title: Down-regulation of LAK cell-mediated cytotoxicity: cancer and ageing.
abstract: A comparative study was made of the generation of lymphokine-activated killer (LAK) cells in patients with melanoma and healthy donors of different age groups. Significant reduction of effector cell cytotoxicity in patients following 72 h culture with 1,000 U/ml or recombinant IL-2 (rIL-2) as well as a decreased ability to generate LAK cells in elderly individuals were shown to be correlated with suppressor cell activation in rIL-2 stimulated cell population. Suppressor effect depends on monocytes and T-lymphocytes: partial abolition of suppression in LAK cells was observed following removal of adherent cells or treatment with OKT8 monoclonal antibodies and complement.
authors.affiliation: All-Union Cancer Research Center, USSR AMS, Moscow.
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Bykovskaya
authors.forename: I F
authors.initials: IF
authors.lastname: Abronina
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Kupriyanova
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bubenik
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000276:immunology*; D003602:Cytotoxicity, Immunologic / Q000276:immunology*; D015536:Down-Regulation / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000494:pharmacology; D015979:Killer Cells, Lymphokine-Activated / Q000276:immunology*; D008545:Melanoma / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D007376:Interleukin-2