Interferon effects on osteoinduction.

Xenografts of human osteosarcoma growing in athymic mice are inhibited in growth rate by human interferon-alpha (IFN-alpha) treatment. In addition, differentiation of trabecular bone occurs external to the osteosarcomatous tissue and this is entirely dependent on IFN treatment. We have used species-...

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मुख्य लेखकों: Triffitt, J, Bauer, H, Brosjo, O, Joyner, C, Forster, S
स्वरूप: Journal article
भाषा:English
प्रकाशित: Informa Healthcare 1989
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सारांश:Xenografts of human osteosarcoma growing in athymic mice are inhibited in growth rate by human interferon-alpha (IFN-alpha) treatment. In addition, differentiation of trabecular bone occurs external to the osteosarcomatous tissue and this is entirely dependent on IFN treatment. We have used species-specific anticollagens and antivimentin antibodies to determine the species origins of this trabecular bone. By using immunohistochemical procedures, it was found that this bone is host-derived. These results suggest that IFN provoked the production of a bone-inducing agent by the human osteosarcomas.