A study on IL-2 activity and IL-2R expression in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma / 第三军医大学学报

ABSTRACT

The activity of interleukin-2(IL-2)and the expression of interleukin-2 receptors in the lymphocytes of peripheral blood were investigated in 15 cases of nasopharyngeal carcinoma and in normal subjects who served as control.It was found that the IL-2 activity and IL-2R expression were significantly lower in the patients than in the normal control.and they decreased continously when the patients were receiving radiotherapy.