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In vitro (FLC-Vt) or in vivo (FLC-V) passaged Friend erythroleukaemia cells of DBA/2 origin were tested for susceptibility to natural resistance (NR) in vivo or to NK cell activity in vitro. Scarcely oncogenic FLC-Vt cells were highly susceptible to in vivo NR (measured as rapid organ clearance or growth inhibition in lethally irradiated mice) or to in vitro NK attack. Conversely, highly oncogenic FLC-V cells were weakly susceptible to NR and to NK as well. These data seem to point out that natural immunity, which is up-regulated by endogenous or exogenous interferons, can play a significant role in surveillance against mouse leukaemic cells of retrovirus origin.
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Neri, M., Zei, T., Bonmassar, E. et al. Natural resistance in mice against Friend cells injected intravenously. III. Comparison between in vivo and in vitro passaged interferon-sensitive (745) and interferon-resistant (3Cl8) cell clones. Br J Cancer 59, 848–853 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1038/bjc.1989.181
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/bjc.1989.181