title: Effects of systemic recombinant interleukin-2 on natural killer and lymphokine activated killer activity of human tumor infiltrating lymphocytes.
abstract: The purpose of these studies was to compare local and systemic human lymphokine activated killer (LAK) and natural killer (NK) cytotoxicity and to determine its modulation by the systemic administration of recombinant interleukin-2 (rIL-2). After preoperative systemic rIL-2, we extracted tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) and peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL) from patients with pulmonary tumors and compared pre- and posttreatment spontaneous NK activity and their response to in vitro rIL-2. Spontaneous TIL NK activity was increased in patients receiving 15,000 units/kg rIL-2 preoperatively [6.6 lytic units (LU)] compared to those receiving 1,000-10,000 units/kg (0.8 LU) or no rIL-2 (1.4 LU). After 3 days incubation with 1,000 units/ml rIL-2, TIL NK cytotoxic activity was increased in patients receiving 15,000 units/kg rIL-2 (65.4 LU) compared to those receiving 1,000-10,000 units/kg (6.0 LU) or no treatment (24.9 LU). Spontaneous TIL LAK activity was low overall (1.1 LU) with the exception of two patients receiving 15,000 units/kg who had 3.1 and 3.7 LU spontaneously. TIL LAK precursor activity was only slightly increased in patients receiving 1,000-10,000 units/kg rIL-2, whereas those receiving 15,000 units/kg rIL-2 had an average of 22.8 LU. Systemic rIL-2 also increased spontaneous PBL NK activity. Reincubation of PBL obtained at time of surgery or 3 days after discontinuing systemic rIL-2 resulted in significant increases in cytotoxic response to in vitro rIL-2 compared to pre-IL-2 in vitro responses. Systemic rIL-2 had no effect on spontaneous PBL LAK activity. Thus, the immunosuppressive tumor environment can be partially reversed with 15,000 units/kg systemic rIL-2. Higher doses of systemic rIL-2 also increased spontaneous PBL NK activity at time of surgery and 3 days after discontinuing rIL-2. Both TIL and PBL inducible cytotoxicity were boosted in vitro following higher doses of systemic rIL-2.
authors.affiliation: Division of Surgical Oncology, John Wayne Cancer Clinic, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA School of Medicine 90024-1782.
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ibayashi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tokuda
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Colquhoun
authors.forename: E C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Holmes
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Golub
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007694:Killer Cells, Natural / Q000187:drug effects*; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D008222:Lymphokines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D007376:Interleukin-2; D008222:Lymphokines; D011994:Recombinant Proteins