Anti-tumor activity and toxicity of brucine on mice with transplanted Heps
- VernacularTitle:Brucine对Heps荷瘤小鼠的抗肿瘤作用和毒性的研究
- Author:
Xukun DENG
;
Baochang CAI
;
Wu YIN
;
Taoshi LIU
;
Liang SUN
;
Weidong LI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
brucine;
transplanted tumor;
Heps mice;
Anti-tumor activity;
toxicity
- From:
Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin
1987;0(01):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Aim To evaluate the effects of Brucine of restraining transplanted tumor growth,prolonging their survival time and its toxicity on haematopoietic and immune systems as well as hepatic and renal function in mice transplanted with Hepatocarcinoma Heps cells.Methods ICR male mice of Hepatocarcinoma Heps tumor model(Heps mice)was made through Heps cells inoculation.Anti-tumor activity of Brucine was evaluated in terms of tumor inhibitory ratio and life elongational ratio of mice transplanted with Heps tumor.The toxicity of Brucine was measured the mice weight,immune organ weight,blood cell index(leukocyte,erythrocyte,platelet,and hemachrome protein),and hepatic function index(ALT,AST)as well as renal function index(BUN) of Heps mice.Results Brucine had significant restraining effect on the growth of Heps tumor in mice.Its inhibitory rate was 30.34%(1.61 mg?kg~(-1)),46.21%(3.23 mg?kg~(-1))and 42.07%(6.46 mg?kg~(-1))respectively,and 3.23 mg?kg~(-1)(1/20 LD_(50)) was the best dosage of Brucine for treating Heps tumor in vivo,while Brucine had no distinct effect of prolonging the life of Heps mice.Moreover,it enhanced the weight of body and thymus index as well as spleen index,and had no distinct influence on blood cell index as well as ALT,AST and BUN in Heps mice.Conclusion Brucine can inhibit the growth of transplanted Heps tumor,enhance the weight of immune organ index significantly,and has no toxicity on haematopoietic and immune systems as well as hepatic and renal function of mice transplanted with Heps tumor.It may be developed into a promising anticancer drug through further study
