title: Human interferons alpha and beta have more potent priming activities than interferon gamma.
abstract: The priming activities of human IFN-alpha, IFN-beta and IFN-gamma were compared on the same antiviral basis using human buffy coat leukocytes stimulated with Sendai virus or concanavalin A (Con A) to produce IFN-alpha or IFN-gamma, respectively. Pretreatment of leukocytes with any type of IFN enhanced their IFN-alpha and IFN-gamma production, but IFN-alpha and IFN-beta had more potent priming activities than IFN-gamma. IFN-alpha and IFN-gamma did not potentiate the priming activity of each other in either the IFN-alpha or the IFN-gamma producing system. Pretreatment of leukocytes with relatively high doses of IFN-alpha or IFN-beta (1000 to 3000 IU/ml) resulted in a 40- to 50-fold increase in the IFN-gamma production of Con A-stimulated leukocytes. This observation will be of use in producing IFN-gamma with a high titre.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tóth
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Endrész
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tóth
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Béládi
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007370:Interferon Type I / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007372:Interferons / Q000096:biosynthesis; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D007370:Interferon Type I; D007371:Interferon-gamma; D007372:Interferons