| Literature DB >> 6219114 |
W Uracz, B Mytar, M Zembala, I Ruggiero, T Popiela, A Czupryna.
Abstract
The spontaneous nitro-blue tetrazolium (NBT) reduction of monocytes from patients with gastric cancer was assessed and compared with an in vitro monocyte-mediated cytostasis of tumor cell lines and their suppressor activity. The increased NBT reduction correlated with the ability of monocytes to inhibit mitogen-induced normal lymphocyte response and cytostatic activity against L-1210 murine lymphoma cell line. These observations suggest that "activated" monocytes of some cancer patients may play the role of suppressor cells and exert an anti-tumor effect in vitro.Entities:
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Year: 1982 PMID: 6219114 DOI: 10.1007/bf00406249
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Cancer Res Clin Oncol ISSN: 0171-5216 Impact factor: 4.553