title: Shedding of tnf-receptor and soluble icam-1 molecules in response to treatment with recombinant tnf-alpha and IFN-gamma in patients with colorectal-cancer.
abstract: Intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) and tumor necrosis factor alpha receptor (TNF-R) have been detected in soluble forms in the serum of cancer patients. sICAM-1 can abrogate non MHC-restricted cytotoxicity mediated by NK and lymphokine-activated killer cells. Soluble TNF-alpha receptors have been shown to neutralize the cytopathic activity of recombinant TNF-alpha. Both mechanisms can facilitate neoplastic cells to escape immunosurveillance. Serum levels of sTNF-R and sICAM-1 were determined during a phase II combination trial with TNF-alpha and IFN-gamma in eight patients with colorectal cancer. Serum concentrations of sTNF-R and sICAM-1 increased significantly during the treatment period. Shedding of ICAM-1 and TNF-R induced by TNF-alpha and IFN-gamma could be responsible for the ineffectivity of TNF-alpha based treatment regimens.
authors: UNIV HAMBURG,HOSP EPPENDORF,INST BIOSTAT & COMP SCI,D-20246 HAMBURG,GERMANY.
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authors: Zeller
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authors: Fiedler
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authors: Peimann
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authors: Schafer
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authors: Hossfeld