Berezhnaia N M, Goretskiĭ B A, Konovalenko V F, Palivets A Iu, Tolstopiatov B A
Eksp Onkol. 1987;9(4):60-2.
Interleukin-2 (IL-2) production of phytohemagglutinin-stimulated peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL) was studied in 9 healthy subjects and 19 patients with soft tissue sarcomas. Mean IL-2 production by PBL in 19 patients was significantly diminished as compared with the control. Surgery leads to an increase of IL-2 production, however, the levels observed in the control do not restore completely.