title: Interleukin-2 activated cells from peripheral blood of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.
abstract: The effect of recombinant interleukin-2 (IL-2) on proliferative and cytotoxic response of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) was investigated in a group of 21 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). There was a significant decrease in thymidine uptake of peripheral blood mononuclear cells when compared with controls. However, IL-2 induced cytotoxicity was not diminished and minimal frequencies of lymphokine-activated killer (LAK) cells precursors remained in the range of control group. These data provide an evidence about the dissection between proliferative and cytotoxic response of PBMCs to exogenous interleukin-2 in patients with SLE in vitro. The factors contributing to this effect and the clinical significance of these findings remains to be answered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czechoslovakia.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jira
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Strejcek
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zavadil
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Antosova
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rejholec
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002460:Cell Line; D003602:Cytotoxicity, Immunologic / Q000187:drug effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007108:Immune Tolerance / Q000187:drug effects; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015979:Killer Cells, Lymphokine-Activated / Q000187:drug effects; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000276:immunology*; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation / Q000187:drug effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured / Q000276:immunology; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms
chemical_list: D007376:Interleukin-2