title: Down-regulation of transforming growth factor-beta and interleukin-10 secretion from malignant glioma cells by cytokines and anticancer drugs.
abstract: The effect of treatment with interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta), interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma), vincristine, and etoposide was evaluated on the secretion of transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) and IL-10 and the expression of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I, intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), and CD80 molecules by malignant glioma cells. Five malignant glioma cell lines were treated with IL-1 beta, IFN-gamma, and/or anticancer agents (vincristine and etoposide). Combined treatment with IL-1 beta and IFN-gamma caused greater inhibition of TGF-beta secretion compared to treatment with IFN-gamma, and almost the same levels of inhibition as treatment with vincristine and etoposide. The greatest inhibition of TGF-beta secretion was achieved by treatment with all agents. Low levels of IL-10 secretion were determined in two out of five malignant glioma cell lines. This IL-10 secretion was inhibited by treatment with IL-1 beta, IFN-gamma, vincristine, and/or etoposide. Treatment with both cytokines and anticancer agents increased the expression of MHC class I and ICAM-1 in all tumor cell lines. The mean increase of expression of MHC class I was 50% and that of ICAM-1 was 12-fold. No tumor cell lines expressed CD80 molecules on the cell surface, and no treatment caused CD80 expression. These results suggest that TGF-beta and IL-10 secretion by malignant glioma cells can be suppressed by treatment with a combination of IL-1 beta, IFN-gamma, vincristine, and etoposide, and the treatment up-regulates MHC class I and ICAM-1 expression on tumor cells. These results have implications for immunotherapy and chemotherapy in patients with malignant tumors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Yamanashi Medical University, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Naganuma
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sasaki
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Satoh
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nagasaka
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nakano
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Isoe
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nukui
mesh_terms: D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm / Q000032:analysis; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018122:B7-1 Antigen / Q000032:analysis; D016207:Cytokines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015536:Down-Regulation; D005047:Etoposide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D005910:Glioma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology; D015395:Histocompatibility Antigens Class I / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000032:analysis; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016753:Interleukin-10 / Q000378:metabolism*; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000378:metabolism*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D014750:Vincristine / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D018122:B7-1 Antigen; D016207:Cytokines; D015395:Histocompatibility Antigens Class I; D007375:Interleukin-1; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1; D016753:Interleukin-10; D014750:Vincristine; D005047:Etoposide; D007371:Interferon-gamma