RESEARCH ARTICLE
Recurrences of Superficial Bladder Carcinoma are Associated with a Raise of CD8high>CD57+ and CD8low T Lymphocytes in Peripheral Blood
John J.L. Jacobs1, *, Dainius Characiejus2, 4, Vita Pašukonienė3, Feliksas Jankevičius4, R. Jeroen A. Van Moorselaar1, Mykolas Mauricas2, Willem Den Otter1
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2010Volume: 3
First Page: 8
Last Page: 14
Publisher Id: TOCIJ-3-8
DOI: 10.2174/1876401001003010008
Article History:
Received Date: 28/04/2010Revision Received Date: 12/06/2010
Acceptance Date: 10/07/2010
Electronic publication date: 11/11/2010
Collection year: 2010
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Abstract
Immunotherapy with BCG is effective in patients with recurrent superficial bladder carcinoma. This therapy involves Interleukin-2 (IL-2), but little is known about the immunological parameters involved in superficial bladder carcinoma. We have monitored immunological parameters in twenty patients with superficial bladder carcinoma treated with transurethral resection (TUR) followed by IL-2 instillation. Cell numbers of peripheral blood leukocyte subpopulations were counted before surgery and during follow-up after surgery. During follow-up, we compared the cell counts in patients with and without a recurrent tumour. We used the values of healthy matched controls as a reference. Recurrent disease in patients corresponded with a significant increase in CD8+ lymphocytes, and especially the CD8highCD57+ and CD8low subpopulations. The phenotype of these T lymphocytes belongs to cells with an immunosuppressive function. We hypothesize that these peripheral immune suppressive cells facilitate tumour recurrences or that tumour recurrences cause an increase in peripheral immune suppressive lymphocytes.