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'D-shaped' and 'reverse-D-shaped' pupil in a cat with lymphosarcoma.

A 7-year-old female spayed European shorthair cat was presented because of visual reduction and a green reflex in the right eye. Examination revealed a 'D-shaped' pupil in the right eye and a 'reverse-D-shaped' pupil in the left eye. Both eyes showed fibrinous anterior uveitis with exudates in the anterior chamber and precipitates on the posterior surface of the cornea. In both eyes a chorioretinitis was diagnosed which caused partial retinal detachment and peripapillary oedema in the left eye. Histopathology revealed intestinal and ocular lymphosarcoma. The aberrant pupil shapes which persisted after death were due to infiltration of the iris stroma and were not caused neurologically. The observation that in both eyes only the medial parts of the iris were affected could not be explained.

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Lymphosarcoma with conjunctival manifestation in a guinea pig.

A guinea pig with multicentric lymphosarcoma and conjunctival manifestation is described. Primary clinical signs were bilateral infiltrative conjunctival masses. Antemortem diagnosis was based on the cytology of biopsies of conjunctival tissue, fine-needle aspirates of peripheral lymph nodes, and peripheral blood smears.

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Malignancies of metastatic murine lymphosarcoma cell lines and clones correlate with decreased cell surface display of RNA tumor virus envelope glycoprotein gp70.

Variant sublines of the murine lymphosarcoma RAW117 have been derived by sequential cycles of intravenous inoculation of cells and harvesting of solid liver tumors in syngeneic BALB/c mice [Brunson K. W. & Nicolson, G. L. (1978) J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 61, 1499-1503] and also by sequential removal of lectin-reactive cells via repeated adsorption on immobilized-lectins [Reading, C. L. Belloni, P. N. & Nicolson, G. L. (1980) J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 64, 1241-1249]. These cell sublines and their clones were analyzed for abilities to form gross liver tumor metastases after injection intravenously or subcutaneously into syngeneic mice, and this response was related to certain cell surface properties including quantities of viral antigens and lectin-binding sites, exposure of specific cell surface proteins, and quantities of cell surface glycoproteins visualized in gels with 125I-labeled lectins or antibodies. Consistent differences were obtained between RAW117 sublines of low and high malignancy with respect to the amounts or exposures of cell surface glycoprotein components of Mr approximately 70,000 or 69,000 and 71,000, depending on the gel system. Competition radioimmunoassays for RNA tumor virus antigens in the RAW117 lines and clones indicated the presence of Moloney murine leukemic virus antigens gp70, p30, and p12. Enhanced malignancy and metastasis to liver was accompanied by decreases in the cellular contents of viral antigens and loss of gp70 cell surface exposure. Analysis of several clones obtained from sublines selected in vivo and in vitro for high or low malignancy confirmed the inverse relationship between metastasis and expression of gp70 in this system.

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Glucocorticoid inhibition of initiation of transcription of the DNA encoding rRNA (rDNA) in lymphosarcoma P1798 cells.

Cell-free extracts of lymphosarcoma P1798 cell culture lines support faithful initiation upon the cloned mouse DNA encoding rRNA (rDNA) promoter, whereas extracts from cells treated for 16 hr with 0.1 microM dexamethasone cannot. Extracts from both sources transcribe the cloned 5S RNA gene in vitro and mixing experiments further demonstrate that inhibition of transcription of rDNA in vitro is not due to nucleases or inhibitors of transcription present in extracts from glucocorticoid-treated cells. Incubation of extracts from control cells at 45 degrees C for 15 min inactivates RNA polymerase I and abolishes transcription. Activity can be restored by the addition of partially purified RNA polymerase I from control cells and hormone-treated cells. Moreover, extracts from hormone treated cells can be reconstituted by the addition of a partially purified, heat-stable transcription factor from control cells.

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Isolation of nontoxinogenic mutants of Vibrio cholerae in a colorimetric assay for cholera toxin using the S49 mouse lymphosarcoma cell line.

A mouse lymphosarcoma (S49) cell line that is growth-inhibited by agents that elevate intracellular concentrations of adenosine 3':5'-cyclic phosphate was used in a sensitive and convenient colorimetric assay for cholera toxin. S49 cells suspended in Dulbecco's modified Eagle's minimal essential medium containing 10(-5)--10(-6) M RO 20-1724, an analogue of 4-(3,4-demethoxybenzyl)-2-imidazolidinone and a phosphodiesterase inhibitor, were growth-inhibited by subnanogram concentrations of cholera toxin. Effects of toxin were detected by the absence of a yellow pH change (phenol red indicator) which normally accompanies the production of acid metabolites by lymphoma cells. An assay using S49 cells grown in microtiter plates, which is capable of detecting 10 pg of cholera toxin or 0.01 units of cholera antitoxin, was used in screening for nontoxinogenic mutants of Vibrio cholerae strain 569B. The properties of two mutants of the Tox--phenotype, which lacked biologically and immunologically detectable toxin products, are described.

