Effect of blood transfusion during radiotherapy on the immune function of patients with cancer of the uterine cervix: role of interleukin-10
Santin AD, Bellone S, Palmieri M, Bossini B, Dunn D, Roman JJ, Pecorelli S, Cannon M, Parham GP. Effect of blood transfusion during radiotherapy on the immune function of patients with cancer of the uterine cervix: role of interleukin-10. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2002, 54: 1345-1355. PMID: 12459356, DOI: 10.1016/s0360-3016(02)03757-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntigens, CD19Blood TransfusionB-LymphocytesCD3 ComplexCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCD56 AntigenCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCytokinesFemaleFlow CytometryHumansImmunophenotypingInterleukin-10Killer Cells, NaturalLymphocyte SubsetsMembrane GlycoproteinsMiddle AgedPerforinPore Forming Cytotoxic ProteinsRadiotherapyReceptors, IgGReceptors, Interleukin-2Time FactorsUterine Cervical NeoplasmsConceptsBlood transfusionT cellsUntransfused groupIL-10Transfused groupNK cellsUntransfused patientsCervical cancerIL-2Immune functionB cellsElevated serum IL-10NK-sensitive target KCD4/CD8 ratioImmunoregulatory cytokine IL-10Depression of NKIncrease of CD8Perforin-positive CD8Radiation-induced immunosuppressionPercentage of CD4Serum IL-10HLA-DR expressionNK cell cytotoxicityNumber of CD8Advanced cervical cancer