title: Ability of recombinant interferon gamma in vitro to restore the defective polymorphonuclear-cell- but not lymphocyte-mediated cytotoxic activities in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes.
abstract: In this study we analysed the in vitro effect of recombinant interferon gamma on cytotoxic activities mediated by both lymphoid and polymorphonuclear cells from 16 patients with myelodysplastic syndromes. Our results indicate the inability of interferon to restore the defective natural killer activity, natural killer cells and lectin-induced cytotoxicity. On the contrary we detected a boosting effect on the depressed polymorphonuclear cell cytotoxic activities. In our view, the ability of interferon to potentiate polymorphonuclear cell lytic efficiency could support an alternative defensive pathway against either neoplastic or infectious agents.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Chirurgia II Università di Roma, Italia.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: De Sanctis
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bottari
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Frezzolini
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ficcardi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: De Rossi
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Petti
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mandelli
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fontana
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000818:Animals; D000920:Antibody-Dependent Cell Cytotoxicity / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology; D002645:Chickens; D003602:Cytotoxicity, Immunologic / Q000187:drug effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007111:Immunity, Cellular / Q000187:drug effects; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007694:Killer Cells, Natural / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009190:Myelodysplastic Syndromes / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology*; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000276:immunology; D010835:Phytohemagglutinins; D011994:Recombinant Proteins
chemical_list: D010835:Phytohemagglutinins; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D007371:Interferon-gamma