Selective suppression of cytokine secretion in whole blood cell cultures of patients with colorectal cancer.
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serval:BIB_6CCA32411D95
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Article: article from journal or magazin.
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Title
Selective suppression of cytokine secretion in whole blood cell cultures of patients with colorectal cancer.
Journal
British journal of cancer
ISSN
0007-0920
Publication state
Published
Issued date
1998
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
78
Number
8
Pages
1018-23
Language
english
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Publication types: Journal Article - Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
We have investigated the secretion of interferon alpha (IFN-alpha), IFN-gamma, interleukin-1alpha (IL-1alpha), IL-1beta, IL-2 and tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) in whole blood cell cultures (WBCCs) of colorectal cancer patients upon mitogen stimulation. Whereas the values for IL-1beta and TNF-alpha remained virtually unchanged in comparison with healthy control subjects, WBCCs of colorectal cancer patients secreted significantly lower amounts of IFN-alpha (P < 0.005), IFN-gamma (P < 0.0001), IL-1alpha (P < 0.0001) and IL-2 (P < 0.05). This reduction correlated with the progression of the disease. The total leucocyte and monocyte population were almost identical in both groups. In contrast, a dramatic depletion of lymphocytes was observed in colorectal cancer patients, which affected both lymphocyte counts (P < 0.0005) and their distribution (P < 0.0001). Our results suggest a selective suppression of cytokines in colorectal cancer patients that is related to tumour burden. Several mechanisms might account for this phenomenon, one of which might be lymphocyte depletion.
Keywords
Adult, Aged, Cells, Cultured, Colorectal Neoplasms, Cytokines, Disease Progression, Female, Humans, Interferon-alpha, Interferon-gamma, Interleukin-1, Interleukin-2, Leukocyte Count, Leukocytes, Lymphocyte Count, Male, Middle Aged, Monocytes, Phytohemagglutinins, Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
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