Abstract
The proliferation and survival of B-chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (B-CLL) cells may be regulated by autocrine growth factor loops. Furthermore, it has been suggested the reduction in lymphocytosis following therapy with interferon-alpha may be associated with the interruption of autocrine growth factor production. We have therefore examined the effects of a number of cytokines on the proliferation of B-CLL cells, and also on the regulation of programmed cell death, and the role of interferon-alpha in these systems. In the ten patients studied, neither interferon-alpha alone or together with either interferon-gamma, IL1, IL4, IL6, TNF, or serum containing high levels of soluble CD23 was able to induce proliferation of B-CLL cells. Incubation with TPA or IL2 resulted in variable proliferative responses. Co-incubation with interferon-alpha enhanced TPA-induced proliferation in 4 cases, but reduced IL2-induced proliferation in all cases studied. In contrast, all the cytokines studied were able to protect B-CLL cells against programmed cell death, both spontaneous and that induced by hydrocortisone, with the exception of TNF. These data suggest a role for interferon-alpha in disrupting autocrine survival pathways rather than inhibit...Continue Reading
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