Abstract
Conjugate formation by AML blasts with fresh peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL) and lymphokine activated killer (LAK) effectors was studied by flow cytometry. Leukemic blasts formed very low numbers of conjugates with fresh PBL and were resistant to natural killer (NK) cytotoxicity. When LAK effectors were used a significant increase in conjugate formation was observed, which in the majority of cases was followed by an increased killing. There was a positive correlation between the percentages of conjugates formed by AML blasts with LAK effectors and the susceptibility to lysis. No significant difference in binding activity between the CD3+ and CD56+ LAK subpopulations was found. There was no correlation between the expression of ICAM-1, LFA-3 and Transferrin receptor (CD71) and the conjugate formation. The blocking of CD71 on the control K562 cell line reduced the conjugate formation with LAK effectors but no such effect could be observed with CD71+ AML blasts.
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