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ArticleOncology letters2020

Effect of erlotinib combined with cisplatin on IL-6 and IL-12 in mice with Lewis lung cancer.

Xu Zhang, Jinliang Chen, Hongsong Jin, Wei Zhao, Zhibo Chang, Huijing Wu

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Article in Oncology letters, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Xu ZhangDepartment of Thoracic Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, P.R. China.
Jinliang ChenDepartment of Thoracic Oncology, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin 300060, P.R. China.
Hongsong JinDepartment of Oncology, The People's Hospital of Taizhou, Taizhou, Jiangsu 225300, P.R. China.
Wei ZhaoDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan 650031, P.R. China.
Zhibo ChangDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310009, P.R. China.
Huijing WuDepartment of Medical Oncology, Radio-Chemotherapy Center, Hubei Cancer Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei 430079, P.R. China.
Hubei Cancer Hospital · CNKunming Medical University · CNSecond Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University · CNSun Yat-sen University · CNTaizhou People's Hospital · CNTianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Effect of erlotinib combined with cisplatin on tumor growth, interleukin-6 (IL-6) and interleukin-12 (IL-12) in mice with Lewis lung cancer (LLC) was investigated. Forty-four pure inbred SPF C57BL/6J mice were modeled for LLC and randomized into groups A, B, C and D (n=11 each group). Mice in group A were given normal saline, group B was given erlotinib, group C was given cisplatin injection and group D erlotinib combined with cisplatin. Tumor growth of the mice was observed and the tumor mass was measured. Serum IL-6 and IL-12 levels were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) 40 days later. At different time-points after medication, tumor volume in group D was significantly lower than that in groups A, B and C (P<0.05), and that in groups B and C was significantly lower than that in group A (P<0.05), whereas there was no significant difference between groups B and C (P>0.05). Tumor mass in groups B, C and D was significantly lower than that in group A (P<0.05), and that in group D was significantly lower than that in groups B and C (P<0.05), whereas there was no significant difference between groups B and C (P>0.05). Compared with groups B and C, mice in group D had significantly lower IL-6 level (P<0.05), but significantly higher IL-12 level (P<0.05). There was no significant difference in IL-6 and IL-12 levels between groups B and C (P>0.05). In conclusion, erlotinib combined with cisplatin can inhibit the tumor growth of mice with LLC, and inhibition of IL-6 level and upregulation of IL-12 level may be one of its therapeutic mechanisms.

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cisplatinerlotinibIL-12IL-6lung cancer

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