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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5C
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-1-21
pubmed:abstractText
Superoxide production by neutrophils is believed to contribute to the efficiency of the host defence system. This activity is stimulated by the mannose-specific lectin concanavalin A, the N-acetylglucosamine/neuraminic acid-specific wheat germ agglutinin and the galactoside-specific lectins from Viscum album and human placenta. To assess whether this aspect of immune function is affected in cancer patients without or with treatment, neutrophil preparations from 69 patients were examined. Reductions in O2.(-)-production were observed for bronchial carcinoma patients after incubation with concanavalin A and the human lectin, while samples from breast cancer patients without or with treatment exhibited no significantly altered activity in the presence of each of the four agglutinins. Chemotherapy of lung and colorectal carcinoma patients reduced the neutrophilic response to concanavalin A and Viscum album agglutinin. As similarly shown for 9 specimens from other carcinoma types and from hemopoietic malignancies, there is no general impairment of responsiveness. In addition to the property of the lectin, the large extent of interindividual variation should be taken into account when it is attempted to enhance this factor of the host defence system against infections and malignant cells.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0250-7005
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
13
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1789-92
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:8267383-ABO Blood-Group System, pubmed-meshheading:8267383-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:8267383-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:8267383-Breast Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:8267383-Bronchial Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:8267383-Carcinoma, pubmed-meshheading:8267383-Carcinoma, Bronchogenic, pubmed-meshheading:8267383-Colorectal Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:8267383-Concanavalin A, pubmed-meshheading:8267383-Female, pubmed-meshheading:8267383-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:8267383-Lectins, pubmed-meshheading:8267383-Male, pubmed-meshheading:8267383-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:8267383-Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:8267383-Neutrophils, pubmed-meshheading:8267383-Plant Preparations, pubmed-meshheading:8267383-Plant Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:8267383-Respiratory Burst, pubmed-meshheading:8267383-Ribosome Inactivating Proteins, Type 2, pubmed-meshheading:8267383-Superoxides, pubmed-meshheading:8267383-Toxins, Biological, pubmed-meshheading:8267383-Wheat Germ Agglutinins
pubmed:articleTitle
Modulation of lectin-triggered superoxide release from neutrophils of tumor patients with and without chemotherapy.
pubmed:affiliation
Abteilung Glykobiochemie und Angewandte Tumorlektinologie, Institut für Pharmazeutische Chemie, Phillips, Universität, Marburg, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't