title: Synergistic regulatory effects of TNF alpha, IL-1 alpha and IFN alpha on the growth and differentiation of Daudi lymphoma cells.
abstract: The regulatory effects of the combined treatment of tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF alpha), interleukin-1 alpha (IL-1 alpha) and interferon alpha (IFN alpha) on the growth and differentiation of Daudi lymphoma cells were investigated. By means of anti-BrdU monoclonal antibodies and [3H-thymidine] incorporation a reduced proliferation rate was shown both through a combination of TNF alpha with either IL-1 alpha or IFN alpha and, above all, through simultaneous treatment with the three cytokines. In parallel, the degree of differentiation was evaluated via morphological criteria and detection of Fc receptors (FcR) and appeared higher after treatment with the three cytokines. Our results provide evidence of the increased sensitivity of this cell line to this combined treatment supporting the existence of a synergistic interaction in inducing the antiproliferative and differentiative effects.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Morfologia Umana Normale, Chieti, Italy.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Santavenere
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Di Pietro
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Centurione
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Di Domenicantonio
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Trubiani
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Rana
mesh_terms: D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects; D001973:Bromodeoxyuridine; D002051:Burkitt Lymphoma; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D004357:Drug Synergism; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006801:Humans; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology; D013936:Thymidine / Q000378:metabolism; D014316:Tritium / Q000378:metabolism; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D016898:Interferon-alpha; D007375:Interleukin-1; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D014316:Tritium; D001973:Bromodeoxyuridine; D013936:Thymidine