title: Interleukin-6 (B-cell stimulatory factor 2)-dependent growth of a Lennert's lymphoma-derived T-cell line (KT-3).
abstract: A T lymphoma cell line (KT-3) established from a patient with Lennert's lymphoma showed macrophage-dependent growth. Macrophage-derived factors were able to replace the macrophage functions. Experiments using a variety of cytokines demonstrated that KT-3 proliferated in response to recombinant interleukin-2 (rIL-2), rIL-4, or rIL-6 but did not proliferate in response to rIL-1 alpha, rIL-1 beta, rIL-3, recombinant granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (rG-CSF), rGM-CSF, recombinant interferon-alpha (rIFN-alpha), rIFN-gamma, recombinant tumor necrosis factor (rTNF-alpha), or native IFN-beta. Polyclonal rabbit anti-IL-6 antibody almost completely neutralized the activities of macrophage-derived factors or IL-6 but not IL-2 or IL-4. Scatchard plot analysis demonstrated that KT-3 cells indeed express IL-6 receptors. The results indicate that the macrophage-derived factor that supports the growth of KT-3 is IL-6 and suggest that macrophage-derived IL-6 may play an important role in the histopathogenesis of Lennert's lymphoma.
mesh_terms: D000937:Antigen-Antibody Reactions; D001685:Biological Factors / Q000494:pharmacology; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D016207:Cytokines; D006801:Humans; D015850:Interleukin-6; D007378:Interleukins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000473:pathology*; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic / Q000502:physiology; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2 / Q000502:physiology; D019947:Receptors, Interleukin-6; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D001685:Biological Factors; D016207:Cytokines; D015850:Interleukin-6; D007378:Interleukins; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2; D019947:Receptors, Interleukin-6