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A Graffi

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PubMed1976

[Sarcomas in syrian hamster, induced by an oncorna virus and cellfree transmissible (author's transl)].

1. Application of hamster papova virus to newborns of Syrian hamster has produced some s.c. sarcomas after a 5 to 6 month latency period, by virtue of the strong inducer effect of this papova virus to endogenous (latent) oncorna viruses. 2. Cellfree filtrates from a polymorphorus-cell sarcoma produced in this way, when applied to newborn hamsters of the spontaneously tumour-free hamster line HaP, again lead to sarcoma formation after a latency period of 3--8 months in about 20% of the animals; the same holds for cellfree filtrates of these cellfree induced sarcomas and their transplantation generations. 3. In these tumours C-type oncorna viruses, but no papova virus, could be demonstrated regularly. 4. The hamster specificity of this sarcoma virus is suggested by the complete absence of a tumorigenic effect of the cellfree filtrates from these hamster sarcomas in mice and rats. The preferential induction of hamster sarcomas by sarcoma filtrates, in conjunction with the fact that filtrates from hamster leukoses, indicates a certain difference between hamster leukemia and hamster sarcoma viruses.

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PubMed1976

[Mesothelioma in syrian hamster. V. Macroscopic and histologic investigation of transplanted mesothelioma in solid and ascitic form (author's transl)].

Transplantable mesothelioma lines are described, which have been inoculated successively either s.c. or i.p. in solid and ascitic form. Increases of the degree of malignancy could be demonstrated for macroscopically biological parameters. The latent periods became shorter with increasing in vivo passages. In the histological picture, progressive dedifferentiation of the tumour cells with rising tendency towards infiltrative growth was observed.

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PubMed1976

[Elimination of a paramyxo-type virus from oncornavirus-producing human cell lines (author's transl)].

A virus of the paramyxo-type was eliminated from cell-free material of human oncornavirus-producing cell lines (PMF). After transmission of this paramyxovirus-free inoculum to a human permanent cell strain (Tu 197/Tr 1) oncornaviruses were permanently formed and no paramyxoviruses could be detected. The paramyxovirus-free, oncornavirus-producing PMF-39 cell line could be established after inoculation of the TU 197/Tr 1 line with cell-free material containing both oncorna- and paramyxovirus diluted 1 to 1000. A second way of elimination of the paramyxovirus was the treatment of cell-free material containing both viruses with antisera against paramyxovirus. In the Tu 197/Tr 1 line inoculated with such material only oncornaviruses were formed. The second paramyxovirus-free oncornavirus-producing cell line was designated PMF 50.

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PubMed1975

[Study on transplantable, melanin containing hamster papova virusinduced skin tumours in Syrian hamster (author's transl)].

A melanin containing skin tumour of trichoepitheliomatic character, induced by a virus some 40 nm large, is described showing neither infiltrative nor metastasizing growth. The multiple, flat, mostly confluent tumour nodes appear in all parts of the skin, especially in dorsal skin, at the chin, eyes, and ears. The tumours are mostly blue black as a result of hemosiderin and melanin deposits; these pigmentations occur in connective-tissue cells, the tumour cells and the abounding keratinizing cysts. The blastomic character of these tumours, which in part are reminiscent of tricho-epitheliomas, can be demonstrated by transplantation experiments, in which with increasing number of passages are observed a decrease of latent period, disappearance of pigment formation, and increase in histologic de-differentiation.

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PubMed1975

Serological analysis of an oncornavirus (PMF virus) detected in malignant permanent human cell lines.

Immunodiffusion analysis of the PMF virus which was detected in malignant permanent human cell lines revealed positive reactions with antisera against the Mason-Pfizer monkey virus (MPMV). No cross-reactivity was demonstrated with murine leukemia virus (MuLV), rat leukemia virus (RaLV), hamster leukemia virus (HaLV), feline leukemia virus (FeLV), simian (woolly monkey) sarcoma virus (SSV-1) and mouse mammary tumor virus (MTV). The cross-reactive antigens of the PMF virus and the MPMV are considered as evidence for the human origin of the PMF virus.

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