Abstract:
:The use of lysozyme preparations in the treatment of tumor diseases is based on more than 30 years' experience, using different methodologies and showing various results from which suggestions on the mechanism of action were derived. Lysozymes have no established place in the treatment of human tumors in spite of some interesting findings described in some reports. Nevertheless, many studies have confirmed the tumor-inhibitory activity of lysozyme treatment in a number of experimental tumors. The first half of the sixties saw increased attention on the part of scientists to the antitumor activity of lysozyme in many in vivo experimental systems of animal tumors. All of them emphasized tumor inhibitory effects after administration of lysozyme by various routes including admixture with tumor cells, peritumor and intratumor treatments, or indirectly by systemic injections and oral treatment. From these observations, at least two possible mechanisms of action can be derived, both involving the activation of the immune reactivity of the host. Lysozyme can directly activate immune cells or it can increase tumor cell immunogenicity. Alternatively, lysozyme can liberate substances from bacteria (peptidoglycans and/or polyribopyrimidinic acids) responsible for immunopotentiation and therefore antitumor activity. The present work will focus on the possibilities offered by the use of lysozyme(s) in cancer management, citing the evidence to be found in the literature with the aim of contributing to a better understanding of the activity and the role of lysozyme in the treatment of neoplastic diseases.
journal_name
Anticancer Resjournal_title
Anticancer researchauthors
Sava G,Benetti A,Ceschia V,Pacor Ssubject
Has Abstractpub_date
1989-05-01 00:00:00pages
583-91issue
3eissn
0250-7005issn
1791-7530journal_volume
9pub_type
杂志文章,评审abstract::Glutathione (GSH) concentration is high in most tumour cells and this may be an important factor in resistance to chemotherapy. Previous in-vitro and animal experiments have shown a differential response of tumour versus normal cells to various cysteine delivery systems. More specifically, an in-vitro assay showed tha...
journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1995-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::This epidemiological study was performed to evaluate the influence of postoperative complementary treatment with lectin-standardized mistletoe extract (sME) on breast cancer patients. The design (retrolective cohort analysis with parallel groups) and conduct of the study were in agreement with current standards for pr...
journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,多中心研究,随机对照试验
doi:
更新日期:2003-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The possibilities and limitations of computer tomography (CT) examination for detecting primary gastric cancer tumors have been poorly understood. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the pre-operative assessment of gastric cancer tumors using 32-multidetector row-CT. PATIENTS AND METHODS:A prospect...
journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2006-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Exposure of cells derived from human mammary carcinoma cell line, MaTu, to daunorubicin started a selection process which reproducibly gave rise to sublines with different phenotypes. One subline exhibited a fibroblast-like morphology (MaTu/c7), while others retained the epitheloid phenotype of the parental cells (MaT...
journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1999-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::1-(phenylmethyl)-4,7,10-tris-[(4'methylphenyl)-sulfonyl]-1,4,7, 10-tetraazacyclododecane proved to possess potent in vivo antineoplastic and in vitro cytotoxicity in murine and human tissue cultured cells. In Tmolt3 leukemic cells 1-(phenylmethyl)-4,7,10-tris-[(4'methylphenyl)sulfonyl]-1,4,7, 10-tetraazacyclododecane ...
journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1997-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:A case control association study was carried out to investigate polymorphisms in genes CYP1A1 (3801T > C), GSTM1, and GSTT1 (null genotypes) and oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), including a correlation with some histopathological findings (tumor size, lymph node invasion and degree of tumor differentiati...
journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2008-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are ubiquitous environment-contaminating synthetic chemicals that have been associated with increased risk of hepatic cancer, melanoma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma and cancer of many other body organs. Structural binding analyses of PCB 77 and PCB 118 with peroxisome proliferator-ac...
journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.21873/anticanres.11202
更新日期:2016-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::This review aims to provide insight into treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) considering effects on survival, quality of life (QoL) and costs, in order to determine the value of pemetrexed in MPM treatment. Cisplatin in combination with pemetrexed or raltitrexed increased survival in MPM, whereas vinorel...
journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:2013-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Nucleophosmin-anaplastic lymphoma kinase expression is associated with a lymphoid malignancy, anaplastic large cell lymphoma, and is characterized by a t(2;5) chromosomal translocation. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We describe a novel transgenic mouse line in which NPM-ALK expression is targeted to the T-cell line...
journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2006-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::The purpose of our study was to evaluate the presence of anatomical and functional damage to the afferent and sensorial fibres using the Neurometer CPT test. A questionnaire regarding pain was sent to 300 women who had undergone surgery six months earlier. Out of 300 patients 67 did not respond; 105 experienced no pai...
journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2006-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Bisphosphonates (BPs) are considered the standard of care in metastatic breast cancer (MBC) patients with bone metastases. Because the survival for these patients may be prolonged compared with those patients with visceral metastases, they may be prescribed BPs for several years. The effects of this long-ter...
journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2009-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) is a tumor marker largely utilized for the detection of minimal disease or as a target of immunotherapeutic approaches. In preclinical models CEA has been found to be up-regulated after exposure of cancer cells to 5-fluorouracil (5-FU). In the present study, the clonal dist...
journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2000-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND/AIM:Alterations of global histone modification levels have been identified in various tumor entities, including bladder cancer (BCA). Our study was designed to investigate the value of global histone acetylation levels as diagnostic and prognostic biomarker for BCA patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A tissue m...
journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2016-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::The growth inhibitory effect of trimetrexate (TMQ) is maintained in MCF-7 breast cancer but is decreased in Hs 824.T human bone marrow cells by a priming- and non-toxic 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) dose. Incubation of MCF-7 breast cells with 10 microM TMQ alone or in combination with 10 M 5-FU (TMQ 2 h prior to 5-FU [TMQ/5-F...
journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1999-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Tumorigenesis involves the aberrant function of proteins that regulate growth control, including Oct-1. Oct-1 is a DNA binding transcription factor that activates genes that encode proteins required for S-phase and cell growth. For example, Oct-1 activates the histone H2B promoter and the promoters for the s...
journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2006-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::This study was designed to determine whether circulating cancer cells in patients with gastric cancer can be identified by a RT-PCR method and to assess the clinical significance of the hematogenic dissemination of cancer cell in gastric cancer patients. A total of 41 patients with gastric cancer were enrolled in this...
journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2000-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The genetic basis of sinonasal inverted papilloma (SNIP)-derived squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) has not yet been well characterized. AIM:To characterize the genetic abnormalities of SNIP and SNIP-derived SCC and to uncover their differences. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Mutations of 409 genes were analyzed using a...
journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.21873/anticanres.14752
更新日期:2021-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The prognosis for advanced gastric cancer with paraaortic lymph node (PALN) metastasis is very poor even after a curative resection. In the present study, induction chemotherapy followed by curative surgery was performed for advanced gastric cancer with PALN metastasis. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Twenty patients ...
journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2015-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:AIM:The evaluation of toxicity after high-dose-rate interstitial brachytherapy (HDR-ISBT) as monotherapy for localized prostate cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We analyzed early and late toxicities in 100 patients treated by HDR-ISBT as monotherapy at the National Hospital Organization Osaka National Hospital using both...
journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2014-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::The antitumor activity of (2''R)-4'-O-tetrahydropyranyl adriamycin (pirarubicin; THP) was assessed using human gastric cancer cell lines in vitro and in vivo. The cytotoxicity of THP on MKN-28 and MKN-45 was superior to that of adriamycin (ADM) as detected by a growth assay with an MTT colorimetric endpoint. When the ...
journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1994-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND/AIM:Although insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) is well-implicated in cancer biology, the potential roles of IGF-1 variants in different types of cancer are largely unknown. The aim of the present study was to in vitro characterize several human cancers for their IGF-1 variant expression patterns. MATERIA...
journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2015-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND/AIM:The aim of this report was to summarize the real-world experience with lipegfilgrastim as a neutropenia prophylaxis in a large cohort of lymphoma patients receiving immuno-, chemo-therapy. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Observational clinical data were derived from two phase IV studies (NADIR and LEOS) with simil...
journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.21873/anticanres.14782
更新日期:2021-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND/AIM:Tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) is a promising candidate for cancer therapy due to its selective ability to induce apoptosis of cancer cells. However, some cancer cells are resistant to TRAIL. Here, we demonstrated that treatment with TRAIL, in combination with equol, sens...
journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2013-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::The cyanoguanidine CHS 828 was recently shown to possess potent anti-tumour effects both in vitro and in vivo. The exact mechanism of action of CHS 828 is not known, but recent results have indicated that induction of programmed cell death may be one mechanism by which CHS 828 exerts its anti-tumour effects. To invest...
journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2000-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Thirty-four patients of an Italian population affected by neuroblastoma (NB) were evaluated at diagnosis for multidrug resistance gene (MDR1) and N-myc oncogene amplification. No patients showed MDR1 amplification, while extra copies of the N-myc gene were found in 9 out of 34 patients (26%). N-myc amplification was c...
journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1990-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::During postnatal development, the formation of new blood vessels is possible only through angiogenesis. The initial growth of solid neoplasms, including childhood brain tumors, during the genetically determined stages of carcinogenesis, even at clinically undetectable sizes (a few mm3), depends upon the continuous for...
journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1998-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:We hypothesized that ancestry-mediated methylated DNA changes may drive racial and ethnic disparity in prostate cancer (PCa). To test this hypothesis, we analyzed genetic ancestry and association with DNA methylation changes in PCa disparity. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Pyrosequencing and ancestry informative mar...
journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.21873/anticanres.13790
更新日期:2019-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Our previous work showed that low-power wide-band millimeter waves (MMW) inhibit the growth of the MCF-7 human breast carcinoma cell line, also causing a marked reduction of the density of microvilli at the apical membrane of the MCF-7 cells, as revealed by scanning electron microscopy. The aim of the present work was...
journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2005-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Various lignified materials, including pine cone extract and a commercial lignin, stimulated the morphological change (spreading) of mouse peritoneal macrophages, and their functional maturation as judged by increase in NBT-reducing activity. When these materials were treated with NaClO2 to decompose the phenolic stru...
journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1991-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:In breast carcinomas, prolonged signalling through the TGF-beta receptor promotes latent tumour progression, metastasis and the epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition of tumour cells. Previously, it has been found that the 154 amino acid RING finger protein, RNF11, was overexpressed in high-grade breast tumour...
journal_title:Anticancer research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2009-06-01 00:00:00