title: Augmentation of the therapeutic efficacy of adoptive tumor immunotherapy by in vivo administration of slowly released recombinant interleukin 2.
abstract: Immunization of C57BL/6 mice with MMC-treated syngeneic lymphoma cells, MBL-2, caused the generation of antitumor effector cells in vivo and the immunized mice permanently rejected viable MBL-2 lymphoma cells. Both plastic nonadherent T cells and plastic adherent M phi obtained from MBL-2 immunized mouse peritoneal exudate cells revealed strong cytotoxic activity against MBL-2 lymphoma cells, whereas immune spleen cells were not highly active against MBL-2 lymphoma cells in vitro. However, systemic adoptive transfer of immune spleen cells into the MBL-2-bearing mice by i.v. infusion in conjunction with i.p. cyclophosphamide (100 mg/kg) treatment cured the mice of tumor. This therapeutic efficacy of immune spleen cells was reflected by the number of transferred effector cells and over 5 X 10(7) immune spleen cells were required to cure the mice completely. The cells mediating in vivo rejection of MBL-2 lymphoma cells were Thy 1.2+ T cells. This ACIT was specific against MBL-2 lymphoma cells and had no effect on the growth of other syngeneic tumors, B16 melanoma or BMC6A fibrosarcoma. In vivo administration of recombinant interleukin 2 (r-IL2) combined with ACIT greatly modulated the cure rate of tumor-bearing mice. In addition, we found that slowly released r-IL 2 administratered from an ALZET miniosmotic pump was more effective in augmenting the therapeutic efficacy of immune spleen cells in ACIT than a single injection of the same total dose of r-IL 2.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations; D007116:Immunization, Passive; D007167:Immunotherapy; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D007694:Killer Cells, Natural / Q000276:immunology; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000628:therapy*; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D010641:Phenotype; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D013154:Spleen / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations; D007376:Interleukin-2; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D003520:Cyclophosphamide