title: [Oral administration of OK-432 (picibanil). (8th report) clinical application: its immunomodulatory effects on the patients with gastrointestinal cancers].
abstract: A streptococcal preparation, OK-432 at a dose of 5 KE was orally administered to the patients with gastric or colorectal cancer for 7 approximately 14 days before operation, and its immunomodulatory effects on peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL), regional lymph node lymphocytes (RLNL) and tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) were assessed. OK-432 treated group included 5 gastric and 6 colorectal cancers, and control group included 6 gastric and 8 colorectal cancers. After oral administration of OK-432 the proportion of Leu 7+ and Leu 11+ cells in PBL increased, and NK cell activity of PBL also was augmented. The proportion of OKT8+ cells increased in PBL and those of OKT3+ cells and OKT8+ cells decreased in RLNL after oral administration of OK-432. The responsiveness of TIL to autologous tumor extracts in the presence of interleukin-2 was enhanced in oral OK-432 group. These results indicate that oral OK-432 affects on NK and T cells and augments the antitumor immunity of the patients with gastrointestinal cancer.
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authors: Nio
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authors: Ohgaki
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authors: Tsuchitani
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authors: S
authors: Imai
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authors: Shiraishi
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authors: Tsubono
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authors: Morimoto
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authors: Tseng
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authors: Tobe
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D001688:Biological Products / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000494:pharmacology; D007694:Killer Cells, Natural / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000276:immunology; D010844:Picibanil / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D001688:Biological Products; D007376:Interleukin-2; D010844:Picibanil