title: Influence of PSK (Krestin) on resistance to infection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in tumor-bearing mice.
abstract: C3H/He mice were inoculated with Pseudomonas aeruginosa by various routes 1 day after X5563 transplantation or 4 days after cyclophosphamide (CY) administration. Administration of PSK (Krestin) i.p. or p.o. to the tumor-bearing mice or CY-treated tumor-bearing mice resulted in an increase in survival rates. Viable P. aeruginosa were inoculated i.v. on day 0 into mice inoculated with tumor cells on day -12 and vaccinated with killed P. aeruginosa on day -10, or into mice inoculated with tumor cells on day -15, treated with CY on day -14 and vaccinated on day -10. Resistance to infection, which is enhanced by vaccination, was depressed by tumor burden or treatment with CY, but such depression was prevented by PSK administration.
mesh_terms: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000372:Agglutination Tests; D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D001428:Bacterial Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006098:Granulocytes; D007668:Kidney / Q000382:microbiology; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D051379:Mice; D008809:Mice, Inbred C3H; D010954:Plasmacytoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology* / Q000401:mortality; D011509:Proteoglycans / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D001428:Bacterial Vaccines; D011509:Proteoglycans; C010770:polysaccharide-K; D003520:Cyclophosphamide