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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1980-5-14
pubmed:abstractText
Long-term infection of mice with Trichinella spiralis has been shown to stimuate increased host protection aginst transplantable solid tumors. The present investionation was initiated to determine whether parasitized mice were similarly protected from induction and progression of an ascites tumor. ICR/CD-1 mice were orally infected with 50, 100, 200, 300, or 400 T. spiralis larvae, and subsequently challenged intraperitoneally with 5 X 10(4) Sarcoma-180 (S-180) ascites cells. Animals were observed and weighed daily for development and progression of malignancy. Protection from fatal ascites neoplasia was found to be statistically significant under selected conditions of larval dose and challenge interval. Mice infected with 100 or 200 larvae were more resistant to S-180 progression than both uninfected controls or other infected groups. Protection was observed in groups challenged 2 weeks after nematode intubation but not at 6, 8 or 34 weeks. This finding is in contrast with long-term protection seen previously with B-16 melanoma tumors, and suggests that antineoplastic effects of T. spiralis infection differ for ascitic and solid murine tumors.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0303-4208
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
30
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
429-33
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1979
pubmed:articleTitle
Influence of Trichinella spiralis infection on development of sarcoma-180 ascites tumors.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article