Effect of Nocardia rubra cell-wall skeleton on the induction of lung cancer and amyloidosis by 3-methylcholanthrene in rabbits
Hirao, F.; Sakatani, M.; Nishikawa, H.; Yoshimoto, T.; Namba, M.; Ogura, T.; Azuma, I.; Yamamura, Y.
Gan 71(3): 398-401
1980
ISSN/ISBN: 0016-450X PMID: 7418984 Document Number: 166270
Repeated intravenous administrations of oil-attached Nocardia rubra cell-wall skeleton (N. rubra-CWS) prevented the induction of lung cancer by intrabronchial instillations of 3-methylcholanthrene in rabbits. Amyloidosis was seen after giving 3-methylcholanthrene, and the incidence was higher in the N. rubra-CWS administered rabbits than in the controls.