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AIM: To investigate the therapeutic efficacy of the combination of tumor-derived HSP70 and IL-2 on tumor-bearing mice. METHODS: HSP70 was purified from the murine tumor cell line by liquid chromatography. And then identified by SDS-PAGE and Western blot,the purity of purified product was analyzed by capillary electrophoresis. The anti-tumor efficacies of mono-administration of HSP70 or IL-2 and their combination were observed by zoopery. RESULTS: Combination of HSP70 and IL-2 was more effective than either of the two therapeutic agents alone in treating tumor-bearing mice. 10 microg HSP70 displayed obviously therapeutic effect no matter applied alone or combined with IL-2. The averaged life span of the mice treated with IL-2 was only 36.6+/-13.0 days, while 40% of the mice treated with 10 microg HSP70, tumors disappeared eventually and their survival time was more than 90 days, and the averaged life span of this group was over 59.2+/-29.6 days. HSP70 plus IL-2 could get tumors disappeared completely in 60% of mice, averaged life time of this group was over 70.8+/-26.5 days. CONCLUSION: The Combination of HSP70 and IL-2 demonstrated apparently therapeutic effect on tumor-bearing mice. The results will be of greater value to the study on the immunotherapy of human malignant tumors.
