Effects of valproic acid on rat C6 glioma cells proliferation and animals survival in the experiment
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https://doi.org/10.25305/unj.311770Keywords:
rat C6 glioma, survival, valproic acid (VPA), proliferationAbstract
Лікування гліобластоми є актуальною проблемою нейроонкології, оскільки навіть сучасні медичні та технологічні розробки не дали змоги досягти значного прогресу в її вирішенні. Вальпроєва кислота є протиепілептичним препаратом із доведеною ефективністю. Також вивчають її потенційні онкостатичні ефекти при лікуванні пухлин головного мозку.
Мета: вивчити вплив вальпроєвої кислоти на ріст гліоми C6 щурів in vivo.
Матеріали і методи. Після експериментального моделювання гліоми в щурів проводили ін’єкції вальпроєвої кислоти внутрішньоочеревинно. Виживаність щурів аналізували за допомогою кривої Каплана‒Мейєра. Гістологічно досліджували пухлини. Висновки про проліферативну активність робили на підставі визначення концентрації Ki67-позитивних клітин.
Результати. Вальпроєва кислота статистично значуще підвищувала медіану (Ме) виживаності щурів із гліомами від 11 до 13 діб (р=0,05) та значно знижувала проліферативну активність клітин гліоми (3,53±0,96, Ме ‒3,08 і 2,17±0,38, Ме ‒ 2,11, р=0,05).
Висновки. Отримані результати свідчать про те, що вальпроєва кислота пригнічує ріст клітин гліоми in vivo, тому її можна розглядати як перспективний засіб у комплексній терапії гліом у клінічній практиці, що потребує подальших досліджень.
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