title: Effects of human interferon on cell proliferation and antigens induced by Epstein-Barr virus in epithelial hybrid cells derived from nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
abstract: The effects of human leukocyte interferon (HulFN-alpha) and fibroblast interferon (HulFN-beta) on cell growth and induction of antigens related to Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) in a nasopharyngeal carcinoma hybrid cell line (NPC-KT) were studied. HulFN-alpha showed little antiproliferative and anti-EBV effect on NPC-KT cells. On the other hand, HulFN-beta showed modest antiproliferative effect on NPC-KT cells; the effect was dependent on time and HulFN-beta concentration. HulFN-beta alone was ineffective in inhibiting EBV-related antigens, but NPC-KT cells treated for more than 1 week with HulFN-beta inhibited the action of the chemical inducer of EBV, n-butyric acid, and the appearance of EBV-induced early antigen and EB viral capsid antigen was inhibited more than 50% compared with NPC-KT cells treated with n-butyric acid alone.
mesh_terms: D000956:Antigens, Viral; D002087:Butyrates / Q000494:pharmacology; D020148:Butyric Acid; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D002455:Cell Division; D002460:Cell Line; D002472:Cell Transformation, Viral; D003588:Cytopathogenic Effect, Viral; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human; D006801:Humans; D006822:Hybrid Cells / Q000166:cytology; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007370:Interferon Type I / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000956:Antigens, Viral; D002087:Butyrates; D007370:Interferon Type I; D020148:Butyric Acid