title: [Effects of murine lymphokine-activated killer (LAK) cells on proliferation of myeloid progenitor cells (CFU-GM)].
abstract: Murine lymphokine-activated killer (LAK) cells were generated from spleen cells of C57/BL6 mice by culture of spleen cells in vitro for 72 hours in medium containing 500 units/ml recombinant human interleukin 2 (IL-2), and effects of these LAK cells on proliferation of syngenic myeloid progenitor cells (CFU-GM) were observed. After 3 days culture, LAK cells were assayed for their cytotoxicity in a 4 hours 51Cr-release test. Either natural killer (NK) cell sensitive YAC-1 lymphoma cells or NK cell resistant LP-3 and WEHI-164 fibrosarcoma cells were efficiently lysed by murine LAK cells. When LAK cells were added into culture system in a final concentration of 5 x 10(4)/ml, 2 x 10(5)/ml, 8 x 10(5)/ml, CFU-GM were increased by 55.2%, 165.5%, and 194.4% of control respectively. LAK-CM also showed augmentative effect on CFU-GM growth. When 10% (v/v) of LAK-CM were added into culture system, CFU-GM were increased by 51.4% of control, but LAK-CM alone could not stimulate CFU-GM growth. Again, effects of LAK-BMC interaction on CFU-GM formation were investigated. CFU-GM were inhibited to 27.6% of control when 1 x 10(5) BMC were mixed with 8 x 10(5) LAK cells and incubated for 4 hours prior to CFU-GM culture. These data suggest that (1) LAK cells may secrete co-CSF which showed synergistic effect with CSF on CFU-GM proliferation: (2) When LAK cells contact with BMC, they showed significant cytotoxicity to myeloid progenitor cells which mediated decrease of CFU-GM formation.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mao
authors.forename: F Z
authors.initials: FZ
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: P H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Tang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002455:Cell Division; D005260:Female; D006412:Hematopoietic Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology*; D015979:Killer Cells, Lymphokine-Activated / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL