title: Cytokine (IFN-alpha, IFN-gamma, IL-1-alpha, TNF-alpha)-induced modulation of HLA cell surface expression in human breast cancer cell lines.
abstract: Cytokine-induced modulation of HLA expression on the cell surface of four human breast cancer cell lines was determined by continuous flow immunocytofluorometry with the aid of monoclonal antibodies directed to a non-polymorphic determinant of HLA class I and class II (DR) antigen. IFN-gamma and IFN-alpha were potent inducers of HLA class I in all examined cell lines, with decreasing inducibility as follows: BT-20, ZR-75-1, MCF-7 and MDA-MB-468 cells. HLA class II (DR) antigen was highly inducible by IFN-gamma in ZR-75-1 cells, followed by BT-20, MDA-MB-468 and MCF-7 cells. IFN-alpha increased the cell surface expression of DR antigen only in ZR-75-1 cells. IL-1-alpha induced a moderate level of HLA class I antigen in ZR-75-1, BT-20 and MDA-MB-468 cells, and HLA class II (DR) expression only in ZR-75-1 cells. This pattern of cell line inducibility by IL-1-alpha was similar to that induced by TNF-alpha. Differences in inducibility of HLA antigens on human breast cancer cell lines induced by different cytokines may reflect the differences in cytokine inducibility of the original tumor cells.
authors.affiliation: Cancer Research Institute, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sedlák
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Speiser
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zeillinger
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Krugluger
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wiltschke
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kubista
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chorváth
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens / Q000032:analysis*; D015395:Histocompatibility Antigens Class I / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D006684:HLA-DR Antigens; D015395:Histocompatibility Antigens Class I; D016898:Interferon-alpha; D007375:Interleukin-1; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D007371:Interferon-gamma