title: Characterization of a novel immunocytolytic factor secreted by pancreatic adenocarcinoma.
abstract: We observed a putative immunocytolytic factor secreted in the supernatant of several pancreatic adenocarcinoma cell lines that induces apoptosis in lymphocytes. A marked reduction in the viability of the target splenocytes was evident after coincubation with the supernatants from various pancreatic adenocarcinoma cell lines (human, hamster, and murine). The immunocytolytic effect was not evident with the conditioned media of normal pancreatic duct epithelial cells or other nonpancreatic tumor cells. Biologic activity of the supernatants was determined to be heat sensitive and reside in a 30- to 50-kDa range. Immune and functional assays have excluded known immunosuppressive factors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, The Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY 10029-6574, USA.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Divino
authors.forename: L P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Angel
authors.forename: S T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Brower
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000276:immunology*; D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D006224:Cricetinae; D017077:Culture Media, Conditioned / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D007155:Immunologic Factors / Q000276:immunology*; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology*; D051379:Mice; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000276:immunology*; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology*; D051381:Rats; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D017077:Culture Media, Conditioned; D007155:Immunologic Factors; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins