title: Positive effect of direct current on cytotoxicity of human lymphocytes.
abstract: Normal or leukemic human lymphocytes treated with direct current (DC) showed enhanced antileukemic cytotoxicity. The enhancing effect of DC-treated lymphocytes was dependent on current density and time exposure. A desirable effect was achieved with current densities ranging from 5 to 10 mA/cm2 at a short exposition time (5--10s). Enhanced lymphocyte cytotoxicity occurred after a 48 h cultivation at 37 degrees C in a humidified atmosphere containing 5% CO2 and was proved by the increased number of trypan blue stained target cells, tumor-binding cells, and lymphocytes with activated nucleoli. Lymphocyte cytotoxicity measured immediately after DC-treatment was not enhanced. Furthermore, the cytotoxic effect was potentiated using media conditioned with interleukin-2 (IL-2) or cytosol fraction (F3) isolated from human leukemic cells. Such in vitro stimulated cytotoxic cells displayed reactivity against K 562 cells as well as fresh leukemic cells of allogeneic origin. Of considerable clinical interest is the observation that lymphocytes treated with DC in IL-2 or F3 conditioned media may enhance antileukemic cytotoxicity in peripheral lymphocytes of patients with hematological malignancies.
authors: Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, Prague, Czechoslovakia.
authors: V
authors: V
authors: Chudomel
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Soucek
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Hrubá
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Jerábek
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Schwarz
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Smetana
mesh_terms: D003600:Cytosol / Q000276:immunology; D003602:Cytotoxicity, Immunologic; D004560:Electricity; D006801:Humans; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000276:immunology; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000276:immunology; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D007376:Interleukin-2