Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 1978 Nov;22(2):328-33.
doi: 10.1128/iai.22.2.328-333.1978.

Enhancement of avian sarcoma virus-induced tumor growth after pretreatment with BCG

M A Wainberg, E Israel

Enhancement of avian sarcoma virus-induced tumor growth after pretreatment with BCG

M A Wainberg et al. Infect Immun. 1978 Nov.

Abstract

Pretreatment of chickens with BCG 1 week before inoculation with avian sarcoma virus had a stimulatory effect on virus-induced tumor growth in 15 of 17 cases tested. This outcome was dependent upon the injection of both BCG and the oncogenic agent into the same wing web. Injection of BCG into the wing web contralateral to that used for virus inoculation or injection of a subcellular fraction of BCG into the same wing web did not affect tumor development. Administration of BCG also gave rise to heightened levels of tumor-associated, cell-mediated immunity, both on the part of chickens which received a subsequent injection of oncogenic virus as well as normal, BCG-inoculated controls.

PubMed Disclaimer

Similar articles

See all similar articles

Cited by

References

    1. Nature. 1959 Jul 25;184(Suppl 5):291-2 - PubMed
    1. J Natl Cancer Inst. 1973 Nov;51(5):1627-35 - PubMed
    1. Virology. 1964 Jul;23:313-21 - PubMed
    1. Cold Spring Harb Symp Quant Biol. 1962;27:441-52 - PubMed
    1. Am Rev Respir Dis. 1960 Sep;82:339-57 - PubMed

LinkOut - more resources