title: Phenotyping of human tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes before and after exposure to different in vitro stimulation conditions.
abstract: Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TiL) and autologous peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL), mainly from breast and kidney tumor patients were cultivated with high- and low-dose rIL-2 under addition of autologous tumor cells or nonmalignant epithelial cells. Tumor cells added to TIL-cultures induced an additional proliferative response. Before cultivation, CD8+ and CD25+ lymphocytes were more frequent in TIL when compared to PBL, while CD16+, CD19+ and CD56+ cells were rare. After culture, lymphocytes of both origins showed an increase of CD2+, CD25+, CD56+ and HLA-DR+ cells and a relative decrease of CD3+ cells. The CD4+/CD8+ ratios and a number of CD56+ cells were rIL-2 dose dependent.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Immunobiology, Medical Faculty, University of Freiburg, Federal Republic of Germany.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wimmenauer
authors.forename: H O
authors.initials: HO
authors.lastname: Wintzer
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: von Kleist
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000032:analysis*; D000945:Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte / Q000032:analysis; D018801:CD2 Antigens; D015704:CD4 Antigens / Q000032:analysis; D019002:CD56 Antigen; D016827:CD8 Antigens; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D005260:Female; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000494:pharmacology; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D016246:Lymphocytes, Tumor-Infiltrating / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010641:Phenotype; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic / Q000032:analysis; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2 / Q000032:analysis; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D015703:Antigens, CD; D000945:Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte; D018801:CD2 Antigens; D015704:CD4 Antigens; D019002:CD56 Antigen; D016827:CD8 Antigens; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens; D007376:Interleukin-2; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2; D011994:Recombinant Proteins