BACKGROUND: Ascitic tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) are a potential source of effectors for adoptive immunotherapy. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The TIL phenotype was examined by two-color flow cytometry in malignancy-related ascites of 49 patients with different primaries. Interleukin-10 (IL-10) and neopterin were determined in ascitic fluid by enzyme-linked immunoassay. RESULTS: Malignant melanoma patients had significantly higher CD3(+), CD3(+)CD8(+) and CD3(+)CD95(+), and lower CD3(+)CD4(+) lymphocyte numbers than patients with other primaries. Ovarian cancer patients had higher CD3(+)CD45RO(+), CD8(+)CD28(+), CD19(+)CD86(+), CD19(+) and CD19(+)CD86(+) lymphocyte numbers, and lower NK cell numbers than patients with gastrointestinal and pancreatic primaries. Pretreated patients had significantly lower concentrations of IL-10, lower CD8(+)CD28(+), CD3(+)CD45RA(+), and higher CD3(+)CD80(+) numbers than chemotherapy-naïve patients. Patients with hepatic metastases had lower CD3(+), CD3(+)CD4(+) and CD3(+)CD45RO(+), and higher CD3(+)CD25(+) and NK cell numbers than patients without liver metastases. A substantial number of cells exhibited dendritic cell phenotype. Significant correlations were observed between neopterin and IL-10 concentrations, and numbers of CD8(+)CD28(+) and CD3(+)CD80(+) lymphocytes. CONCLUSIONS: Some parameters of TIL phenotype differ depending on primary, previous treatment, or the presence of liver metastases. A negative correlation was observed between IL-10 and neopterin, and an opposing effect of local concentrations of IL-10 and neopterin on the numbers of CD8(+)CD28(+) and CD3(+)CD80(+) was noted.

• MeSH
• ascitická tekutina imunologie   MeSH
• buňky NK imunologie   MeSH
• dendritické buňky imunologie   MeSH
• dospělí MeSH
• gastrointestinální nádory imunologie   MeSH
• imunofenotypizace * MeSH
• interleukin-10 metabolismus   MeSH
• lidé středního věku MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• lymfatické metastázy MeSH
• melanom imunologie   MeSH
• nádory jater imunologie   sekundární   MeSH
• nádory kůže imunologie   MeSH
• nádory slinivky břišní imunologie   MeSH
• nádory vaječníků imunologie   MeSH
• neopterin metabolismus   MeSH
• počet lymfocytů MeSH
• prognóza MeSH
• průtoková cytometrie MeSH
• senioři MeSH
• tumor infiltrující lymfocyty imunologie   MeSH
• Check Tag
• dospělí MeSH
• lidé středního věku MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• mužské pohlaví MeSH
• senioři MeSH
• ženské pohlaví MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• práce podpořená grantem MeSH
• srovnávací studie MeSH
• Názvy látek
• interleukin-10 MeSH
• neopterin MeSH