mg · kg-1 · d- 1. TS only showed a remarkable inhibition on the growth of 3 types of solid tumors with inhibition rates of 48.7% - 56.7%. The effect of the combination therapy was much pronounced than that of independent administration. The life span under combined therapy was increased 82.4% to > 122.1%. For solid tumors, the combined administration gave inhibition rates of 65.6% - 72.5%.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)285-288
Number of pages4
JournalActa Pharmacologica Sinica
Volume15
Issue number3
StatePublished - 1994
Externally publishedYes

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