title: Differential effects of various cytokines on the generation of rat LAK cells from their purified precursors.
abstract: The regulation of rat lymphokine-activated killer (LAK) cell generation from their purified precursors using various cytokines was studied. Several important findings emerged from this study. These include: (i) interleukin-2 (IL-2), but not any other cytokine tested, is pivotal for the development of LAK cells; (ii) transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGF-beta) inhibits IL-2-induced LAK cell differentiation, but not proliferation, regardless of the dose of IL-2 used; (iii) interferon-gamma (IFN-alpha) is inhibitory for LAK cell proliferation, but not differentiation; (iv) tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) or IFN-gamma synergize with a low but not a high concentration of IL-2; (v) TNF-alpha reverses the anti-differentiative activity of TGF-beta 1 in the presence of a high, but not a low, concentration of IL-2; (vi) anti-p55 IL-2 receptor (R) is not inhibitory for LAK cell development but, on the contrary, a low concentration of this antibody synergizes with IL-2; (vii) IL-1 alpha, IL-1 beta, IL-3, IL-4, IL-6, IFN-alpha. TNF-alpha, or TGF-beta 1 do not affect LAK cell function; and (viii) IL-2 may provide two separate signals for LAK precursors: one is proliferative and the other is differentiative.
authors.affiliation: Molecular Immunology Section, Biotechnology Research Institute, National Research Council Canada, Montreal, Quebec.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Maghazachi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001685:Biological Factors / Q000276:immunology*; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000276:immunology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D016207:Cytokines; D007370:Interferon Type I / Q000276:immunology; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000276:immunology; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000276:immunology; D015979:Killer Cells, Lymphokine-Activated / Q000166:cytology*; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D011916:Rats, Inbred F344; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2 / Q000276:immunology; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D015291:Transforming Growth Factors / Q000276:immunology; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D001685:Biological Factors; D016207:Cytokines; D007370:Interferon Type I; D007376:Interleukin-2; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D015291:Transforming Growth Factors; D007371:Interferon-gamma