Characteristics of a low-molecular-weight factor extracted from mouse tumors that affectsin vitro properties of macrophages
- 15 March 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in International Journal of Cancer
- Vol. 23 (3), 344-352
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ijc.2910230312
Abstract
A dialysable low-molecular-weight factor capable of affecting in vitro properties of macrophages was extracted from four different mouse tumors. This factor not only modulates closely related properties of peritoneal macrophages such as spreading and migration but also inhibits lipopolysaccharide-induced tumoricidal activity of these cells. It can be extracted not only from tumor tissues but also from tumor cells grown in vitro. The appearance of this factor is unique to tumors and it is not present in detectable quantities in normal tissues. The factor from one of the tumors, Lewis lung carcinoma, was purified extensively and the partially purified factor retains all the above effects on macrophages. It is not sensitive to pronase or a mixture of bovine spleen phosphodiesterase II, E. coli alkaline phosphatase and pancreatic ribo-nuclease. The factor is lipid-like in character and it is soluble in both organic solvents and aqueous media. It has ionizable group(s) and is anionic at neutral pH but non-ionic under acidic conditions.This publication has 16 references indexed in Scilit:
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