title: [Effect of phytohemagglutinin on proliferation and cytotoxicity of cytokine-induced killer cells].
abstract: The purpose was to investigate the effect of phytohemagglutinin (PHA) on proliferation and cytotoxicity of cytokine-induced killer (CIK). Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMNCs) from healthy donors were divided into two groups. Cells were resuspended and maintained in complete medium containing of 10% autologous plasma. CIK cells were cultured by traditional method in group one. The other group cells were added PHA to stimulate PBMNCs for 24 hours, then cultured like incubating CIK cells. Their cytotoxicity to different target cells was evaluated by (51)Cr release assay. The results showed that the proliferation multiples of CIK and PHA-CIK cells were both high, however, the latter was much higher than CIK with significance (P < 0.05). Cells in each group cells showed high cytotoxicity. At the same high effector/target ratio PHA-CIK cells cytotoxicity was stronger than CIK cells when targets were K562 cells or acute leukemia cells (P < 0.05). In conclusion, PHA-CIK cells exhibit stronger proliferation and cytotoxicity than CIK cells, and the result provides an experimental basis for biotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China. qfl_3@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Fu-Li
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Qin
authors.forename: Shao-Lin
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Yu-Ren
authors.initials: YR
authors.lastname: Xi
mesh_terms: D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D018920:Coculture Techniques; D003601:Cytotoxicity Tests, Immunologic; D003602:Cytotoxicity, Immunologic / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D020014:K562 Cells; D015979:Killer Cells, Lymphokine-Activated / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology*; D007963:Leukocytes, Mononuclear / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology; D010835:Phytohemagglutinins / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D010835:Phytohemagglutinins