[The action of cortifen and corticosterone on the thymocyte nucleoid of mice in vivo and in vitro]. / Deistvie kortifena i kortikosterona na nukleoid timotsitov myshei in vivo i in vitro.

The effect of therapeutic doses of a hormonal cytostatic cortifen and corticosterone on supramolecular DNA structures of mice thymocyte nucleoid was studied. Capillary elastoviscometry showed that in vivo damage to supramolecular DNA complex structure there was a difference already two hours after injection of these agents. After 24 hours the damaging effects on nucleoid were markedly higher. The role of the hormone and alkylating group of cortifen in the cytotoxic action of antitumor agents is discussed.

[Action of khanerol on the superhelical DNA structure of S-37 cells]. / Deistvie khanerola na superspiral'nuiu strukturu DNK kletok S-37.

The damaging effects on the structure of a supramolecular DNA complex of sarcoma-37 cells in mice following the use of the therapeutic doses of khanerol were found. Capillary elastoviscosimetry and nucleoid sedimentation procedure showed that the damage of the supramolecular DNA complex structure becomes apparent already after 4 hours, and increases by 24 hour. In studies of the binding of khanerol with DNA by Cd and Tmelt. the procedure showed direct interaction of khanerol with DNA. The role of conformational changes of the supramolecular DNA complex in the cytotoxic action of antitumour agents is discussed.