Abstract
The effect of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D 3 on lymphokine-activated killer (LAK) cells activity was studied. Treatment of LAK cells with 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D 3 for 24 h increased their cytotoxic activity without affecting cell proliferation. This effect was dose-dependent, detectable already at 10 −11 M attaining 44 ± 7% increase at 10 −8 M. 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D 3 increased LAK cell content of the cytotoxic granule granzyme A by 21%. Secretion of granzyme A by LAK cells was triggered by 12- O-tetradecanoylphorbol 13-acetate and the calcium ionophore A23187. 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D 3 decreased the lag preceding secretion, increased the rate constant of exocytosis and the fraction of granzyme A cell content secreted. The potentiation of exocytosis was more pronounced at suboptimal calcium ionophore concentration suggesting that 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D 3 affects a calcium-dependent process. Since exocytosis of cytotoxic granules is a pivotal event in the killing of tumor cells by LAK cells, it is plausible that the enhancement of this process underlies the stimulation of LAK cell cytotoxic activity by 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D 3.
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