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Antitumor activity with nontoxic doses of protein A.
- Source :
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Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII [Cancer Immunol Immunother] 1984; Vol. 18 (1), pp. 29-34. - Publication Year :
- 1984
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Abstract
- This report confirms our previous observation that IV inoculation of purified protein A causes regression of rat mammary adenocarcinomas. In treated tumors, we have obtained histological evidence of changes indicating tumor cell destruction. Protein A treatment does not cause reduction in the body weight or organ weights of rats; nor does it cause any decrease in activity of the enzymes of the microsomal mixed function oxidase system in the liver. Protein A stimulates peripheral white cell counts in normal rats, but not in tumor-bearing rats. We found that protein A infusion reduced (P less than 0.0005) the level of circulating plasma immune complex concentration. A homing study with 125I-labeled protein A indicated that liver, spleen, and kidney tissues are the major sites of protein A accumulation. Therefore, protein A seemed to exert its antitumor effects without causing any generalized toxicity to the system. It is postulated that the action of protein A may be related to its ability to cause a drastic reduction in circulating plasma immune complex concentration, thus potentiating the immune reactivity of the host observed earlier.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0340-7004
- Volume :
- 18
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 6567477
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00205396