Cyclophosphamide-treated mice are proposed as a model to assay immunomodulation by antimicrobial agents in immunocompromised animals. Cyclophosphamide-treated BALB/c mice developed temporary leukopenia, myelopenia and spleen atrophy that was followed by splenomegaly. Cells from both atrophic and hypertrophic spleens exhibited impaired responses to mitogens and suppressed the mitogen-driven prol...