Article
Phospholipid metabolite expression by head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
Archives of otolaryngology--head & neck surgery - 1 Jul 1994
Mann E A, Spiro J D, Chen L L, Kreutzer D L
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To characterize the presence and production of various phospholipid metabolites by head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) and squamous cell carcinoma cell lines in vitro and in vivo. DESIGN: The HNSCC tumor homogenates and supernatants of HNSCC tumor cultures and established squamous cell carcinoma cell lines were assayed for prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), leukotriene B4 (LTB4), and platelet...
Topics
- Aged
- Analysis of Variance
- Animals
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
- Dinoprostone
- Epidermal Growth Factor
- Evaluation Studies as Topic
- Fibroblasts
- Head and Neck Neoplasms
- Humans
- Immune Tolerance
