Abstract
Lymphocyte response to PHA was depressed in 9 of 14 cases of Hodgkin's disease (HD) and in 4 of 14 cases of lung carcinoma (LC). This depression was caused in one-third of the HD cases and in one-half of the LC cases by an excess of prostaglandin synthesis.
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Cells, Cultured
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors
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Hodgkin Disease / immunology*
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Humans
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Immunity, Cellular
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Lung Neoplasms / immunology*
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Lymphocytes / immunology
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Middle Aged
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Phytohemagglutinins / pharmacology
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T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory / immunology*
Substances
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Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors
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Phytohemagglutinins