[The status of lymphocytes from immunocompetent organs in the development of experimental tumors from 1H-NMR data].

Thymus and lymph node lymphocytes in L-1210 ascite lymphoma, Lewis tumor, 22a hepatoma have been studied by NMR. Lymphocyte 1H-NMR spectra can to a certain extent reflect the state of immune system of an organism, in particular, they can sense both transformation of lymphocytes, and development of several tumors which are not accompanied by transformation of lymphocytes. In the latter case, changes in lymphocyte spectra takes place at terminal stages of carcinogenesis and are less pronounced than at transformation of lymphocytes.

[Inoculability and threshold effects in transplantation of experimental tumors].

Inoculability of various experimental tumors (spontaneous, chemically-induced, solid, ascitic and leukemic) versus the amount of inoculated tumor cells (10(0)-10(7)) was studied. With small amounts of cells (10(2)-10(3)), inoculability of some tumors appeared to be nil, while in certain long-passaged neoplasms, particularly, leukemia, as few as 5-10 cells were enough. The data obtained pointed to a threshold in experimental tumor transplantation.

[1H-NMR spectroscopy of the cell membranes of thymus lymphocytes in AKR mice].

360 MHz 1H NMR was used to monitor the changes of AKR mice thymus lymphocytes in cases of spontaneous and transplantable leukemia and vincristine administration. A comparison of relative signal intensities of methyl and methylene fatty acid chains protons and phosphatidylcholine headgroups protons enables to monitor leukemia development and vincristine effect. Spin-lattice relaxation curves of the same protons of leukemic thymi lymphocytes are well fitted by biexponential functions, bringing evidence for two regions with different lipid mobility.