Biological response modifier enhances the activity of natural killer cell against human cytomegalovirus-infected cells.
Peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL) from two human cytomegalovirus (CMV)-seronegative donors and eight CMV-seropositive donors were cultured for 3 days with or without the biological response modifier OK-432 and examined for lysis of K562 cells and CMV-infected MRC-5 cells. OK-432-stimulated PBL exhibited significantly greater natural killer (NK) activity than did unstimulated PBL. There was no difference in activity of NK cells in PBL prepared from CMV-seronegative and -seropositive donors. Antibody-complement depletion studies suggested that OK-432-stimulated NK activity was associated with Leu-7-positive cells. The ability of OK-432 to sustain the NK activity in PBL was decreased when the CD4-positive population of lymphocytes was eliminated by antibody-complement depletion prior to OK-432 stimulation. The ability of OK-432 to sustain the NK activity of PBL was also significantly decreased in the presence of monoclonal antibody against recombinant human interleukin-2. The results suggest that the activity of human NK cells against K562 and CMV-infected MRC-5 target cells can be sustained in vitro by OK-432-stimulated T-helper cells and that the effect of the T-helper cells is mediated, at least in part, by interleukin-2.
Murayama
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Department of Microbiology, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan.
Natsuume-Sakai
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Xu
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Furukawa
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Rinaldo
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D000328:Adult; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology; D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology*; D003602:Cytotoxicity, Immunologic; D004306:Dose-Response Relationship, Immunologic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007155:Immunologic Factors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000276:immunology*; D007694:Killer Cells, Natural / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology*; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D006377:T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology
D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D007155:Immunologic Factors; D007376:Interleukin-2