thromboxane-b2 and Carcinoma--Ehrlich-Tumor

In the present study we investigated the inflammatory response induced by the inoculation of Ehrlich tumor cells (EAT) into the peritoneal cavity of mice. It was found that after inoculation of 10(3) EAT cells, the number of peritoneal leukocytes remained unchanged till the sixth day. Subsequently, the number of cells increased as a consequence of tumor growth. EAT cells did not induce influx of PMN leukocytes till six days after tumor implantation, but a significant influx was observed on the tenth day. Inoculation of the tumor cells did not induce production of H2O2 by peritoneal cells at any time examined and induced low levels of macrophage spreading only until the third day after tumor implantation but not later on. The levels of thromboxane in the peritoneal cavity were not affected by the presence of the tumor, whereas prostaglandin E2 levels were significantly increased at all times examined. The biological significance of these results on the evolution and escape of the tumor from host defense mechanisms is under investigation.

Topics: Animals; Carcinoma, Ehrlich Tumor; Cell Adhesion; Cell Count; Dinoprostone; Hydrogen Peroxide; Inflammation; Macrophages; Male; Mice; Neoplasm Transplantation; Peritoneal Cavity; Thromboxane B2

Topics: Animals; Carcinoma, Ehrlich Tumor; Cell Line; Cells, Cultured; Culture Media; Embryo, Mammalian; Fatty Acids; Fatty Acids, Essential; Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; Humans; Lung; Mass Spectrometry; Mice; Prostaglandins; Sarcoma 180; Thromboxane B2