2014
The number of intestinal bacteria is not critical for the enhancement of antitumor activity and reduction of intestinal toxicity of irinotecan by the Chinese herbal medicine PHY906 (KD018)
Lam W, Jiang Z, Guan F, Hu R, Liu SH, Chu E, Cheng YC. The number of intestinal bacteria is not critical for the enhancement of antitumor activity and reduction of intestinal toxicity of irinotecan by the Chinese herbal medicine PHY906 (KD018). BMC Complementary Medicine And Therapies 2014, 14: 490. PMID: 25510341, PMCID: PMC4302098, DOI: 10.1186/1472-6882-14-490.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnti-Bacterial AgentsAntineoplastic Agents, PhytogenicBacteriaCamptothecinColonic NeoplasmsDrugs, Chinese HerbalFemaleGranulocyte Colony-Stimulating FactorHumansIntestinal MucosaIntestinesIrinotecanMiceNeutrophil InfiltrationPhytotherapyReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledRNA, MessengerTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaWeight LossConceptsBody weight lossAntibiotic treatmentCPT-11Tumor-bearing miceIntestinal bacteriaIntestinal toxicityStem cell markersAntitumor activityAnimal body weight lossCPT-11-treated miceCell markersMRNA expressionTNF-alpha mRNA expressionWeight lossAntibiotic treatment groupCPT-11 treatmentCytokines G-CSFProgenitor/stem cell markersLactobacillus/EnterococcusIntestinal damageInflammatory processIntestinal bacterial profilesTreatment groupsPCNA stainingTumor allografts
2011
Interaction of a traditional Chinese Medicine (PHY906) and CPT-11 on the inflammatory process in the tumor microenvironment
Wang E, Bussom S, Chen J, Quinn C, Bedognetti D, Lam W, Guan F, Jiang Z, Mark Y, Zhao Y, Stroncek DF, White J, Marincola FM, Cheng YC. Interaction of a traditional Chinese Medicine (PHY906) and CPT-11 on the inflammatory process in the tumor microenvironment. BMC Medical Genomics 2011, 4: 38. PMID: 21569348, PMCID: PMC3117677, DOI: 10.1186/1755-8794-4-38.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCamptothecinCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationColonic NeoplasmsDrug InteractionsDrugs, Chinese HerbalFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHep G2 CellsHumansImmunityImmunohistochemistryInflammationIrinotecanLiverMacrophagesMedicine, Chinese TraditionalMiceOrgan SizePolymerase Chain ReactionReproducibility of ResultsRNA, MessengerSignal TransductionSpleenTumor MicroenvironmentConceptsCPT-11Subcutaneous colon 38 tumoursChinese medicinePro-inflammatory pathwaysPre-clinical modelsColon 38 tumorsBDF-1 miceTraditional Chinese medicineRNA microarray technologyTumor rejectionInflammatory processPharmacodynamic propertiesAntitumor effectsSide effectsTCM formulaAnimal studiesPrevalent inductionTherapeutic effectivenessPHY906Tumor tissueTumor microenvironmentGood manufacturing practicesTumorsDistinct alterationsTissue-specific responses