PMID: 6168892Jan 1, 1981Paper

Lactate dehydrogenase-elevating agent is responsible for interferon induction and enhancement of natural killer cell activity by inoculation of Ehrlich ascites carcinoma cells into mice

Microbiology and Immunology
M KoiN Ishida

Abstract

Inoculation of Ehrlich ascites carcinoma cells (EAC) into the peritoneal cavities of outbred ddY mice induced interferon (IFN) in the circulation. The maximum titer (1,280 U) was obtained at 24 hr after inoculation. This induced IFN had the characteristics of type I IFN, i.e., stability at pH2 and lability at 56 C. An increase in natural killer cell (NK) activity was also observed for the first 3 days after inoculation. In addition, plasma lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activity was elevated in these mice. Inoculation of ascitic fluid or serum of EAC-bearing mice into normal mice increased plasma LDH activity six- to sevenfold over normal levels and elevated activities persisted throughout the life of the mice. These results suggest that the LDH-elevating agent was responsible for IFN induction and for enhancing NK activity. Because lactate dehydrogenase-elevating virus (LDV) can be eliminated from tumor cells by passage in vitro, we attempted to grow EAC in tissue culture for several months and re-examined whether the inoculation of such cells could elevate plasma LDH activity induce IFN and enhance NK activity. The results showed that inoculation of the passaged cells had no effect on these activities in normal mice. Therefore, ...Continue Reading

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