Interferon-mediated protection of B16 melanoma cells from cytotoxicity by activated macrophages.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
Corynebacterium parvum-activated macrophages (M phi), purified by adherence, were cytotoxic for B16 melanoma cells maintained in vitro. Pretreatment of the melanoma cells for 18 hr with interferon-alpha/beta or -gamma (IFN-alpha/beta or -gamma) caused a reduced susceptibility of the B16 cells to M phi-mediated cytotoxicity. The IFN-induced protective effect of B16 cells from cytotoxic M phi was found to be dose dependent. In addition, IFN-gamma was more protective than IFN-alpha/beta. The protective effect observed with partially purified IFN was reproduced by using highly purified IFN-alpha/beta or recombinant IFN-gamma. Monoclonal antibodies to IFN-gamma neutralized the protective effect provided by IFN-gamma. These results show that the susceptibility of a tumor cell line to killing by activated M phi can be altered by IFN pretreatment.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Sarzotti, M; Baron, S; Tyring, SK; Klimpel, GR
Published Date
- June 1986
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 100 / 1
Start / End Page
- 280 - 287
PubMed ID
- 2427205
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0008-8749
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1016/0008-8749(86)90028-6
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- Netherlands