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. 2017 Jun 7;8:664. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2017.00664

Table 1.

Modulation of lymphocyte activity after irradiation of tumor tissue.

Tumor cell Radiation quality Dose Study type Lymphocyte type Activity Reference
Mouse adenocarcinoma γ-Irradiation (137Cs source) 20 Gy In vivo CTL (56)

67NR (breast) γ-Irradiation (60Co source) 2–6 Gy In vivo CTL (54)
A20 (lymphoma)

WiDr (colon) γ-Irradiation (137Cs source) 10–20 Gy In vitro CTL (55)
Caco-2 (colon)
SW620 (colon)
SW1463 (colon)
HCT116 (colon)
A549

MelJuSo (melanoma) γ-Irradiation (137Cs source) 1–30 Gy In vitro CTL (59)

RMA-S lymphoma Radiation therapy (presumed X-rays) a In vivo NK (60)
B16 melanoma

A549 (lung carcinoma) X-rays exposure (ClinaciX Linear Accelerator) 8 Gy In vitro NK (61)
NCI-H23 (lung adenocarcinoma)

MDA-MB-231 (breast) Electron beam exposure (Elekta Synergy linear accelerator) 8 Gy In vivo NK (62)
U87MG (glioblastoma)
A673 (muscle)
PANC-1 (pancreas)

Lewis Lung carcinoma X-rays exposure (6-MV photon beam, dose rate 6.1 Gy/min) 12 Gy In vivo Treg (63)
CT-26 colon carcinoma

B16 melanoma γ-Irradiation (137Cs source) 6–12 Gy In vivo Treg (64)
EL-4 lymphoma

PANC-02 (pancreas) γ-Irradiation (Siemens Gammatron) 5 Gy × 2 Gy In vivo CTL, NK CTL > NK (65)

LNCaP (prostate) γ-Irradiation (137Cs source) 8 Gy In vivo CTL (66)
MDA-MB-231 (breast)
H1703 (lung) Proton ion irradiation (200 MeV, LET 0.5 keV/µm) 8 Gy
JHC7 (chordoma)

Mouse SCCVII (squamous cell carcinoma) Carbon ion irradiation (290 MeV/n, LET 77 keV/µm) 10 Gy/minb In vivo CTL+ DC (67)

⇑ up.

aDose not indicated.

bDuration of irradiation not indicated.

LET, linear energy transfer.