Comparison of BCG Cell Walls and Cell Wall Skeletons
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BCG cell wall skeletons (SK) derived from BCG cell walls (CW) by treatment with proteolytic enzymes and organic solvents were tested for their potency to cause regression of a transplanted guinea pig hepatoma. On a weight basis, SK were as effective as CW in causing tumor regression, and they, as well as purified protein derivative of mycobacteria, provoked delayed cutaneous hypersensitivity reactions in animals immunized with CW or with SK. On a weight basis, CW were more active than SK in eliciting delayed cutaneous hypersensitivity in sensitized guinea pigs whether the animals were immunized with CW or with SK. In unimmunized animals the inflammatory response to intradermally administered CW was greater than that evoked by SK. CW and SK provoked delayed cutaneous hypersensitivity reactions of similar strength in animals immunized with living BCG. This study provided no compelling reasons for using SK instead of CW in clinical trials of cancer treatment by mycobacterial vaccines.
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