title: Defective interleukin-2 R gene expression in gastric carcinoma patients.
abstract: Peripheral blood T lymphocytes from 15 patients with gastric carcinoma and 6 normal healthy controls were evaluated for Interleukin-2 R gene expression. Total RNA was extracted from T cell-enriched fractions of patients as well as from control peripheral blood lymphocytes, with or without mitogenic stimulation. The presence of mRNA for IL-2 R alpha evaluated by Northern blot analysis revealed that unstimulated T cells expressed lower levels of IL-2 R mRNA than PHA stimulated T cells. Expression of both IL-2 R alpha transcripts (3.5 and 1.5 Kb) were either not detectable or only weakly detectable on T lymphocytes from patients even after mitogenic stimulation. In contrast, a significant rise in the expression of both IL-2 R alpha transcripts was observed on T cells from normal controls followed by mitogenic challenge. This paper reports on the defective IL-2 R alpha gene expression in gastric carcinoma patients, which may explain one of the causes of immunodeficiency associated with neoplastic transformation and progression.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry Medical College, Trichur, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Suresh
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Jayavardhanan
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Vasudevan
mesh_terms: D002277:Carcinoma / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic; D018450:Disease Progression; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D006801:Humans; D007153:Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes / Q000209:etiology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D010835:Phytohemagglutinins / Q000494:pharmacology; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis; D012334:RNA, Neoplasm / Q000096:biosynthesis; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2 / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D010835:Phytohemagglutinins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D012334:RNA, Neoplasm; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2