Immune Consequences of Protracted Host-Tumor Interactions in a Transgenic Mouse Model of Mammary Carcinoma
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Author(s)
J. Stewart, Trina
Christine Lutsiak, M.
I. Abrams, Scott
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2008
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A transgenic mouse model of autochthonous mammary carcinoma was chosen to study the impact of tumor progression on the immune system over an extended period. We found: i) that splenocyte numbers, particularly myeloid cells, increased concurrently with tumor burden; ii) the percentage of tumor-infiltrating Treg cells was similar to that in human breast cancer; iii) suppressed T cell proliferation and cytokine production and; iv) significantly elevated MCP-1 and TNF-a in the sera of tumor-bearing mice. The modified immune status in these tumor-bearing hosts is consistent with a "syndrome" that likely impacts the efficacy of ...
View more >A transgenic mouse model of autochthonous mammary carcinoma was chosen to study the impact of tumor progression on the immune system over an extended period. We found: i) that splenocyte numbers, particularly myeloid cells, increased concurrently with tumor burden; ii) the percentage of tumor-infiltrating Treg cells was similar to that in human breast cancer; iii) suppressed T cell proliferation and cytokine production and; iv) significantly elevated MCP-1 and TNF-a in the sera of tumor-bearing mice. The modified immune status in these tumor-bearing hosts is consistent with a "syndrome" that likely impacts the efficacy of cancer immunosurveillance and response to therapy.
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View more >A transgenic mouse model of autochthonous mammary carcinoma was chosen to study the impact of tumor progression on the immune system over an extended period. We found: i) that splenocyte numbers, particularly myeloid cells, increased concurrently with tumor burden; ii) the percentage of tumor-infiltrating Treg cells was similar to that in human breast cancer; iii) suppressed T cell proliferation and cytokine production and; iv) significantly elevated MCP-1 and TNF-a in the sera of tumor-bearing mice. The modified immune status in these tumor-bearing hosts is consistent with a "syndrome" that likely impacts the efficacy of cancer immunosurveillance and response to therapy.
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Journal Title
Cancer Investigation
Volume
26
Issue
3
Copyright Statement
© 2008 Informa Healthcare. This is an electronic version of an article published in Cancer Investigation, Vol. 26(3), 2008, pp. 237-249. Cancer Investigation is available online at: http://informahealthcare.com with the open URL of your article.
Subject
Tumour Immunology
Oncology and Carcinogenesis