Abstract
In B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia, neoplastic B-lymphocytes are arrested in development. Since interleukins are essential for B-cell differentiation, we examined whether B-CLL cells were capable of responding normally to interleukins. Purified B-lymphocytes from B-CLL patients and controls were compared for their ability to proliferate and differentiate after stimulation with MCAT or SAC plus rhIL-2 or rhIL-5. When rhIL-5 was added to MCAT-stimulated cells, 8 of 10 controls showed a substantial increase in IgM production, compared with only 1 of 10 B-CLL patients. Lack of IL-5 responsiveness could provide insight into the arrested B-lymphocyte development of some B-CLL patients.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 777-783 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Leukemia Research |
Volume | 17 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 1993 |
Keywords
- B-CLL
- B-lymphocyte differentiation
- IL-2
- IL-5
- MCAT
- SAC
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Oncology
- Hematology
- Cancer Research