title: Effects of natural human interferon-alpha, -beta and -gamma on interleukin 2 production in human peripheral lymphocytes.
abstract: Effects of interferon (IFN) on PHA-induced interleukin 2 (IL-2) production by human peripheral mononuclear cells were studied comparatively with natural human IFN-alpha, IFN-beta and IFN-gamma, using an equivalent unit of their antiviral activity ranging from 10 to 1000 IU/ml. IL-2 activity was assessed in cultures with or without IFN by a standard bioassay using murine CTLL-2 cells. PHA-induced production of IL-2 in cultures of peripheral mononuclear cells was unaltered or slightly suppressed by the simultaneous presence of IFN-alpha and IFN-beta. The effect was the same, whether or not indomethacin was present in the cultures. In contrast, the addition of IFN-gamma to the PHA-stimulated cultures markedly enhanced IL-2 production, while IFN-gamma per se had no effect on IL-2 production in the absence of PHA. The enhancement of IL-2 production due to IFN-gamma was more marked in cultures which did not include indomethacin than in cultures which contained indomethacin (1 x 10(-6) M).
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007213:Indomethacin / Q000494:pharmacology; D007370:Interferon Type I / Q000494:pharmacology; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000494:pharmacology; D007372:Interferons / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D010835:Phytohemagglutinins / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D007370:Interferon Type I; D007376:Interleukin-2; D010835:Phytohemagglutinins; D007371:Interferon-gamma; D007372:Interferons; D007213:Indomethacin