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. 1974 Jul;17(3):509–518.

Tumour growth, phagocytic activity and antibody response in corynebacterium parvum-treated mice

M F A Woodruff, W H McBride, Noreen Dunbar
PMCID: PMC1554072  PMID: 4549691

Abstract

Serum from both normal and T cell-deprived female adult CBA mice shows a background titre of antibody to Corynebacterium parvum of about 2–4 log2 units by a latex agglutination test. Intraperitoneal injection of C. parvum causes a marked rise in titre which reaches its peak after about a month, and a second injection at that time evokes a further response. Treatment with mercaptoethanol reduces the background titre, and also the titre 1–3 weeks after immunization by 1–2 log units. Subcutaneous injection of C. parvum on the other hand evokes little or no antibody response.

Both the antitumour effect of C. parvum, and its effect on clearance of colloidal carbon from the blood stream, can occur in the presence of high levels of antibody directed against the organism. Theoretical and possible therapeutic implications of these findings are discussed.

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