Abstract
AbstractWhile investigating the effects of 5-fluorouracil (5FU) on the tumoricidal state of rat liver macrophages activated in vitro by means of liposome-encapsulated muramyl dipeptide (MDP), we observed that 5FU in combination with macrophages produced substantially higher extents of cytolytic activity on tumor cells than 5FU alone. 5FU was able to enhance the cytolytic activity of macrophages activated by liposome-encapsulated MDP. This finding indicates that, rather than inhibiting the activation of macrophages by liposomal MDP, 5FU can act as a stimulator of macrophage activation by itself. This is further supported by the observation that a second treatment of macrophages with the drug, 24 h after the first, fails to produce increased macrophage cytotoxicity. Our results also show that 5FU does not unfavorably influence the induction of cytotoxic activity of the macrophages. Rather, combinations of 5FU and liposomal MDP may result in an additive or synergistic tumoricidal effect. The therapeutic effe...
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