PMID: 9003470Dec 1, 1996Paper

Increased microvascular permeability induced by prolonged interleukin-2 administration is attenuated by the oxygen-free-radical scavenger dimethylthiourea

Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy : CII
M GutmanJ M Klausner

Abstract

Effective use of interleukin (IL)-2 as an antineoplastic agent may be hindered by severe side-effects, in particular vascular leak syndrome, which leads to generalized, especially pulmonary, edema. The oxygen-free-radical scavenger dimethylthiourea (DMTU) was shown to attenuate IL-2-induced vascular leak syndrome in sheep receiving a single IL-2 injection. However, in the clinical setting multiple injections are necessary to gain a therapeutic effect. The present study tests whether DMTU attenuates IL-2-induced vascular leak syndrome following multiple IL-2 injections without affecting IL-2-induced cytotoxicity in peritoneal mononuclear cells. Mice were treated intraperitoneally with 1 x 10(5) units IL-2 three times daily for four consecutive days. DMTU (10 mg/0.5 ml) was administered to the study group once daily, prior to the first IL-2 injection. Comparing the wet/dry weight ratio of lungs, liver, and spleen showed that IL-2 caused a significant (P < 0.05) wet/dry increase in all three organs. DMTU attenuated the wet/dry increase in the lungs (P < 0.05), in the spleen (P < 0.05), and not at all in the liver. IL-2 induced a marked increase in peritoneal mononuclear cell counts, which was not attenuated by DMTU. The cytotoxic ...Continue Reading

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