Jj. Nadkarni et al., TUMOR-CYTOTOXICITY AND PRODUCTION OF INTERLEUKIN-1 AND TUMOR-NECROSIS-FACTOR FROM BLOOD MONOCYTES OF CERVICAL-CARCINOMA PATIENTS, Neoplasma, 41(2), 1994, pp. 123-128
To assess the functional integrity of monocytes in patients with cervi
cal carcinoma, cytotoxic potential of peripheral blood monocytes and t
heir ability to secrete interleukin-1 (IL-1) and tumor necrosis factor
-alpha (TNF-alpha) after activation with different stimulating agents
were studied. Comparable Levels of monocyte-mediated cytotoxicity were
observed in healthy donors and patients. The production of IL-1 and T
NF-alpha by monocytes of healthy donors and patients was similar indic
ating no defect in monocyte functions in these patients.