title: Induction of lymphokine-activated killer cells from nude mouse spleen cells by interleukin-4.
abstract: The induction of lymphokine-activated killer (LAK) cells from natural killer (NK) lineage cells by interleukin-4 (IL-4) was studied in vitro. Activation of nude mouse spleen cells by IL-4 generated cytotoxic cells, capable of killing NK-sensitive as well as NK-resistant tumor cells. The induction of peak lytic activity was demonstrated after 3 days of culture with IL-4. Surface marker analysis indicated that the majority of precursor cells were aGM1+, Thy1-, and the majority of effector cells were aGM1+, Thy1+, suggesting that IL-4 induced LAK cells from nude mouse spleen cells were similar to those from normal mouse spleen cells. The induction of nude mouse LAK cells by IL-4 was partially inhibited by anti-IL-4 or anti-interferon (IFN)-alpha,beta antibody, and it was further inhibited by the combination of two antibodies, suggesting that IFN-alpha,beta production was associated with LAK induction of NK lineage cells by IL-4.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Internal Medicine, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Japan.
authors.forename: I S
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Tunru
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D007372:Interferons / Q000502:physiology; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000494:pharmacology; D015847:Interleukin-4 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015979:Killer Cells, Lymphokine-Activated / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008819:Mice, Nude; D013154:Spleen / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D007376:Interleukin-2; D015847:Interleukin-4; D007372:Interferons