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B and T cells in a cat with thymic lymphosarcoma.

The mixed antiglobulin reaction and the formation of nonimmune rosettes with guinea-pig red blood cells (RBC) distinguished feline B and T cells, respectively. In a cat with thymic lymphosarcoma, the cells reacting in these tests formed separate, nonoverlapping populations. The malignant cells were large lymphoblasts replacing the normal thymus and infiltrating local lymph nodes, where they localized only in the paracortical, i.e., thymus-dependent areas. Cells from the nodes could therefore be identified as malignant or normal by their size. The mixed antiglobulin reaction showed that the malignant cells did not carry the surface Ig characteristic of B cells, whereas these malignant cells formed nonimmune rosettes with guinea-pig RBC. Among lymph node cells, most surviving normal and small lymphocytes, from outside the thymus-dependent areas, reacted as B cells. The morphologic evidence therefore corroborated the test results, which indicated that the formation of rosettes with guinea-pig RBC seems a reliable means for the demonstration of T cells in the cat.

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C-Type virus particles in a cell line from a lymphosarcoma of a nude mouse.

C-type virus particles were observed by electron microscopy in cultures of a cell line (NML-1) derived from a lymphosarcoma that arose spontaneously in a nude NIH outbred mouse. The presence of such particles indicated that human tumors heterotransplanted in nude mice might become contaminated with murine oncornaviruses.

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Natural antibodies directed against murine lymphosarcoma cells.

Natural antibodies reacting in a test of complement-dependent cytotoxicity with untreated murine lymphosarcoma cells of thymic origin were found in murine sera. Normal thymus cells were unaffected and unable to absorb the serum activity. The natural antibodies were IgM-like and stable at 56 degrees C. They were not uniformly distributed in the studied strains, and high (C3H/He and C3Hf), intermediate (AKR and CBA/J), and low level strains (BALB/c, DBA/2, C57BL, and C57BL/6J) were found. Hybrids between a high (C3Hf) and a low level strain (C57BL) had the same response as the parental C3Hf mice. An inverse relationship was demonstrated between cytotoxicity of, and susceptibility to, serum of lymphoma cells in a given strain, which suggested that an immunologic modulation was at work. Embryonic cells absorbed the cytotoxic activity of the normal serum.

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Antibodies to Epstein-Barr viral capsid and early antigens associated with Burkitt's lymphoma and lymphoblastic lymphosarcoma in Israel.

Before and/or after chemotherapy was administered to patients with Burkitt's lymphoma (BL) or lymphoblastic lymphosarcoma (LLS), their sera and those of matched controls were tested for antibodies to Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) capsid antigen (VCA) and early antigen by the indirect immunofluorescence method. Ten of the 16 BL patients were Arab children and 8 of the 11 LLS patients were Jews of Asian-African origin. Although half the BL patients did not have elevated antibody titers when their disease was diagnosed, significantly higher ones were detected in the BL group as compared with the LLS patients and their matched controls; Arab patients had the highest titers. IgM antibodies specific for VCA were found in 2 patients concurrently with elevated titers. We found no correlation between the clinical course of BL and the patients' antibody titers to EBV.

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Spontaneous lymphosarcoma arising in a nude mouse: characterization in vivo and in vitro.

A lymphosarcoma spontaneously arising in a nude mouse and a continuous cell line (NML-1) derived from it are described and compared. The primary tumor and a transplantable tumor line from it were composed of lymphoid cells, with no C-type viral particles seen by electron microscopy. The culture line was composed of cells with morphologic and functional properties of macrophages; budding C-type particles were abundant. The cells in the tumors produced in nude mice by injection of the NML-1 cells also resembled macrophages morphologically rather than lymphocytes; however, by electron microscopy, no C-type particles were seen. The findings suggest some type of in vivo suppression of complete expression of the virus.

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Enhanced host resistance to transplantable murine lymphosarcoma in Swiss mice by combined immunostimulation with BCG and polyinosinic-polycytidylic acid.

Combined immunostimulation with BCG and double-stranded polyinosinic-polycytidylic acid (poly I . poly C) was more effective than single-modality immunostimulation in suppressing tumor growth in inbred Swiss mice. BCG sensitization followed by administration of poly I . poly C on the day of tumor cell injection significantly prolonged the survival period against parental lymphosarcoma (LS) and its ascites variant (LS-A). BCG and poly I . poly C given together on the day of tumor cell injection suppressed only LS-A and not LS. BCG or poly I . poly C given alone did not result in tumor cures. Silica injection given 2 days before poly I . poly C injection completely abrogated the antitumor effect of sequential treatment with BCG and poly I . poly C. Silica treatment given on and beyond the day of poly I . poly C injection did not abrogate the antitumor effect. This observation indicated that intact macrophage effector function was essential at the time of tumor cell inoculation to obtain an effective antitumor action.

