Research Article

Transplantable Subcutaneous Hepatoma 22a Affects Functional Activity of Resident Tissue Macrophages in Periphery

Table 1

Results of the transplantation test.

VaccinationsChallenge with live hepatoma cells
103104105106

Cotrol (no vaccination):
(i) Number of tumor takes1/52/55/55/5
(ii) Mean tumor volume, cm30.010.29 ± 0.122.21 ± 1.207.66 ± 0.94
107 irradiated hepatoma cells i.p.:
(i) Number of tumor takes1/53/55/55/5
(ii) Mean tumor volume, cm30.030.04 ± 0.013.10 ± 1.49.40 ± 2.60

Number of tumor takes (numerator), number of animals per group (denominator).
Tumor volume was measured on 28 day of tumor growth (M ± SEM). Control mice received 0,5 mL of PBS i.p.