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ANTICANCER RESEARCH
Volume 40, Issue 11, Pages 6083-6091Publisher
INT INST ANTICANCER RESEARCH
DOI: 10.21873/anticanres.14629
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Bladder cancer; orthotopic; nude mice; GFP; cisplatinum; oral recombinant methioninase; combination; sensitize; efficacy
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Background/Aim: The aim of the study was to determine if oral recombinant methioninase (o-rMETase) can sensitize an orthotopic bladder tumor in nude mice to low-dose cisplatinum (CDDP). Materials and Methods: The green fluorescent protein (GFP)-expressing UM-UC-3-GFP bladder cancer was surgically orthotopically implanted (SOI) to the bladder in nude mice. The treatment was initiated when the primary tumor volume reached 100 mm(3). Mice were assigned to 3 groups: G1: Saline vehicle (0.1 ml per mouse, oral, twice per day); G2: low-dose CDDP (0.5 mg/kg, intraperitoneal twice per week); G3: o-rMETase + low-dose CDDP (100 units per mouse, oral, twice per day + 0.5 mg/kg, intraperitoneal twice per week, respectively). Tumor volume and body weight were measured twice per week. The expression of Ki-67 was detected by immunohistochemistry to evaluate cell proliferation. Results: The combination of o-rMETase and low-dose CDDP increased inhibition efficacy compared to low-dose CDDP monotherapy, on primary-tumor growth (p=0.032) and metastasis (p=0.002). Conclusion: The combination of o-rMETase with low-dose CDDP has future clinical potential for bladder cancer.
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