title: Interleukin-2 (IL-2) and IL-2-activated bone marrow in transplantation: evaluation from a clinical perspective.
abstract: Incubation of bone marrow (BM) with interleukin-2 (IL-2) in vitro results in generation of killer cells providing a tool for enhancing the graft-versus-tumor effect in transplantation. We have evaluated the influence of IL-2 on the progenitor cell activity (PCA), homing pattern of BM and hemopoiesis in a syngeneic bone marrow transplantation (BMT) model in mice. The PCA index and homing pattern of BM activated with IL-2 in vitro for 24 h (ABM) were similar to those of fresh bone marrow (FBM). In vitro culture of BM for more than 1 day resulted in progressive decline in its PCA index; this was not related to the presence or absence of IL-2 in the culture medium. Toxicity of IL-2 was related to the dose and not the time of institution of IL-2 therapy after BMT. Maximum tolerated dose of IL-2 instituted immediately after BMT was 10 times higher than the dose in a non-BMT setting. The pattern of marrow reconstitution following BMT with ABM was comparable to that with FBM. This study shows that BMT with BM activated with IL-2 for 24 h results in normal hemopoiesis, and IL-2 therapy instituted immediately after BMT with ABM does not cause additional toxicity.
authors.affiliation: Bone Marrow Transplantation Program, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20007.
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Charak
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Agah
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Brynes
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chogyoji
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Groshen
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mazumder
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000187:drug effects*; D001854:Bone Marrow Cells; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation; D002465:Cell Movement; D005260:Female; D006412:Hematopoietic Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL
chemical_list: D007376:Interleukin-2