Abstract：
BACKGROUND:Mistletoe lectins (ML), the major biologically active components of mistletoe extracts, which are used for adjuvant cancer therapy, induce apoptosis in lymphocytes and tumor cells. In addition, ML at toxic concentrations induce the release of cytokines, but it remains unclear as to whether dying or activated cells are responsible. MATERIALS AND METHODS:By flow cytometry, expression of IFN-gamma, IL-4, apoptosis marker Apo2.7 and anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 proteins were analyzed in response to ML or viscotoxins (VT) in PBMC from controls and plasmocytoma cells (U-266). RESULTS:While ML inhibited PMA/Ca-ionophore/monensin co-stimulated IFN-gamma production, they increased IL-4 expression in CD8+ and CD4+ T-cells. Thereby, IL-4 was mainly expressed in apoptotic cells with a low level of Bcl-2 proteins. In contrast, the cell membrane permeabilising VT induced complete loss of Bcl-2 proteins but did not stimulate IL-4 production within 24 hours, indicating that IL-4 expression is related to apoptosis but not to necrosis. CONCLUSION:Despite the role of IL-4 during activation of type2 T-helper cells, IL-4 expression may play an important yet undefined role during apoptosis of normal and tumor cells.
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Anticancer Resjournal_title
Anticancer researchauthors
Stein GM,Pfüller U,Schietzel M,Büssing Asubject
Has Abstractpub_date
2000-05-01 00:00:00pages
1673-8issue
3Aeissn
0250-7005issn
1791-7530journal_volume
20pub_type
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journal_title：Anticancer research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Anticancer research
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
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journal_title：Anticancer research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Anticancer research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Anticancer research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
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pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Anticancer research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Anticancer research
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Anticancer research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Anticancer research
pub_type： 杂志文章,多中心研究,随机对照试验
doi：
更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Anticancer research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Anticancer research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Anticancer research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.21873/anticanres.14792
更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Anticancer research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Anticancer research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Anticancer research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Anticancer research
pub_type： 杂志文章,meta分析
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更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Anticancer research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Anticancer research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Anticancer research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Anticancer research
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Anticancer research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
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