The comparison of methods for determination of humoral and cell-mediated immunity in patients with breast cancer

Electromagn Biol Med. 2009;28(3):233-9. doi: 10.3109/15368370802711375.

Abstract

We observed the immunological answer to antigens obtained from the human malignant breast tumor and from the blood of inbred mice strain C3H/H2K infected by LDH virus. We compared the modified ELISA method for humoral immunity with the leukocyte adherence inhibition (LAI) assay for cell-mediated immunity. The modified ELISA method is suitable for early diagnosing and monitoring antibodies in a malignant breast tumor simultaneously with senological examinations which include mammography and clinical examinations, because the antibodies are determined in a high number of samples by single application.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antigens, Neoplasm / immunology
  • Antigens, Viral / immunology
  • Breast Neoplasms / immunology*
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunity, Cellular / immunology*
  • Immunity, Humoral / immunology*
  • Leukocyte Adherence Inhibition Test
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred C3H
  • Virus Diseases / immunology

Substances

  • Antigens, Neoplasm
  • Antigens, Viral