AMT: preclinical pharmacology studies

Int J Oncol. 2009 May;34(5):1341-52.

Abstract

Auron-Misheil-Therapy (AMT) consisting of aqueous camomile extract supplemented with calcium, vitamins, the antihistamine chlorpheniramine and human insulin is under development as anti-cancer treatment. AMT was preclinically investigated in tumour cell lines and tumour xenografts to guide clinical phase I/II studies. AMT was tested against 56 human tumour cell lines, in a clonogenic assay in 98 patient-derived xenografts and in in vivo studies. AMT showed in vitro cytotoxic activity with highest susceptibility in cervical cancer, glioblastoma and colon cancers. In the clonogenic assay, anti- cancer activity of AMT was most active in cervical and uterine tumours, in colon cancer, glioblastoma, leukaemia, melanoma and pancreatic cancer. In vivo, AMT showed slight activity in tumour xenograft models of colon and mammary cancer. It also showed immune stimulatory effects by induction of IL-6- and TNF-alpha secretion in human PBMCs. The immune stimulatory potential of AMT, together with slight anti-tumour efficacy observed in the present study, indicates a role of AMT in tumour therapy.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / pharmacology*
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
  • Calcium / pharmacology
  • Calcium / therapeutic use
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Chamomile / chemistry*
  • Chlorpheniramine / pharmacology
  • Chlorpheniramine / therapeutic use
  • Drug Evaluation, Preclinical
  • Humans
  • Insulin / pharmacology
  • Insulin / therapeutic use
  • Mice
  • Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Organ Specificity / drug effects
  • Phytotherapy / methods
  • Plant Extracts / pharmacology*
  • Plant Extracts / therapeutic use
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Auron-Misheil-Therapy
  • Insulin
  • Plant Extracts
  • Chlorpheniramine
  • Calcium