Showing papers on "Canine Mastocytoma published in 1998"
TL;DR: The results indicate that the cytotoxicity of rh-TNF-alpha depends on the presence of TNF RI receptors on canine tumor cells, and suggest actinomycin D (ACT-D), an anticancer antibiotic, enhanced the cyttoxicity of Rh-T NF-alpha.
Abstract: Based on the recent findings that show how recombinant human tumor necrosis factor (rh-TNF)-α has potent antitumor activity on human cancer patients when it locally administrated, we have tested the cytotoxicity of rh-TNF-α on 3 canine cultured cells: (1) canine kidney carcinoma (CKCa-1), (2) mastocytoma and (3) Mardin Darby canine kidney cells (MDCK). The cell surface expression of TNF-α receptors on these canine cells was also determined with anti-human TNF RI and RII polyclonal antibodies. Our data shows that on CKCa-1 which has TNF RI receptors rh-TNF-α induced cytotoxicity. By contrast, it exhibited no toxicity on canine mastocytoma which has mainly RII receptors. The data also suggest actinomycin D (ACT-D), an anticancer antibiotic, enhanced the cytotoxicity of rh-TNF-α. Combined with ACT-D, rh-TNF-α showed the cytotoxicity on MDCK which possessed both TNF RI and RII receptors. The results indicate that the cytotoxicity of rh-TNF-α depends on the presence of TNF RI receptors on canine tumor cells.
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TL;DR: The ability of mature granulated mast cells to replicate provides an alternative process for local increases in mast cell numbers, at least in canine mast cell tumours, and suggests the possibility that normal or neoplastic human mast cells, fully granulated, have the potential to proliferate in specific tissue sites.
Abstract: Mast cell accumulations are generally considered to arise almost exclusively from the recruitment of non-granulated, bone-marrow-derived, precursor cells, with the stem cell factor (SCF) reported to play a crucial role in the growth, development and maturation of granulated mast cells within specific tissue sites. In this study dog mastocytoma specimens have been examined by both immunohistochemical and ultrastructural techniques, to demonstrate that fully granulated mast cells are capable of mitotic activity. Observations showing the formation of mitotic spindles, chromosome separation and cytokinesis all support the concept that granulated mast cells are capable of proliferative activity. The ability of mature granulated mast cells to replicate provides an alternative process for local increases in mast cell numbers, at least in canine mast cell tumours. Such observations suggest the possibility that normal or neoplastic human mast cells, fully granulated, have the potential to proliferate in specific tissue sites.
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