by Chun-kwok Wong. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1990. / Bibliography: leaves 181-196. / ABSTRACT --- p.i / ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --- p.iii / ABBREVIATIONS --- p.iv / CHAPTER / Chapter 1. --- INTRODUCTION : An overview of Tumor Necrosis Factor ( TNF) / Chapter 1. --- The discovery of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) --- p.1 / Chapter 2. --- Production of tumor necrosis factor --- p.3 / Chapter 3. --- Physiochemical properties of TNF --- p.5 / Chapter 4. --- Biological activities of TNF on various cells in the mammal --- p.8 / Chapter 5. --- Mechanisms of anti-tumor action of TNF --- p.12 / Chapter 6. --- Clinical studies of Hr-TNF --- p.19 / Chapter 2. --- AIM OF INVESTIGATION --- p.23 / Chapter 3. --- MATERIALS AND METHODS / Chapter A. --- MATERIALS --- p.26 / Chapter B. --- METHODS / Chapter 1. --- Preparation of Reagents --- p.30 / Chapter 2. --- Cell Culture --- p.31 / Chapter 3. --- Lymphocytes proliferation --- p.32 / Chapter 4. --- In vitro production of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) by peritoneal macrophages of ICR mice --- p.33 / Chapter 5. --- Production of TNF in animals --- p.34 / Chapter 6. --- Determination of TNF titre --- p.35 / Chapter 7. --- Determination of TNF containing serum titre on EAT in vitro --- p.35 / Chapter 8. --- Mortality determination of mice --- p.36 / Chapter 9. --- "3H-Thymidine, 3H-uridine, 14C-leucine incorporation" --- p.36 / Chapter 10. --- Glucose uptake determination --- p.37 / Chapter 11. --- Whole body hyperthermic treatment of EAT bearing mice --- p.37 / Chapter 12. --- Lipolysis assay --- p.38 / Chapter 13. --- Statistical analysis --- p.39 / Chapter 4. --- IN VIVO PRODUCTION OF TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR USING ZYMOSAN AND LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE / INTRODUCTION --- p.40 / EXPERIMENTAL --- p.43 / RESULTS --- p.45 / DISCUSSION --- p.65 / Chapter 5. --- SIDE EFFECTS DURING IN VIVO PRODUCTION OF TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR IN EHRLICH ASCITES TUMOR BEARING MICE / INTRODUCTION --- p.70 / EXPERIMENTAL --- p.72 / RESULTS --- p.74 / DISCUSSION --- p.93 / Chapter 6. --- MODIFIED PROCEDURE FOR THE IN VIVO PRODUCTION OF TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR FOR THE TREATMENT OF EHRLICH ASCITES TUMOR BEARING MICE / INTRODUCTION --- p.98 / EXPERIMENTAL --- p.99 / RESULTS --- p.100 / DISCUSSION --- p.108 / Chapter 7. --- "COMBINED TREATMENTS OF IN VIVO PRODUCTION OF TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR (TNF) WITH HYPERTHERMIA, METHOTREXATE (MTX), POLYRIBOINOSINIC-POLYRIBOCYTIDYLIC ACID (POLY I.C), N-(PHOSPHONACETYL)-L-ASPARTATE (PALA) ON EAT BEARING MICE" / INTRODUCTION --- p.111 / EXPERIMENTAL --- p.116 / RESULTS --- p.118 / DISCUSSION --- p.133 / Chapter 8. --- EFFECTS OF IN VIVO PRODUCTION OF TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ON EHRLICH ASCITES TUMOR CELLS CYTOTOXICITY / INTRODUCTION --- p.138 / EXPERIMENTAL --- p.140 / RESULTS --- p.142 / DISCUSSION --- p.151 / Chapter 9. --- SIDE EFFECTS OF TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR AND LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE ON RAT IN VITRO AND IN VIVO / INTRODUCTION --- p.154 / EXPERIMENTAL --- p.157 / RESULTS --- p.159 / DISCUSSION --- p.170 / Chapter 10. --- CONCLUSION AND OUTLOOK --- p.174 / BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.181
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_318606 |
| Date | January 1990 |
| Contributors | Wong, Chun-kwok., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Biochemistry. |
| Publisher | Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, v, 196 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm. |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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