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Generation and partial characterization of melanoma sublines resistant to lymphokine activated killer (LAK) cells. Relevance to doxorubicin resistance
Author(s) -
Rivoltini Licia,
GambacortiPasserini Carlo,
Supino Rosanna,
Parmiani Giorgio
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
international journal of cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.475
H-Index - 234
eISSN - 1097-0215
pISSN - 0020-7136
DOI - 10.1002/ijc.2910430524
Subject(s) - lymphokine activated killer cell , lymphokine , melanoma , immunology , cancer research , biology , medicine , immune system , t cell , interleukin 21
To see whether a tumor cell population may contain cells resistant to lymphokine‐activated killer (LAK) lymphocytes, cells from a LAK‐sensitive melanoma line (Me 665/2) were co‐cultured with LAKs. Three sublines were obtained after 1, 2 or 3 immunoselection cycles. Immunoselected (IS) sublines show reduced proliferation, decreased reactivity to the monoclonal antibody (MAb) R24 and appeared morphologically more differentiated in comparison with the parental Me 665/2 line. A progressively reduced sensitivity to LAKs was observed in IS sublines with a more than 8‐fold reduction in LAK susceptibility. A reduced complement (C)‐mediated lysis was also observed in IS sublines. Since we have previously shown that LAK sensitivity of melanoma cells may be associated with Doxorubicin (Dx) resistance, the sensitivity to Dx was tested in these lines. An augmented sensitivity to Dx was noted in IS sublines as compared with Me 665/2. The differences in LAK susceptibility between the IS sublines and the parental Me 665/2 line remained stable for 2 weeks but declined and disappeared thereafter. These results indicate that (1) a LAK‐sensitive tumor line may contain a subpopulation of cells which are significantly less lysed by LAKs; (2) a correlation between LAK sensitivity and susceptibility to C‐mediated lysis is also present; and (3) increased sensitivity to Dx is evident in the IS sublines.