... in patients with metastatic RCC, we had found evidence of immunosuppression, which may im­ pair the immunostimulating effects of immunotherapy [6-9]. Immunosuppression in tumor patients can be me­ diated through different pathways (fig. 1) [10-12]: i.e. T8 suppressor cells [13-15], prostaglandin E2 (PGE...

... and this dose was near the lethal dose. Concerning the effect of rTNF on metastasis, we found that the metastasis to lung was promoted by 1 × 10 5 units of rTNF and the promotion of metastasis was restricted by indo-methacin. Although MAT-LyLu cells were producing a significant amount of prostaglandin E2, rTNF...

...). Bonn. BRD Prostaglandin E2in Prostatitis and Hyperplasia of the Prostate Key Words. Prostaglandin E2 Prostatitis Prostatic adenoma Abstract. The measurement of prostaglandin E2(PGE2) concentrations in the serum and prostatic fluid of healthy men, patients with prostatic hyperplasia and of patients...

... administration Impotence Erectile dysfunction Original Paper Urol Int 2001;67:160 162 Received: March 24, 2000 Accepted after revision: February 15, 2001 Objective Penile Vascular Response to Intraurethral Prostaglandin E2 (Dinoprostone) Ayhan Karabulut Levent Pes¸kirciog lu Hakan Özkardes¸ Ug ur Altug...

... aDepartment of Urology and bInstitute of Pathology, University of Innsbruck, Austria Key Words Renal cell carcinoma W Dendritic cells W Tumor necrosis factor · W Prostaglandin E2 W Keyhole limpet hemocyanin W T-helper type 1 Abstract We performed a pilot study on a dendritic cell (DC)-based vaccine in 4...