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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-3-12
pubmed:abstractText
We have previously shown that intraperitoneal (i.p.) epinephrine enhances tumour penetration and anti-cancer activity of i.p.-administered cisplatin in rats with peritoneal carcinomatosis. Here, we show a direct correlation between the i.p. epinephrine concentration and cisplatin accumulation in rat peritoneal tumour nodules up to a concentration of 5 mg/l. This concentration leads to a maximal 3.7-fold increase of tumour platinum content and a maximal vasoconstriction of the peritoneal and tumour superficial microcirculation when registered by a laser doppler probe. Further, epinephrine half-life was 20.8+/-3.6 min in the peritoneal cavity of two laparotomized pigs. In these animals, epinephrine plasma concentration, heart rate and systolic blood pressure were dependent on the intraperitoneal dose of epinephrine, and life-threatening signs were not observed in either animal. In conclusion, a 5 mg/l concentration of epinephrine could be safely maintained in peritoneal fluid by regular replacement. This concentration is sufficient to maintain a constant vasoconstriction of the peritoneal and tumoral microvascular bed, and enhance the slow diffusion of cisplatin into peritoneal tumour nodules in the course of per-operative intraperitoneal chemotherapy.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0748-7983
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright Harcourt Publishers Limited.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
27
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
59-64
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-7-24
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11237494-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:11237494-Antineoplastic Agents, pubmed-meshheading:11237494-Ascites, pubmed-meshheading:11237494-Carcinoma, pubmed-meshheading:11237494-Cisplatin, pubmed-meshheading:11237494-Drug Evaluation, Preclinical, pubmed-meshheading:11237494-Epinephrine, pubmed-meshheading:11237494-Female, pubmed-meshheading:11237494-Half-Life, pubmed-meshheading:11237494-Injections, Intraperitoneal, pubmed-meshheading:11237494-Laser-Doppler Flowmetry, pubmed-meshheading:11237494-Male, pubmed-meshheading:11237494-Microcirculation, pubmed-meshheading:11237494-Peritoneal Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:11237494-Peritoneum, pubmed-meshheading:11237494-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:11237494-Rats, Inbred Strains, pubmed-meshheading:11237494-Swine, pubmed-meshheading:11237494-Vasoconstriction, pubmed-meshheading:11237494-Vasoconstrictor Agents
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Pre-clinical study of the epinephrine-cisplatin association for the treatment of intraperitoneal carcinomatosis.
pubmed:affiliation
Faculty of Medicine, Unité INSERM 517, Dijon, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't