Abstract
OBJECTIVES: CD62L was evaluated as a determinant of human pre-effector T cells. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: Phenotype and cytokine secretion profiles of CD62L cells were determined based on activation status. RESULTS: CD62L Low T cells demonstrated significantly higher secretion of interleukin (IL)-10 and interferon (IFN)-γ than did CD62LHigh T cells. After activation, the majority of cells expressed high levels of the CD62L surface marker. Postactivation levels of IL-10 production remained elevated or unchanged. In a murine B16 melanoma model, freshly isolated CD62LLow tumor draining lymph nodes (TDLN) T cells showed increased secretion of IL-2 and IL-4 but not of IL-10 or IFN-γ. The surface expression of CD62L and cytokine secretion patterns were maintained after activation with concomitant increases in IL-10. CONCLUSION: Our results provide evidence that CD62LLow T cells in TDLNs of progressively growing squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck differ phenotypically and functionally from those of mouse origin. SIGNIFICANCE: Characterization of this human CD62LLow T cell population provides initial insight regarding novel surface markers in TDLN T cells that might correlate with antitumor reactivity.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 180-187 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery |
Volume | 126 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 2002 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Otorhinolaryngology