| Literature DB >> 23259986 |
Emilie Laprevotte1, Loïc Ysebaert, Christian Klein, Wilfried Valleron, Amandine Blanc, Emilie Gross, Guy Laurent, Jean-Jacques Fournié, Anne Quillet-Mary.
Abstract
Rituximab (RTX, anti-CD20 antibody) combined with chemotherapy is currently standard treatment for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). Serum level of IL-8 is a prognostic factor for CLL that correlates with disease stage. We investigated whether endogenous IL-8 affects RTX or Obinutuzumab (GA101) B-leukemic depletion mediated by natural killers (NK). Using whole peripheral blood lymphocytes from untreated CLL patients, RTX, but most significantly GA101, were effective in B-cell depletion and NK activation. IL-8 inhibition completely inhibited B-cell depletion by RTX and reduced GA101-induced B-cell depletion. Altogether results underline IL-8 as an endogenous NK co-activator and confirm GA101 therapeutic potential for CLL treatment.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 23259986 DOI: 10.1016/j.leukres.2012.11.015
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Leuk Res ISSN: 0145-2126 Impact factor: 3.156