title: Immunostimulatory effects of human recombinant interleukin-12 on peripheral blood mononuclear cells from normal dogs.
abstract: Interleukin-12 (IL-12) plays a pivotal role in regulating cellular immune responses involving autoimmunity, infectious disease, and cancer. Human recombinant (hr) IL-12 is being evaluated for therapy of human cancer. We investigated the potential of hrIL-12 to activate canine peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) using proliferation and cytotoxicity as readouts. Human rIL-12 caused increased proliferation of PBMC, and enhanced lysis of allogeneic canine tumor targets mediated by PBMC from normal dogs in vitro. In addition, antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) mediated by canine PBMC was enhanced by hrIL-12. These results indicate that hrIL-12 is recognized by canine immune cells, triggering a number of immune responses in canine PBMC, that may be important for immunotherapy of canine cancer. Information from this investigation provides impetus for evaluation of the effects of hrIL-12 on PBMC from tumor-bearing dogs and should be helpful in the development of hrIL-12 as an immune cell activator in vivo in the dog.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 53706, USA.
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Phillips
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Padilla
authors.forename: E B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Dickerson
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Lindstrom
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Helfand
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004285:Dogs; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018664:Interleukin-12 / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000276:immunology* / Q000494:pharmacology; D007963:Leukocytes, Mononuclear / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology*; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000276:immunology / Q000494:pharmacology; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D018664:Interleukin-12