Interactions of BCG with urothelial tumor cells in immunotherapy for superficial bladder cancer

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1 Introduction

2 Mycobacterial adherence and BCG treatment of superficial bladder cancer

3 Cytokine production by the human bladder carcinoma cell line T24 in the presence of bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG)

4 Double fluorescent flow cytometric assessment of bacterial internalization and binding by epithelial cells

5 BCG internalization in human bladder cancer cell lines, especially with regard to cell surface expressed fibronectin

6 BCG-induced interleukin-6 upregulation and BCG internalization in well and poorly differentiated human bladder cancer cell lines

7 Effects of isoniazid on the proliferation and cytokine production of bladder cancer cells in vitro induced by bacille Calmette-Guérin

8 BCG immunotherapy for superficial bladder cancer. A review

9 Summary and conclusions

10 Samenvatting en conclusies

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