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The growth of a transplantable murine non-Hodgkin lymphoma tumour, developing either intraperitoneally as an ascites tumour or subcutaneously as a solid tumour, has been shown to be markedly diminished by including phytohaemagglutinin (PHA), a lectin present in raw kidney bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)
The growth of a non-Hodgkin lymphoma, developing subcutaneously as a solid tumour in NMRI mice, is markedly diminished by including phytohaemagglutinin (PHA), a lectin present in raw kidney bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), in the diet. In the experiment described in this communication the effect of first
The regulation of allergic and autoimmune inflammatory reactions by polyunsaturated fatty acids and their metabolic products (eicosanoids) continues to be of major interest. Our data demonstrate that arachidonic acid 5,8,11,14-eicosatetraenoic acid (20:4n-6) and its hydroxylated derivatives
BACKGROUND
Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is considered to be a chronic autoimmune disease where infiltrating T lymphocytes have been implicated in the destruction of bile ducts. Altered function of these T cells may reflect abnormalities in the immune response leading to tissue
Cell-mediated immunity (CMI) was investigated in a series of patients with epithelial tumours of the skin and with Kaposi's sarcoma. In all 53 patients the peripheral blood lymphocyte count showed no substantial difference from the control values. The blasts count after phytohaemagglutinin
Cell growth of tumour ascites cells was inhibited by concanavalin A, phytohaemagglutinin and Ricinus lectin at 2-100 micrograms/ml. As expected, the Ricinus lectin inhibited the protein synthesis estimated by leucine incorporation and decreased thymidine incorporation, whereas concanavalin A and
Advocates of free distribution of marijuana and hashish describe these drugs as harmless. Several experimental in-vitro and in-vivo studies have shown the mutagenic and carcinogenic properties of tetrahydrocannabinol. Several carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons have been extracted from tar
Cultures of normal donor peripheral blood mononuclear cells were tested in vitro for suppression by chemotherapeutic agents or their metabolites. The drugs tested were those commonly used in the treatment of breast cancer, namely, 5-fluorouracil, doxorubicin, vincristine, methotrexate and
The various strengthening influences of interleukin-2 (IL-2) on the immunological system is of intrinsic importance to tumour defense. IL-2 concentration can be measured by the determination of the IL-2 dependent CTLL cell line in a micro-Elisa-assay. The IL-2 secretion is dose dependent after
Cytokine (TNF, alpha, interleukin-6) release of whole blood from healthy donors was challenged with mistletoe extract standardised for mistletoe lectin-1 (sML) and control substances (E. coli endotoxin; phytohaemagglutinin). The rationale of this investigation was non-proven warnings that
Natural killer (NK) cell activity was measured in the peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) from malnourished (MN) and well-nourished (WN) cancer patients and in healthy controls. A marked depression of NK activity was observed in MN cancer patients with moderate protein-calorie malnutrition
Fourteen patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) were studied for the production of tumour necrosis factor (TNF), the activation of the interferon (IFN) system and cell-mediated cytotoxicity (CMC) and the results were compared with 16 age-matched healthy women. AN patients had significantly increased
This study has been designed to verify the specific toxicity of saporin, a type 1 ribosome-inactivating protein (RIP), with the same activity as ricin A chain, targeted by a bispecific monoclonal antibody (bimAb) recognising both the CD25 antigen and the RIP. The CD25 antigen is expressed by
A peptide isolated from the Viscum album extract (Iscador) has been reported earlier to the both cytotoxic and tumour reducing. Spleen cells from animals treated with a very small quantity of this peptide were found to have increased response to phytohaemagglutinin and Concanavalin-A, indicating
Sensitivity of phytohaemagglutinin-stimulated lymphocytes to bleomycin clastogenicity is increased in patients with tumours in organs and tissues that are in direct contact with the external environment, such as the mucosa of the head and neck. Sensitivity to bleomycin may reflect a genetically