Antibodies to Interleukin-2 (IL-2) in Patients: Cross Reactivity with Different IL-2 Species

Autor: U. Pohl, J. Atzpodien, H. Mohr, J. Knüver-Hopf, H. Kirchner
Rok vydání: 1990
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Zdroj: Cytokines in Hemopoiesis, Oncology, and AIDS ISBN: 9783540522812
Popis: Nautral interleukin-2 (nIL-2) is a polypeptide which is synthesized and secreted in a nonglycosylated as well as in two glycosylated species. The lymphokine regulates growth and differentiation of lymphocytes. It is produced by T lymphocytes upon antigenic or mitogenic stimulation. Most species of recombinant interleukin-2 (rIL-2) differ from nIL-2 by lack of glycosylation and some also in amino acid sequence. The aim of this investigation was to look by immunoblotting for cross reactivities of antibodies to IL-2 with different preparations of human IL-2. The antibodies were found in the sera of five tumor patients after treatment with nonglycosylated rIL-2.
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