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Growth inhibition of rat glioma cellsin vitro andin vivo by aspirin

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The effect of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), acetylsalicylic acid (commonly known as aspirin), salicylic acid, piroxicam and indomethacin on the growth of rat glioma cells (RG 2)in vitro and aspirinin vivo was studied. Thein vitro studies reveal that aspirin and salicylic acid strongly inhibit growth of rat glioma (RG 2) cells in concentrations used in medicine for treatment of rheumatic diseases. On the other hand, indomethacin and piroxicam had no effect, indicating that the inhibitory effect on tumor growth is not due to the inhibition of prostaglandin synthesis. The synthesis of ATP was markedly reduced (34% of control) in the presence of drugs, whereas protein synthesis measured as3H-leucine incorporation was slightly more inhibited (73% of control) than cell growth. Aspirin administered to Fischer 344 rats inhibited growth of RG 2 cells inoculated into the caudate nucleusin vivo, both when administered the day before inoculation of tumor cells and when tumors had formed, i.e. 5 days post inoculation.

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  1. Division of Experimental Neurooncology, Department of Neurosurgery, Lund University Hospital, Lund, Sweden

    Alf Tore Aas & Leif G. Salford

  2. Department of Biochemistry, The Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo, Norway

    Tor Inge Tønnessen

  3. Division of Neuropathology, Department of Pathology, University Hospital, Lund, Sweden

    Arne Brun

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Aas, A.T., Tønnessen, T.I., Brun, A. et al. Growth inhibition of rat glioma cellsin vitro andin vivo by aspirin. J Neuro-Oncol 24, 171–180 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01078487

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