Abstract:
Objective: To investigate the anti-tumor effects of the tripeptide tyroserleutide (YSL) and to discuss its mechanisms by activating monocyte-macrophages. Methods: To apply human hepatocarcinoma BEL-7402 tumor transplanted in nude mice to examine the anti-tumor effects of YSL. To apply human hepatocarcinoma cell BEL-7402 to investigated the cytotoxicity of YSL against human hepatocarcinoma BEL-7402 cell line in vitro. To explore the activating effects of YSL on the peritoneal macrophage (PEMφ) functions of cytotoxicity against tumor cell lines (BEL-7402, B16-F10) in vitro and to detected the effects of YSL on the content of cytotoxicity effectors IL-1β, TNF-α and NO produced by PEMφ. Results: YSL could inhibit the growth of transplanted tumor BEL-7402 in nude mice, the inhibition rate of 160 μg/(kg·d) was 44.03%. The tumoricidal activity of YSL against BEL-7402 cell line in vitro was observed when compared with the control group ( P <0.05). YSL could activated PEMφ of nude mice and markedly enhance cytotoxicity against tumor cell lines (BEL-7402, B16-F10) when compared with the control group ( P <0.05). YSL could activated PEMφ of Balb/c mice and marked enhance cytotoxicity against tumor cell lines (BEL-7402, B16-F10) when compared with producing group ( P <0.05). YSL could stimulate the contents of the cytotoxicity effectors of IL-1β, TNF-α and NO produced by PEMφ ( P <0.05). Conclusions: YSL had inhibition functions against human hepatocarcinoma BEL-7402.YSL could increase the cytotoxicity of monocyte-macrophages and stimulate producing of the contents of the cytotoxicity effector of IL-1β, TNF-α and NO.