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  • Title: Regulation of natural killer cell activation: implementation for the control of tumor metastasis.
    Author: Hanna N.
    Journal: Nat Immun Cell Growth Regul; ; 3(1):22-33. PubMed ID: 6235447.
    Abstract:
    The cellular interactions that regulate natural killer (NK) cell-mediated cytotoxicity and antimetastatic activity following treatment with biological response modifiers (BRM) were studied. The transient activation of NK cells by a single injection of Corynebacterium parvum is followed by a refractory period during which a second injection of BRM fails to stimulate the already depressed NK cell activity. During this hyporesponsive period, the in vivo NK cell-dependent BRM-induced antimetastatic activity is markedly reduced and cannot be enhanced by multiple injections of BRM. A correlation exists between the generation of hyporesponsiveness to NK cell activation and the activation of suppressor macrophages by C. parvum. BRM that selectively activate NK cells without subsequently activating suppressor macrophages do not induce hyporesponsiveness to further activation of NK cells in vivo and, when given in multiple injections, retain the ability to inhibit hematogenous tumor metastasis.
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