Induction of tumor growth inhibitory factor (TGIF) in human mononuclear cells by OK-432, a streptococcal preparation
- 1 October 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy
- Vol. 27 (3), 198-204
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00205440
Abstract
A tumor growth inhibitory factor (TGIF) was induced in the culture supernatant from mixed culture of human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) and a streptococcal preparation, OK-432, in vitro. The activity generated in the supernatant increased in a time-dependent fashion and first appeared 6 h after the initiation of culture, reaching its maximum around 48 h. The TGIF was cytostatic against seven of ten human tumor targets, but not against three murine tumor targets. Tumor cell growth was inhibited by a transient contact, i.e., 1 h, with TGIF. The TGIF was produced by lymphocytes but not by monocytes, because the activity was usually enhanced by elimination of plastic-adherent cells from the original PBMC fraction. The TGIF was relatively stable against heating at 56° C for 30 min, but the activity was totally destroyed after heating at 70° C for 5 min. The molecular weight of TGIF was estimated to be about 43×103 daltons by gel filtration. No interferon (IFN) activity was detected in the TGIF-positive fractions obtained by gel filtration, and the TGIF-positive fractions did not inhibit the growth of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-sensitive mouse L929 cells. The TGIF activity was not significantly affected in neutralizing tests using specific antibodies against human IFN and TNF. The OK-432 was administered i.p. for management of cancer patients with malignant ascites. Ascites-derived mononuclear cells (ASMC) were obtained before and 3 to 5 days after OK-432 injection. The ASMC obtained after the injection produced TGIF in vitro in the absence of OK-432; the preinjection ASMC showed no such production. A positive correlation was found between TGIF-producing activity by ASMC and the effect of OK-432 injection on ascites volume. These results indicate that TGIF is induced in mononuclear cells by OK-432 not only in vitro but also in vivo and plays an important role in inhibition of tumor growth in cancer patients.Keywords
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