title: Differential killing of pre-B acute lymphoblastic leukaemia cells by activated NK cells and the NK-92 ci cell line.
abstract: The use of NK cells in adoptive therapy for malignant disease is an area of great potential. Currently the only NK cell line in clinical trials is NK-92, an activated NK cell line with a broad range of cytotoxicity against malignant cells. The activity of NK-92 against pre-B acute lymphoblastic leukaemias, however, is highly variable. In this study we compare the cytotoxic mechanisms and signalling pathways utilized by NK-92 ci and IL-2 activated NK cells to mediate killing of pre-B acute lymphoblastic leukaemia cell lines. Deficiencies in TNF family mediated apoptosis, phosphoinositide-3 kinase dependent and phosphoinositide-3 kinase independent killing limit the efficiency of NK-92 ci against pre-B acute lymphoblastic leukaemia cells. Importantly, treatment of the poorly killed leukaemia cells with TNF-alpha augmented both phosphoinositide-dependent and -independent cytolysis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology/Oncology/Bone Marrow Transplantation, University of British Columbia and BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, Canada.
authors.forename: G S D
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Reid
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bharya
authors.forename: H-G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Klingemann
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Schultz
mesh_terms: D017209:Apoptosis; D002460:Cell Line; D003602:Cytotoxicity, Immunologic; D006801:Humans; D016219:Immunotherapy, Adoptive; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000494:pharmacology; D007694:Killer Cells, Natural / Q000276:immunology*; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D015452:Precursor B-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000201:enzymology / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D015398:Signal Transduction; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D007376:Interleukin-2; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases