title: Interleukin-2-induced cytotoxicity of Chediak-Higashi lymphocytes.
abstract: Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from patients with Chediak-Higashi syndrome (CHS) exhibit minimal natural-killer-like cytotoxicity by standard 51Cr-release assays in vitro. However, a CHS-derived gamma delta-T-cell clone maintained in long-term culture with low-dose interleukin-2 (IL-2) does exhibit cytotoxic activity. PBMCs from 2 patients with CHS were stimulated with low-dose IL-2 in short-term culture and compared with a control for induction of cytotoxicity against a panel of target cell lines. The CHS-derived PBMCs exhibited IL-2-induced cytotoxicity, though the magnitude of induction was uniformly less than in controls. This was accompanied by no significant change in the proportion of PBMCs bearing the gamma delta-T-cell receptor antigens. The inducibility of cytotoxicity with low-dose IL-2 in vitro suggests a possible in vivo therapy for patients with CHS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, LSU Medical Center, Shreveport 71130-3932.
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Holcombe
mesh_terms: D000945:Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte / Q000032:analysis; D017252:CD3 Complex; D002460:Cell Line; D002609:Chediak-Higashi Syndrome / Q000276:immunology*; D003602:Cytotoxicity, Immunologic; D006801:Humans; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007694:Killer Cells, Natural / Q000276:immunology; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D000945:Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte; D017252:CD3 Complex; D007376:Interleukin-2; D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell