ISSN:
1432-0851
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary We have developed a culture system for “longterm” growth of human lymphokine-activated killer (LAK) cells exhibiting an elevated, wide-spectrum antitumor cytotoxicity. The system allows the exponential growth of monocyte-depleted low-density lymphocytes in the presence of human serum and recombinant human interleukin-2 (103 U/ml), alone or in combination with interleukin-1 α or β (both at 10 U/ml). Eighteen cultures were established from 18 normal adult donors. The membrane phenotypes of the final LAK cell population, assessed by a panel of monoclonal antibodies (mAb), consist of three main types: (a) NKH-1+, Tiα/β−, Tiγ/δ−, and CD3− lymphocytes; (b) NKH-1+, Tiα/β−, Tiγ/δ+, and CD3+ lymphocytes and (c) NKH-1+, Tiα/β+, Tiγ/δ− and CD3+ lymphocytes. Northern blot analysis showed that all these cell populations express relatively high levels of perforin RNA, particularly cells exhibiting the first phenotype. This culture system may provide a tool for cellular and molecular studies on the mechanisms of antitumor cytotoxicity, as well as the basis for new adoptive immunotherapy protocols in advanced cancer.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01742490
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