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. 1990 Feb 1;171(2):389-400.
doi: 10.1084/jem.171.2.389.

Growth autonomy and tumorigenicity of interleukin 6-dependent B cells transfected with interleukin 6 cDNA

N Tohyama  1 , H Karasuyama, T Tada
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Growth autonomy and tumorigenicity of interleukin 6-dependent B cells transfected with interleukin 6 cDNA

N Tohyama et al. J Exp Med. .

Abstract

We introduced an IL-6 cDNA expression vector into a murine B cell line, the growth of which definitely required the presence of exogenous IL-6. The transfected cells secreted substantial amounts of IL-6, to which they themselves responded by proliferating without further requirement of exogenous IL-6. The proliferation was a direct function of cell density and was inhibitable by antibodies to IL-6, indicating the autocrine nature of the growth. The IL-6 cDNA-transfected cells displayed greatly enhanced tumorigenicity when inoculated into syngeneic and nude mice. Our data suggest that an IL-6 autocrine self stimulation confers on B cells a selective growth advantage and results in the induction of progression of the malignant state of B cells.

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