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Cavalcanti,T.C.; Gregorini,C.C.; Guimarães,F.; Rettori,O.; Vieira-Matos,A.N.. |
Two variants (A and B) of the widely employed Walker 256 rat tumor cells are known. When inoculated sc, the A variant produces solid, invasive, highly metastasizing tumors that cause severe systemic effects and death. We have obtained a regressive variant (AR) whose sc growth is slower, resulting in 70-80% regression followed by development of immunity against A and AR variants. Simultaneously with the beginning of tumor regression, a temporary anemia developed (~8 days duration), accompanied by marked splenomegaly (~300%) and changes in red blood cell osmotic fragility, with mean corpuscular fragility increasing from 4.1 to 6.5 g/l NaCl. The possibility was raised that plasma factors associated with the immune response induced these changes. In the... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Plasma fractions; Temporary anemia; RBC osmotic fragility; Tumor regressive variant; Cancer immunity; Walker 256 tumor. |
Ano: 2003 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2003000700009 |
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