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Combined therapy with 5-azacytidine and hydrocortisone in glucocorticoid-sensitive and -resistant mouse P1798 lymphosarcoma.

Experiments were undertaken to test the hypothesis that 5-azacytidine (AZA) treatment might make the glucocorticoid-resistant line of the mouse P1798 lymphosarcoma sensitive to cortisol. A modest (30%), though significant, effect in making cells cortisol sensitive was observed. Moreover, AZA enhanced tumor growth inhibition by cortisol in the corresponding sensitive line. The AZA alone was cytostatic, but it had no effect on DNA synthesis. The drug did not alter cytoplasmic glucocorticoid receptor levels or affinity, but nuclear levels were increased in the sensitive tumor. Results suggest that glucocorticoid resistance may be partially reversible and that the effect of AZA may be at the gene-expression level.

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Identical genetic basis for lymphosarcoma and hemolytic anemia in the rabbit.

Tests for identity of ha (hemolytic anemia) and ls (lymphosarcoma) in the rabbit show that they are both allelic and identical by descent and that the two different conditions result from interaction of these genes with the host genotype. Hemolytic anemia is the primary cause of death in compound heterozygotes (ha/ls) with increasing lympho-proliferative disease with age. Ages at death of histologically confirmed affected rabbits range from 5 days to 22.5 monts with an average of 10.5 months. The symbol ha will now be used to represent the gene for either disorder.

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Lymphosarcoma of the breast.

Four patients with lymphosarcoma of the breast are reported. Three had involvement of some nodes at the time of diagnosis. Violaceous skin discoloration was observed in two patients. A review of the literature indicates that although many of these patients present with disease initially localized to the breast, dissemination eventually occurs.

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Lymphosarcoma in an ectopic pelvic spleen.

Wandering spleen is a rare condition which can be diagnosed with facility by conventional nuclear medicine imaging techniques. We present one case in which generalized lymphosarcoma involving a wandering spleen was proved by percutaneous aspiration biopsy. Evaluation of a liver-spleen scan in which the normal splenic image is not definitely seen should include extension of the scan field to include the lower abdomen, because of the possibility of ectopic splenic position.

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Bovine lymphosarcoma: expression of BLV-related proteins in cultured cells.

Bovine leukaemia virus (BLV) is known to be the aetiological agent of enzootic bovine lymphosarcoma. As the mechanism of tumour induction is unknown, we analysed the viral proteins expressed in cultured bovine cells of different origin, i.e. from enzootic or sporadic tumourous tissues, normal cells infected or not with BLV, and the reference FLK-BLV cells. We also investigated BLVs of different origins. As well as the previously described BLV polyproteins in FLK-BLV cells (pr70 and pr45) we have also found two additional polyproteins, p52 and p27. In these four proteins we observed the combined antigenicities of p24, p15 and p12. We observed an additional polyprotein in p42, with the antigenicities of the p24 and the p15 in cells derived from tumour tissue or infected in vitro with naturally occurring BLV isolates. None of these BLV-coded proteins, nor others with cross-reacting antigenicities, were encountered in non-BLV-producing cultured cells from enzootic or sporadic tumours. The use of autologous sera did not permit the detection of any proteins in addition to the above gag-coded and env-coded proteins. Thus, there is no evidence for the existence of a gag-x fusion protein which could play a role in BLV-induced tumourigenicity.

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Induction of C-type virus in cell lines derived from calf form bovine lymphosarcoma.

For attempt to detect an etiological agent, cultures from bovine lymphosarcoma cases (adult form (ALS), calf form (CLS), and thymic form (TLS) were maintained in vitro for over a 18 month period. In two cultures from ALS, bovine leukemia virus (BLV) antigen was constantly detected. On the other hand, BLV antigen remained negative in cultures from two CLS and one TLS cases up to 40 passages. The RNA dependent DNA polymerase activities in these cultures were also negative. Treatment of a culture from CLS (3178) originated from liver tumor with 5'-iodo-2'-deoxyuridine (IdU) and dexamethasone (DXM) resulted in production of an agent serologically and morphologically similar to BLV and in alteration of cell morphology. No virus was detected in culture from TLS after treatment with IdU and DXM.

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Lymphosarcoma in a boar.

A 14-month-old Yorkshire boar was examined. In the abdomen, two big tumour masses were found in the intestines. In addition, pale nodules occurred in the liver, kidneys, in and upon the spleen, in the wall of the heart and in the testicles. By immunohistochemistry tumour cells were positive for CD3, but negative for B-lymphocyte antigen and CD79. From these findings it was concluded that the boar was suffering from multicentric lymphosarcoma probably of T-cell origin.

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