Cytotoxic activity of immune cells following administration of xenogeneic cancer vaccine in mice with melanoma B-16.

AIM: To study the effects of xenogeneic cancer vaccine (XCV) developed on the basis of nervous tissue antigen from rat embryo of late gestation period and protein-containing metabolite of Bacillus subtilis with molecular weight of 70 kDa, on specific and unspecific antitumor reactions of cellular and humoral chains of immune system, and to analyze possible mechanisms of its antimetastatic action. MATERIALS AND METHODS: XCV was administered triply with 3-day intervals after surgical removal of experimental melanoma В-16 in C57Bl/6 mice. Cytotoxic activity (CTA) of splenocytes against target cells К-562 as well as CTA of splenocytes, peritoneal macrophages (PM) and blood serum against melanoma В-16 target cells were determined using МТТ test. The content of circulating immune complexes (CIC) in blood serum was evaluated by precipitation reaction. RESULTS: Immunologic effects of XCV vaccination in experimental animals with surgically removed melanoma B-16 in comparison with similarly treated unvaccinated mice were as follows: prevention of medium molecular weight CIC accumulation in blood serum during all observation period, significant increase (р < 0.05) of CTA of effectors of unspecific antitumor immunity (natural killer cells - NK - by 25.5 ± 1.7 vs 12.5 ± 5.4%, and PM - by 37.3 ± 0.6 vs 32.0 ± 0.9%, respectively) at 37(th) day after the surgery, and also preservation of functional activity of specific cytotoxic lymphocytes at the level of intact control. CONCLUSION: The results of the study allow propose that antimetastatic effect of XCV vaccination could be based on increased CTA of NK and PM, and preservation of CTL functional activity at late terms after surgical removal of B-16 primary tumors.

[Corrective action of bacillary probiotic on the immune system of animals in experimential dysbacteriosis].

Is established that at intestinal dysbacteriosis in the organism of experimental animals develop reactions of inflammatory type (early and late), leading to an accumulation in the blood serum of humoral immunity factors, blocking reactions mediated by lymphocytes ormacrophages, while maintaining their cytotoxic activity. Introduction of animals of tne probiotic endosporin promotes restoration of quantitative and qualitative indicators of intestinal microbiocenosis and the normalization of the immune system.

[Effect of dendritic cell autovaccine on the treatment outcome in patients with ovarian cancer].

During I/II phase clinical trial in ovarian cancer (OC) patients two types of autologous anticancer vaccines based on dendritic cells have been tested, and a comparative analysis of their effectiveness have been performed. It was shown that the anticancer vaccines based on DC, "loaded" with autologous tumor cell lysate obtained by treatment of tumor cells by cytotoxic lectins B. subtilis had higher efficiency, compared with the standard DC--autovaccine. The presence of antigen-specific immune response observed after at least four vaccinations. Obtained results open the prospects to improve the basic treatment of OC patients by this method. The results of immunological examinations create preconditions for individual optimization of the DC-vaccine therapy.

[Lectin activity of antitumor substances synthesized by Bacillus subtilis B-7025]. / Lektinovaia aktivnost' protivoopukholevykh veshchestv, sinteziruemykh Bacillus subtilis B-7025.

Nutrient medium, which is optimal for synthesis of biologically active substances and allows obtaining stable outflow of Bacillus subtilis B-7025 to the culture medium, has been selected under the conditions of the bacillus periodic cultivation. It has been established that these substances are extracellular lectins with high activity and carbohydrate specificity to fructose-1.6-di phosphate, N-acetylneuraminic acid and glucose derivatives: D-glucuronic acid and D-glucosamine.

[The efficacy of using low doses of immunomodulators for treating experimental tumors]. / Effektivnost' primeneniia malykh doz immunomoduliatorov dlia lecheniia éksperimental'nykh opukholei.

The data about the ability of various substances to cause definite reactions in biological objects are adduced, and, in particular, about the efficacy of a small doses of antitumoral chemopreparations in experiment. The results of investigation of the application efficacy of various doses of immunomodulating agents, such as arbisol, nucleoplat, the substrate from gram-negative bacteria Yersinia enterocolitica, antitumoral vaccine from the tumoral cells are presented for the cancer chemotherapy. While application of super-small doses of an antitumoral vaccine there was noted statistically significant inhibition of tumoral growth.

[Immune reaction to the heterologic test-antigen in mice with anti-cancer vaccine]. / Immunnyi otvet na geterologicheskii test-antigen u myshei, kotorym vvodili protivoopukholevuiu vaksinu.

The stimulated influence of the antitumoral vaccine, prepared with the help of filtrate of the Bacillus mesentericus AB-56 or the antibiotic, extracted from it, on the immune answer to heterologic test-antigen (ram erythrocytes) was established. While the vaccine injection to laboratory animals with developing tumor their capacity to resist to the tumors was rising up.

[Experience in treating digestive organ diseases with medicinal plants]. / Opyt lecheniia nekotorykh zabolevanii organov pishchevareniia lekarstvennymi rasteniiami.

Results are reported of treatment of chronic hyposecretory gastritis, chronic hepatocholecystitis and angiocholitis by a herbal complex. The herbal composition included Achillea millefolium, Urtica dioica, Cichorium (aboveground part), Polygonum, Matricaria chamomilla (flowers), Helichrysum arenarium, Calendula (flowers), corn stigmas, Humulus lupulus (racemes) in proportion 3:3:1:1:2:1:1:2:1 respectively. The herbal decoction is to be taken 3 times daily before meals. Diet N 5 (Pevzner scheme) is to be observed.

[Enhancement of the transforming activity of simian adenovirus S5 and of the DNA from human adenovirus type I by benzo(a)pyrene and TPA]. / Usilenie transformiruiushchei aktivnosti adenovirusa S5 obez'ian i DNK adenovirusa tipa I cheloveka benz(a)pirenom i TFA.

Benz(a)pyrene in a concentration of 2.5 micrograms/ml produced a 3.3-fold increase in the transforming activity of simian adenovirus S5 in primary cultures of rat kidney cells. Under analogous conditions TPA increased (2.1 times) the transforming activity of DNA of human adenovirus of type I (AdI). PX5 cells (cotransformed by S5 and benz(a)pyrene) induced tumours in 100% of syngeneic and 81% xenogeneic animals. PX4 cells (transformed by S5 only) induced tumours in 60% of syngeneic animals. Cells transformed by DNA AdI and DNA AdI + TPA did not induce tumours in animals.

[Isolation and characteristics of the fibroblast cell line of rats cotransformed by the DNA of simian adenovirus SA7 (C8) and hepatitis B virus]. / Poluchenie i kharakteristika linii kletok fibroblastov krysy, kotransformirovannykh DNK adenovirusa obez'ian SA7 (C8) i virusa gepatita B.

Transformed cell line (SH2) was established by means of co-transfection of primary rat embryonal fibroblasts by DNA of high-oncogenic simian adenovirus SA7 (C-8) and hepatitis B virus. SH2 cells possess a transformed phenotype and high oncogenicity both for allogenic (rats) and xenogenic (hamsters) animals. 100 SH2 cells induce tumours in newborn (3 day) hamsters. 10(4) SH2 cells inoculated to adult hamsters induce tumours in approximately 50% cases on the 20th-30th day. Possible mechanisms of significant stimulation of SH2 cells oncogenic properties after co-transfection by DNA of oncogenic adenovirus SA7 and hepatitis B virus are discussed.