Abstract |
Serum-free supernatants of peripheral blood mononuclear cell cultures significantly stimulated [3H] thymidine incorporation of human hematopoietic and nonhematopoietic tumor cell lines. For assay we used a low number of tumor cells per well and medium enriched with dithiothreitol-treated fetal calf serum. The growth-stimulatory activity was detected in the supernatant of peripheral blood mononuclear cell culture within the first 24 h and decreased thereafter. Treatment of mononuclear cells with OKT3 monoclonal antibodies and rabbit complement decreased only moderately the factor production while treatment with anti-Leu-M2 and rabbit complement decreased it significantly. Supernatants of concanavalin A-stimulated peripheral blood mononuclear cell cultures enhanced nonsignificantly [3H] thymidine incorporation by tumor cell cultures unless antibodies against tumor necrosis factor alpha and gamma-interferon were added to the supernatants. Growth-stimulatory activity was heat inactivated partially at 60 degrees C and totally at 80 degrees C. It was abolished at pH 2.5 within 2 h as well as by treatment with dithiothreitol and partially lost by dialysis.
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Authors | G Sandru, P Veraguth, B M Stadler |
Journal | Cancer research
(Cancer Res)
Vol. 48
Issue 19
Pg. 5411-6
(Oct 01 1988)
ISSN: 0008-5472 [Print] United States |
PMID | 3138023
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Antibodies, Monoclonal
- Biological Products
- Culture Media
- Monokines
- Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
- Concanavalin A
- Interferon-gamma
- Dithiothreitol
- Thymidine
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Topics |
- Antibodies, Monoclonal
- Biological Products
(pharmacology)
- Cell Division
(drug effects)
- Cell Line
- Concanavalin A
(pharmacology)
- Culture Media
- Dithiothreitol
(pharmacology)
- Humans
- Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
- Interferon-gamma
(immunology)
- Monokines
- Thymidine
(metabolism)
- Tumor Cells, Cultured
(drug effects, pathology)
- Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
(immunology)
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