title: [Ability of sera from mice treated with Ge-132, an organo-germanium compound, to inhibit experimental murine ascites tumors].
abstract: Serum specimens from mice treated orally with Ge-132 (100 mg/kg) exhibited antitumor activity against Ehrlich (allogeneic) and RL 1 (syngeneic) ascites tumors in BALB/c mice. Sera obtained from mice 24 hours after Ge-132 administration displayed the highest antitumor effect and the antitumor activity was dose-dependent. Sera prepared from mice 12, 36 or 48 hours after Ge-132 treatment had no protective effect. Circulating interferon (IFN) was induced at 24 hours after administration. The antiviral activity of serum from Ge-132-treated mice was inactivated by treatment with trypsin, low pH, and anti-IFN-gamma antiserum. The inactivated preparations of serum IFN induced by Ge-132 did not show antitumor activity when administered to mice bearing Ehrlich ascites tumors. These results suggest that the antitumor activity in the sera of Ge-132-treated mice may have been expressed through IFN-gamma which was induced by Ge-132.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002286:Carcinoma, Ehrlich Tumor / Q000628:therapy*; D005857:Germanium / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007116:Immunization, Passive; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000096:biosynthesis; D007942:Leukemia, Experimental / Q000628:therapy*; D008262:Macrophage Activation; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011422:Propionates
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D011422:Propionates; D005857:Germanium; C066750:propagermanium; D007371:Interferon-gamma