Summary Serum factors may be responsible for reduced host-anti-tumor defence. Although there is still confusion about their origin, attempts have been made to immobilize serum components by Protein A columns as a therapeutic modality. In our study the in vitro adsorption of 90% of the IgG from cancer sera on immobilized protein A did not influence the inhibitory serum activity as measured in a mixed lymphocyte culture. Therefore, IgG or immune complexes do not seem to be the suppressive serum factor in patients with advanced colorectal carcinoma. There is evidence for leakage of small amounts of protein A from the columns which have immunostimulatory activity. Perhaps this may explain necrosis after a therapeutic immunoadsorption.Abbreviations CEA
Carcinoembryonal antigen
- C Effluent
Unadsorbed fraction
- C Eluate
Adsorbed fraction
- CP
Cancer plasma
- CPG
Controlled pore glass beads
- CPM
Counts per minute
- C Sera
Sera from patients with metastatic colorectal cancer
- HSA
Human serum albumin
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3H-Tdr
3H-thymidine
- MLC
Mixed lymphocyte culture
- NP
Control plasma
- N Sera
Sera from healthy persons
- PBMNC
Peripheral blood mononuclear cells
- PBS
Phosphate-buffered saline
- PI
Untreated plasma probes
- RPMI 1640
Culture medium (Ross Park Memorial Institute)
- SAC
Staphylococcus aureus Cowan I
- SAW
Staphylococcus aureus Wood
- SpA
Purified staphylococcal protein A
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The classical in vitro assay for the determination of cell mediated immune responses is the lymphocyte transformation test (LTT) in which cell proliferation is measured by incorporation of radioactive labeled thymidine (3H-TdR). The LTT assay using 3H-TdR is less suited for modestly equipped laboratories as it is costly, laborious and involves the need to handle radioactive isotopes and specialized equipment.
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