Abstract
Highly purified human recombinant interleukin 2 (IL-2) markedly accelerated lethal GVHD in the H-2-identical B10.BR → CBA combination, but had no effect when the donor cells were depleted of mature (Thy-1.2-positive) T lymphocytes, indicating a strong immunopotentiating effect of IL-2 on mature T cells causing GVHD. In the same donor-host combination, IL-2 did not influence the recovery from the post-transplantation bone marrow aplasia. The results suggest that IL-2 could be considered for adjuvant hormonal therapy to enhance immune recovery in recipients of T-cell-depleted allogeneic marrow.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 476-480 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Cellular Immunology |
| Volume | 103 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 1986 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Immunology
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