title: Cross-reacting tumor associated transplantation antigen on primary 3-methylcholanthrene-induced BALB/c sarcomas.
abstract: Immunization of adult, syngeneic BALB/c mice with irradiated, primary MCA-induced sarcomas conferred reproducible, nonisologous TATA-associated cross-protection against challenge with other primary MCA sarcomas or in vitro passaged MCA sarcoma cells. Isologous, individually specific TSTA-associated protection was also detected. Irradiated, normal BALB/c spleen or muscle tissues were not similarly protective. Pronounced cross-protection was best detected with secondary cultured, in vitro adapted sarcoma challenge inoculum, which could be accurately standardized. These findings paralleled the good cross-protection reported previously with long-term cultured MCA-induced sarcoma cell lines. OFA was expressed as a TATA on all syngeneic, primary MCA-induced sarcomas tested by syngeneic adoptive transfer experiments and on MuLv-free MCA-induced, syngeneic Meth A sarcoma cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of South Alabama, College of Medicine, Mobile 36688.
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Coggin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm / Q000276:immunology*; D003429:Cross Reactions; D006649:Histocompatibility Antigens / Q000276:immunology*; D007114:Immunization; D008297:Male; D008748:Methylcholanthrene; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D009132:Muscles / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology; D012513:Sarcoma, Experimental / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000276:immunology*; D013154:Spleen / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D006649:Histocompatibility Antigens; C029237:tumor-associated transplantation antigen; D008748:Methylcholanthrene