title: Proliferative pathways in CD1- CD3+ CD4+ CD8+ T-prolymphocytic leukemic cells: analysis with monoclonal antibodies and cytokines.
abstract: The antigenic profile and the proliferative pathways in leukemic cells from the patient TRT with T-prolymphocytic leukemia (T-PLL) were analyzed using monoclonal antibodies (MoAbs) and cytokines. T-PLL cells expressed the phenotype CD1- CD3+ CD4+ CD8+. Incubation with the differentiating agent phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate markedly increased the percentage of cells with the CD4- CD8+ phenotype, suggesting that leukemic cells were already committed towards a differentiated element with the CD4- CD8+ phenotype. T-PLL cells were induced to proliferate by anti-CD2 MoAb 9-1 + 9.6 and by anti-CD3 MoAb OKT3. The two pathways exhibited normal functional interactions and were susceptible to modulation by anti-HLA class I MoAbs. These results indicate that regulation of cell proliferation was preserved to a significant extent in the T-PLL cells analyzed. At variance with normal resting T cells that require previous activation to proliferate when incubated with interleukin-1 (IL-1) or interleukin-2 (IL-2), T-PLL cells proliferated vigorously when incubated with either interleukin. Furthermore, T-PLL cells proliferated when incubated with immune interferon (IFN-gamma). The latter finding parallels the enhancement by IFN-gamma of the proliferative response of lectin-activated murine T lymphocytes. These results suggest that T-PLL cells, which express a high constitutive level of c-myc mRNA, may be in an activated state. The antigenic phenotype and the characteristics of the proliferative pathways of T-PLL cells from the patient TRT are compatible with the possibility that they may be derived from an intermediate thymocyte.
authors: Istituto di Oncologia Sperimentale e Clinica, Facolta di Medicina e Chirurgia, Universita degli Studi di Reggio Calabria, Catanzaro, Italy.
authors: M C
authors: MC
authors: Turco
authors: M
authors: M
authors: De Felice
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Alfinito
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Lamberti
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Costanzo
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Giordano
authors: V
authors: V
authors: Martinelli
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Rotoli
authors: S
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authors: Ferrone
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authors: Venuta
mesh_terms: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000032:analysis*; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D006801:Humans; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007700:Kinetics; D015463:Leukemia, Prolymphocytic / Q000276:immunology*; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology; D012016:Reference Values; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D015703:Antigens, CD; D007375:Interleukin-1; D007376:Interleukin-2; D015850:Interleukin-6; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate