What are the immunologically active components of bacille Calmette-Guérin in therapy of superficial bladder cancer?

Last updated on 23-8-2019 by Anonymous (niet gecontroleerd)

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The subcomponents of bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) involved in the mechanism of action of intravesical BCG immunotherapy used for prophylaxis of superficial bladder cancer recurrences have been poorly investigated. We purified various BCG subcomponents and analyzed in vitro their ability to enhance a Th1 polarized immune response as well as to increase lymphocyte-mediated cytotoxicity against bladder tumors. Human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from healthy purified protein derivative-positive subjects were incubated for 7 days with whole BCG and various fractions (BCG cell wall…

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