title: Interleukin-2 (IL-2) activated natural killer (A-NK) cells: binding to microvascular endothelial cells and BRM enhancement of cytolytic activity.
abstract: A syngeneic in vitro system was developed for investigation of the binding of purified murine interleukin-2 (IL-2) activated natural killer (A-NK) cells to murine microvascular endothelial cells. This system is potentially useful as a model to investigate biochemical and molecular events underlying the binding of A-NK cells to microvascular endothelial cells within metastases in vivo that we have previously noted using electron microscopy. A-NK/endothelial cell binding in the syngeneic system was compared with the binding of allogeneic A-NK cells to the endothelial cells. Among test agents used to pretreat the A-NK cells for modulation of binding, lipopolysaccharide (LPS) most consistently enhanced binding. Additionally, test agents were also used in concurrent assays of A-NK cytolytic activity versus YAC-1 and P815 tumor cell targets. Polyinosinic: polycytidylic acid (poly IC), and gamma interferon (gamma IFN) were among the test agents which enhanced A-NK cell cytolytic activity.
authors.affiliation: Cancer Metastasis and Cell Biology Program, Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, PA.
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Brunson
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ohashi
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Kitson
authors.forename: P H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Basse
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Goldfarb
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002448:Cell Adhesion; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003602:Cytotoxicity, Immunologic / Q000187:drug effects*; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000494:pharmacology; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007694:Killer Cells, Natural / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology* / Q000502:physiology; D007700:Kinetics; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008833:Microcirculation; D011070:Poly I-C / Q000494:pharmacology; D011652:Pulmonary Circulation; D013154:Spleen / Q000276:immunology; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D007376:Interleukin-2; D007371:Interferon-gamma; D011070:Poly I-C