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Characterization of immune responses to spontaneous hamster lymphomas

Journal Article · · J. Natl. Cancer Inst.; (United States)
OSTI ID:6184374
Tumor resistance could be induced against the transplantation of cell lines derived from spontaneous lymphomas that occurred in the third of three lymphoma epizootics in a hamster colony. Immunization of normal hamsters with irradiated lymphoma cells promoted resistance to homologous lymphoma challenge and prevented the development of spontaneous lymphomas when immunized hamsters were exposed to the contaminated colony. This immunity could be transferred in an adoptive transfer assay. Resistance to direct challenge was not extended to simian virus 40 (SV40)-induced sarcomas carrying SV40 tumor-specific transplantation antigen nor to herpesvirus-induced carcinoma cells, indicating specificity. The nature of the antigen(s) involved was discussed.
Research Organization:
Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville
OSTI ID:
6184374
Journal Information:
J. Natl. Cancer Inst.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Natl. Cancer Inst.; (United States) Vol. 58:5; ISSN JNCIA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English