title: Effects of the combination of tumor-specific and nonspecific immunization on tumor suppression.
abstract: The crushed whole Aoyama B cells attached to oil droplets were found to be most suitable for the adjuvant effect of Mycobacterium tuberculosis against tumor growth when judged by the criterion of effectiveness and a clinical application with minimal side effects. The immunogenicity of tumor cells was well stabilized and maintained with a suitable concentration of formalin; this was less than 1% and the optimum concentration was 0.05% or 0.1%. When the tumor cells treated with the optimum concentration of formalin were combined with suitable adjuvant, immunoprotection against the tumor progress was accelerated.
mesh_terms: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D001500:BCG Vaccine; D005557:Formaldehyde / Q000494:pharmacology; D007114:Immunization; D007167:Immunotherapy; D051379:Mice; D008809:Mice, Inbred C3H; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000276:immunology; D009368:Neoplasm Transplantation; D009374:Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000276:immunology*; D009821:Oils; D014185:Transplantation, Isogeneic
chemical_list: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D001500:BCG Vaccine; D009821:Oils; D005557:Formaldehyde