ltedin theprolongedsurvivalof CBAmiceduringthe periodof 50 daysafterthe
inoculationofMCA cells.Beevenom-treatedmicesurvivedforatleast33daysafter
inoculationwhileone nontreatedmousediedbeforethe25postinoculation (PI)day.
A single dose of 0.30 mg of bee venom protected 40% of mice, whereas 100%of
nontreated MCA-inoculated mice died on the 50 PI day. The tumor growth was
suppressedduringthe observationperiod of 37 days in bee venom-treated micebut
differencesregardingcontrolswerenotsignificant Evena fourthof growingtumors
Table 1. Survival ofCBA mice inoculated with 1 x 105mammary carcinoma (MCA) cells and
treated with three different doses of bee venom s.c.