Statements in which the resource exists as a subject.
PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-11-3
pubmed:abstractText
IL-2-activated killer lymphocytes (LAK cells) secrete inflammatory cytokines such as interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha) that can induce nitric oxide (NO) synthesis. We evaluated whether LAK cells could activate NO synthesis in human cancer cells. LAK cells and their culture supernatants induced NO synthesis in DLD-1 colon cancer cells in a dose-dependent manner. NO synthesis was inhibited completely by blocking antibodies to IFN-gamma, demonstrating a key role for this LAK cell cytokine in regulating NO synthesis. The addition of TNFalpha antibodies resulted in partial inhibition. Induction of iNOS mRNA and protein expression in DLD-1 cells was detected. Endogenous NO production inhibited DLD-1 cell proliferation and induced apoptosis, processes that were inhibitable by the NO synthase inhibitor N(G)-monomethyl-l-arginine. Our study has identified a novel, non-contact-dependent LAK cell cytotoxic mechanism: induction of growth inhibition and programmed cell death due to endogenous NO synthesis in susceptible human cancer cells.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0008-8749
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2000 Academic Press.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
203
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
84-94
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-10-27
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11006006-Antigens, CD, pubmed-meshheading:11006006-Apoptosis, pubmed-meshheading:11006006-Cell Division, pubmed-meshheading:11006006-Coculture Techniques, pubmed-meshheading:11006006-Enzyme Induction, pubmed-meshheading:11006006-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11006006-Interferon-gamma, pubmed-meshheading:11006006-Interleukin-2, pubmed-meshheading:11006006-Killer Cells, Lymphokine-Activated, pubmed-meshheading:11006006-Leukocytes, Mononuclear, pubmed-meshheading:11006006-Lymphocyte Subsets, pubmed-meshheading:11006006-Nitric Oxide, pubmed-meshheading:11006006-Nitric Oxide Synthase, pubmed-meshheading:11006006-Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II, pubmed-meshheading:11006006-Solubility, pubmed-meshheading:11006006-Tumor Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:11006006-Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Cytokines secreted by lymphokine-activated killer cells induce endogenous nitric oxide synthesis and apoptosis in DLD-1 colon cancer cells.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Internal Medicine, Institute for Medical Sciences, Chonbuk, 560-182, Korea.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't