Zhang Ying, Liu Shuzheng. ENHANCED ANTITUMOR EFFECT AND MECHANISM OF CHEMOTHERAPY COMBINED WITH LOW DOSE RADIATION[J]. Journal of Radiation Research and Radiation Processing, 1997,15(3):179-182,178.
Zhang Ying, Liu Shuzheng. ENHANCED ANTITUMOR EFFECT AND MECHANISM OF CHEMOTHERAPY COMBINED WITH LOW DOSE RADIATION[J]. Journal of Radiation Research and Radiation Processing, 1997,15(3):179-182,178.DOI:
It is well known that whole body irradiation (WBI) with low dose X-rays could improve the function of the immunological system and the antitumor efficacy of local large dose irradiation. In order to study the adjuvant effect of WBI with low dose on the tumor suppressive effect of chemotherapy, 6 hours before mitomycin C or cyclophosphamide I P administration,WBI with 75 mGy was given to C57BL/6 mice bearing Lewis Lung carcinoma It was found that WBI with 75 mGy X-rays could markedly enhance the suppressive effect of chemotherapy on tumor and significantly increase some immunological parameters related to tumor killing. The results suggested that WBI with 75 mGy X-rays could reduce the immunological damage of tumor-bearing mice caused by chemotherapy and enhance the antitumor efficacy ofcytotoxic agents.