Abstract
The present study evaluated the in vivo activity of synthetic lipophilic muramyl tripeptide phosphatidylethanolamine (MTP-PE) when encapsulated into liposomes (phosphatidylcholine-phosphatidylserine, 7:3 molar ratio) and administered intravesically to athymic nude mice with human transitional cell carcinoma 253J-V cells growing in their bladder. Intravesical liposome-MTP- PE was effective in eradicating the human tumors implanted orthotopically in nude mice. Following therapy, activated macrophages were found in the bladders of liposome-MTP-PE-treated mice but not in control mice. In vitro activation of murine macrophages with liposome-MTP-PE increased their cytotoxicity against the 253J-V cell line used in these experiments. This effect was enhanced by cotreatment with interferon-γ (IFN-γ). Furthermore, cotreatment of macrophages with both liposome-MTP-PE and IFN-γ resulted in the secretion of both tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) and interleukin-6 (IL-6). Liposome-encapsulated MTP-PE shows promise as an effective therapeutic agent for bladder carcinoma.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 585-592 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Journal of Interferon and Cytokine Research |
Volume | 15 |
Issue number | 6 |
State | Published - 1995 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Immunology
- Cell Biology
- Virology