title: Immune responses of DBA/2 mice bearing melanoma tumors: cell-mediated immune responses after challenge with vaccinia virus.
abstract: Cell-mediated immune responses in DBA/2 mice bearing melanoma tumors (TB-mice) were measured and compared to similar responses in mice without tumors (C-mice). Splenic lymphocytes from TB-mice had a reduced capacity to respond to both B and T-cell mitogens, but TB-mice responded to infection with vaccinia virus by developing a virus-specific cytotoxic T-cell response equal to that measured with splenic effectors prepared from virus-infected C-mice. NK-cell activity, as measured by the in vitro lysis of YAC-1 targets by splenic effectors, was significantly depressed in TB-mice but, after infection of the animals with vaccinia virus, was restored to levels equal to that measured with splenic effectors prepared from C-mice. Doses of vaccinia virus, strain WR which elicited vaccinia-virus-specific cytotoxic T cells or stimulated NK-cell activity, failed to elicit or stimulate cytotoxic effectors specific for S91-melanoma tumor cells.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D003602:Cytotoxicity, Immunologic; D007111:Immunity, Cellular; D007694:Killer Cells, Natural / Q000276:immunology; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008545:Melanoma / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D051379:Mice; D008811:Mice, Inbred DBA; D008934:Mitogens / Q000494:pharmacology; D009368:Neoplasm Transplantation; D013154:Spleen / Q000166:cytology; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D014615:Vaccinia / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000956:Antigens, Viral; D008934:Mitogens