title: Induction of oncofetal antigen-specific suppressor pathways, involving Thy-1+ cells, during the early stages of tumor progression.
abstract: The early stages of tumor progression were modelled by intraperitoneally injecting BALB/c mice daily with exponentially increasing numbers of mitomycin C-treated, syngeneic MPC-11 tumor cells. At various stages of this regime, mesenteric lymph node (MLN) and spleen cells were assessed for regulatory activity on the induction of cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) in vitro. Cells present in both MLN and spleens of mice whose daily tumor dose had reached 102,400 MPC-11 cells impaired the generation of CTL specific for MPC-11 and specific for oncofetal antigen(s) shared between MPC-11 and Day 14-15 syngeneic fetal liver cells. Depletion of Thy-1+ cells from the regulatory cell populations removed the suppressive activity. The regulatory cells did not affect the induction of CTL specific for H-2b antigens in the context of H-2d (i.e., BALB/c) class I MHC.
authors.affiliation: Division of Immunology, Medical School, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Nash
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Searle
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm / Q000276:immunology*; D000954:Antigens, Surface / Q000276:immunology*; D003602:Cytotoxicity, Immunologic; D005260:Female; D007108:Immune Tolerance; D007111:Immunity, Cellular; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000276:immunology; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D009374:Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000276:immunology*; D010954:Plasmacytoma / Q000276:immunology; D013154:Spleen / Q000276:immunology; D050378:T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory / Q000276:immunology*; D018800:Thy-1 Antigens; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D000954:Antigens, Surface; D018800:Thy-1 Antigens; C031192:oncofetal antigens