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. 1990 Feb;136(2):383–390.

IL-2 mRNA expression in Tac-positive malignant lymphomas.

M Peuchmaur 1, D Emilie 1, M C Crevon 1, P Solal-Celigny 1, M C Maillot 1, G Lemaigre 1, P Galanaud 1
PMCID: PMC1877409  PMID: 2305833

Abstract

Expression of the IL-2 receptor (Tac antigen/CD25) is documented in malignant lymphomas. Because IL-2 is a major lymphocyte growth factor, an IL-2-dependent growth could be involved in the proliferation of Tac-positive lymphomas. Indeed such a mechanism has been demonstrated experimentally for the growth of T-cell lines. To investigate this point in human lymphomas, we used in situ hybridization to analyze the expression of the IL-2 gene in 20 non-Hodgkin's lymphomas, among which 12 expressed the IL-2 receptor. Nine of these were anaplastic large cell lymphomas expressing the Ki-1-related antigen. We here show that IL-2-producing cells are present in all the lymphomas we analyzed. As a mean, there is no significant difference in the percentage of IL-2-producing cells between Tac-positive and -negative lymphomas. However, the level of IL-2 production is highly heterogeneous in both groups, and the highest density of IL-2-producing cells was observed in 2 Tac-positive lymphomas. Simultaneous detection of cellular antigens and of IL-2 mRNA demonstrates that IL-2 is produced by reactive T cells rather than by tumor cells. These results suggest that if IL-2 is involved in the growth of Tac-positive lymphomas, it acts as a paracrine, rather than an autocrine, factor.

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