title: Potentiation of L1210 murine leukemia vaccine in vivo by levamisole.
abstract: Intraperitoneal inoculation of either levamisole or 2 x 10(6) cells of concanavalin-A (Con-A)-bound L1210 leukemia vaccine produced no cured mice after subsequent ip inoculation of 10(3) live L1210 cells. Combined inocluation of levamisole and Con-A-bound vaccine produced about 20% cure incidence but no prolongation of life span of tumor-bearing mice after inoculation of live L1210 cells. Combined inoculation of levamisole and Con A-free vaccine did not induce detectable immune resistance in mice. These results suggest that levamisole enhanced host response to cell-bound Con-A associated with immunogenic potency of the vaccine. Levamisole given intravenously and orally was as effective as that inoculated intraperitoneally in enhancing the induction of resistance in mice by Con-A-bound vaccine. Dose of levamisole was very critical for this enhancement, being effective at 0.38 mg/kg but not either at 0.75 or 0.19 mg/kg. Furthermore, levamisole restored immune resistance induced by a larger inoculum of Con-A-bound vaccine cells (10(7)) and impaired by cyclophosphamide.
mesh_terms: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic / Q000276:immunology*; D000818:Animals; D003208:Concanavalin A / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000494:pharmacology; D007167:Immunotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D007274:Injections, Intraperitoneal; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D007939:Leukemia L1210 / Q000628:therapy*; D007978:Levamisole / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D014612:Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D014612:Vaccines; D003208:Concanavalin A; D007978:Levamisole; D003520:Cyclophosphamide