In vivo cell synchrony in the L1210 mouse leukaemia studied with 5-fluorouracil or 5-fluorouracil followed by cold thymidine infusion

Br J Cancer. 1977 May;35(5):546-56. doi: 10.1038/bjc.1977.88.

Abstract

[3H]-TdR and [3]-udR labelling indices and mitotic indices were followed in tumour-bearing mice after application of either 5-fluorouracil (FU) alone or of FU followed by cold TdR infusion. With FU alone, accumulation of cells at the beginning of S was found, but there was no indication of a synchronous passage of the accumulated cells further round the cycle. When FU injection was followed by cold TdR infusion, a synchronous passage of the accumulated cells through the cycle was observed. However, there was a large variation in the response of individual mice to this treatment.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cell Division / drug effects
  • DNA / biosynthesis
  • Female
  • Fluorouracil / metabolism
  • Fluorouracil / pharmacology*
  • Leukemia L1210 / metabolism*
  • Mice
  • Mitotic Index / drug effects
  • Neoplasm Transplantation
  • Thymidine / metabolism*

Substances

  • DNA
  • Fluorouracil
  • Thymidine