Inflammatory Granulocytes Decrease Subcutaneous Growth of Melanoma in Mice.

Autor: Madalena Costa, Artur Águas
Zdroj: Inflammation; Dec2004, Vol. 28 Issue 6, p355-357, 3p
Abstrakt: Growing melanomas invade the subcutaneous tissues. We have compared the size of tumors implanted in the subcutaneous cavities of C57BL/6 mice where inflammatory reactions were induced before the injection of 5×105 melanoma cells (B16F10 cell line). Granulocytic inflammation of the subcutaneous cavities resulted in a significant decrease in the growth of the implanted melanomas, whereas monocytic inflammation had no effect on tumor growth. We conclude that granulocytes, but not monocytes/macrophages, have anti-tumor action on melanoma that invade the subcutaneous tissues. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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