title: The enhancement of tumor cell susceptibility to macrophage binding and cytolysis by p-aminobenzoic acid-N-xyloside sodium salt (K-247).
abstract: The enhancement of tumor cell susceptibility to macrophage binding and cytolysis by the pretreatment of tumor cells by p-aminobenzoic acid-N-xyloside sodium salt (K-247) was investigated in the C3H/He mouse-syngeneic tumor system. Binding and cytolytic activities of Corynebacterium parvum-activated macrophages were significantly enhanced when target MM-102 and MH-134 cells were pretreated with K-247 at doses of 200 or 400 micrograms/ml, while thioglycollate-elicited macrophages showed much lower binding and lytic activities against K-247 pretreated target cells. No enhancement of these activities were observed when target cells were pretreated with D-xylose, which had no anti-tumor activity. Furthermore, in a binding assay a significant reduction of macrophage binding to target cells by the K-247 pretreated cold competitors was observed. It is suggested that target cell susceptibility to macrophage cytolytic activity might be enhanced by pretreatment with K-247, involving an initially increased target binding.
mesh_terms: D010129:4-Aminobenzoic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology*; D062365:Aminobenzoates / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001202:Ascitic Fluid / Q000276:immunology; D001667:Binding, Competitive / Q000187:drug effects; D002460:Cell Line; D003602:Cytotoxicity, Immunologic / Q000187:drug effects*; D008114:Liver Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D008262:Macrophage Activation; D008264:Macrophages / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D008325:Mammary Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D008809:Mice, Inbred C3H; D011425:Propionibacterium acnes / Q000276:immunology; D062366:para-Aminobenzoates
chemical_list: D062365:Aminobenzoates; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D062366:para-Aminobenzoates; C035660:4-aminobenzoic acid-N-xyloside; D010129:4-Aminobenzoic Acid