The anti-tumor activities of interferon (IFN)-α in chronic myelogenous leukaemia (CML)-derived cell lines depends on the IFN-α subtypes

Autor: Osamu Sanou, Kouzou Yamamoto, Masashi Kurimoto, Yoshiaki Yanai, Hiroshi Yamauchi, Hakuo Ikegami
Rok vydání: 2002
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Zdroj: Cancer Letters. 185:173-179
ISSN: 0304-3835
DOI: 10.1016/s0304-3835(02)00277-x
Popis: Here we report on the anti-tumor effects of five interferon (IFN)-alpha subtypes, alpha1, alpha2, alpha5, alpha8, and alpha10 in chronic myelogenous leukaemia (CML)-derived cell lines. All of the CML cells can respond to IFN-alpha although the anti-tumor effects of IFN-alpha depend on the target cell and on the type of IFN-alpha subtype used. Proliferation assays showed that IFN-alpha8 was substantially more effective than the other four IFN-alpha subtypes. IFN-alpha8 was the most potent at upregulating immunomodulatory molecule expression while IFN-alpha1 was least potent. These data indicate in vitro distinctions between IFN-alpha subtypes that should be appreciated more in the clinic.
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