[1, 2-Bis(2, 6-difluoro-3-hydroxyphenyl)ethylene-diamine]platinum(II) complexes, compounds for the endocrine therapy of breast cancer - mode of action II: contribution of drug inactivation, cellular drug uptake and sterical factors in the drug-target interaction to the antitumor activity.

The marked activity of [meso-1, 2-bis(2, 6-difluoro-3-hydroxyphenyl)ethylenediamine]platinum(II) (meso-3-PtLL', L, L' = Cl(2) or L = OH(2), L' = OSO(3)) on the hormone-sensitive MXT-M-3, 2 breast cancer implanted in mice is most probably due to a mechanism based on the reduction of the endogenous estrogen level. Cytotoxic effects which are poorly pronounced in experiments on several breast cancer cell lines (e.g.

[1, 2-Bis(2, 6-difluoro-3-hydroxyphenyl)ethylene-diamine]platinum(II) complexes, compounds for the endocrine therapy of breast cancer - mode of action I: antitumor activity due to the reduction of the endogenous estrogen level.

Aqua[meso-1, 2-bis(2, 6-difluoro-3-hydroxyphenyl)ethylenediamine]sulfatoplatinum(II) (meso-3-PtSO(4)) and its racemate (rac-3-PtSO(4)) are highly active on the hormone-sensitive MXT-M-3, 2 breast cancer of the mouse. In vitro, on the MXT(+) cell culture derived from this tumor, however, they are inactive (meso-3-PtSO(4)) or moderately active (rac-3-PtSO(4)) in concentrations corresponding to levels of these drugs in animal experiments. The in vivo effect is mainly caused by a reduction of the endogenous estrogen level in the host animals due to an interference with the ovarian steroid biosynthesis as demonstrated for meso-3-PtSO(4).

Chronic human parvovirus B19 infection in rheumatic disease of childhood and adolescence.

Parvovirus B19 causes erythema infectiosum in children, but the virus is associated with an increasing range of different diseases. About 20% of infections are associated with delayed virus elimination and viremia persisting over several months or years. These persistent B19-infections are characterised by the presence of IgG against the non-structural protein NS1.

Establishment and characterization of new murine breast cancer cell lines.

The establishment of two new breast cancer cell lines, MXT+ and MXT-, derived from the murine breast cancer models MXT-M-3,2 MC (hormone-sensitive) and MXT-M-3,2 (ovex) MC (hormone-insensitive), is described. Characterization of the cell lines was performed by investigation of morphology, steroid hormone receptor state, growth kinetics, and drug response as well as by cytogenetic analysis. MXT+ contains estrogen receptors (ER; 6.

Establishment and Characterization of New Murine Breast Cancer Cell Lines.

The establishment of two new breast cancer cell lines, MXT(+) and MXT(-), derived from the murine breast cancer models MXT-M-3, 2 MC (hormone-sensitive) and MXT-M-3, 2 (ovex) MC (hormone-insensitive), is described. Characterization of the cell lines was performed by investigation of morphology, steroid hormone receptor state, growth kinetics, and drug response as well as by cytogenetic analysis. MXT(+) contains estrogen receptors (ER; 6.