title: [Anti-tumor activity of peripheral lymphocytes of tumor-bearing rats by in vitro culture].
abstract: This basic study was performed to determine whether the anti-tumor effect of lymphocytes obtained from the peripheral blood of a tumor bearing host can be increased when cultured in vitro with Mitomycin C (MMC)-treated AH109A tumor cells, using interleukin-2 (IL-2). Donryu rats were used as tumor bearing hosts. The following results were obtained. Weak anti-tumor activity of lymphocytes was noted 7 days after lymphocytes were cultured in the medium to which only IL-2 was added. Anti-tumor activity was augmented by adding antigen (MMC treated tumor cells) to the above (1). Anti-tumor activity was further augmented by adding to (2) above antigen presenting cells such as intraperitoneal exudate macrophages or peripheral hole leukocytes. Anti-tumor activity of lymphocytes was detected when IL-2 and MMC treated antigen were added to the peripheral hole leukocytes containing the lymphocytes.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D005260:Female; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000276:immunology; D008114:Liver Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000276:immunology; D007959:Lymphocyte Culture Test, Mixed; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D008264:Macrophages / Q000276:immunology; D016685:Mitomycin; D008937:Mitomycins / Q000494:pharmacology; D009374:Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000276:immunology*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains
chemical_list: D007376:Interleukin-2; D008937:Mitomycins; D016685:Mitomycin