pubmed-article:1886579 | pubmed:abstractText | Each of B6C3HF1 mice was infused with stored syngeneic blood cells, fresh syngeneic blood cells, or saline, and then was injected intravenously with 1 x 10(6) Lewis lung carcinoma cells. Survival rate of each group declined in order of the saline group, the fresh-cell group, and the stored-cell group with a significant difference between all paired groups (p less than 0.001). When the number of metastases and 125I-Iododeoxyuridine uptake in the lungs and livers were compared between these groups, there were significant differences with greater number and uptake in the stored-cell group than the fresh-cell group or the saline group on day 15 through 17, and greater in the fresh-cell group than the saline group on day 23 and 24. In the second experiment, each mouse was inoculated subcutaneously with 1 x 10(5) tumor cells. Twenty-one days later, the subcutaneous tumors were removed, and the mice were infused with blood cells or saline immediately. The number of lung metastases of the stored-cell group was significantly larger than that of the fresh-cell group or the saline group on 9 and 11 days following tumor removal. In conclusion, the transfusion of the preserved syngeneic blood cells was considered to enhance both artificial and spontaneous metastasis of the Lewis lung carcinoma. | lld:pubmed |