0 3 The the DT 4 14 functional functional JJ 15 22 synergy synergy NN 23 30 between between IN 31 36 IL-12 il-12 NN 37 40 and and CC 41 45 IL-2 il-2 NN 46 54 involves involve VBZ 55 58 p38 p38 NN 59 76 mitogen-activated mitogen-activated JJ 77 84 protein protein NN 85 91 kinase kinase NNP 92 95 and and CC 96 98 is be VBZ 99 109 associated associate VBN 110 114 with with IN 115 118 the the DT 119 131 augmentation augmentation NN 132 134 of of IN 135 139 STAT STAT NNP 140 146 serine serine NN 147 162 phosphorylation phosphorylation NN 162 163 . . . 165 170 IL-12 il-12 NN 171 174 and and CC 175 179 IL-2 il-2 NN 180 183 can can MD 184 193 stimulate stimulate VB 194 202 mitogen- mitogen- NN 203 205 or or CC 206 219 CD3-activated cd3-activated JJ 220 221 T t NN 222 227 cells cell NNS 228 230 to to TO 231 242 proliferate proliferate VB 242 243 , , , 244 251 produce produce VB 252 261 IFN-gamma IFN-gamma NNP 261 262 , , , 263 266 and and CC 267 271 kill kill VBP 272 277 tumor tumor NN 278 283 cells cell NNS 283 284 . . . 285 288 The the DT 289 298 magnitude magnitude NN 299 301 of of IN 302 307 these these DT 308 318 functional functional JJ 319 328 responses response NNS 329 331 is be VBZ 332 339 greatly greatly RB 340 349 augmented augmented JJ 350 354 when when WRB 355 356 T t NN 357 362 cells cell NNS 363 366 are be VBP 367 376 activated activate VBN 377 379 by by IN 380 383 the the DT 384 395 combination combination NN 396 398 of of IN 399 404 IL-12 il-12 NN 405 408 and and CC 409 413 IL-2 il-2 NN 413 414 . . . 415 423 Although although IN 424 434 peripheral peripheral JJ 435 440 blood blood NN 441 442 T t NN 443 448 cells cell NNS 449 452 are be VBP 453 460 largely largely RB 461 473 unresponsive unresponsive JJ 474 476 to to TO 477 482 these these DT 483 492 cytokines cytokine NNS 493 500 without without IN 501 506 prior prior JJ 507 517 activation activation NN 517 518 , , , 519 520 a a DT 521 526 small small JJ 527 533 subset subset NN 534 536 of of IN 537 541 CD8+ cd8+ JJ 542 543 T t NN 544 549 cells cell NNS 550 551 ( ( ( 551 565 CD8+CD18bright CD8+CD18bright NNP 565 566 ) ) ) 567 569 is be VBZ 570 578 strongly strongly RB 579 588 activated activate VBN 589 591 by by IN 592 595 the the DT 596 607 combination combination NN 608 610 of of IN 611 616 IL-12 il-12 NN 617 620 and and CC 621 625 IL-2 il-2 NN 625 626 . . . 627 629 In in IN 630 634 this this DT 635 641 report report NN 642 644 we we PRP 645 649 show show VBP 650 654 that that IN 655 658 the the DT 659 669 functional functional JJ 670 677 synergy synergy NN 678 685 between between IN 686 691 IL-12 il-12 NN 692 695 and and CC 696 700 IL-2 il-2 NN 701 703 in in IN 704 718 CD8+CD18bright cd8+cd18bright JJ 719 720 T t NN 721 726 cells cell NNS 727 737 correlates correlate VBZ 738 742 with with IN 743 746 the the DT 747 757 activation activation NN 758 760 of of IN 761 764 the the DT 765 771 stress stress NN 772 779 kinases kinase NNS 779 780 , , , 781 784 p38 p38 NN 785 802 mitogen-activated mitogen-activated JJ 803 810 protein protein NN 811 812 ( ( ( 812 815 MAP MAP NNP 815 816 ) ) ) 817 823 kinase kinase NNP 824 827 and and CC 828 844 stress-activated stress-activated JJ 845 852 protein protein NN 853 859 kinase kinase NNP 860 861 ( ( ( 861 870 SAPK)/Jun SAPK)/Jun NNP 871 881 N-terminal n-terminal JJ 882 888 kinase kinase NNP 888 889 , , , 890 893 but but CC 894 897 not not RB 898 902 with with IN 903 906 the the DT 907 917 activation activation NN 918 920 of of IN 921 924 the the DT 925 938 extracellular extracellular JJ 939 955 signal-regulated signal-regulated JJ 956 963 kinases kinase NNS 963 964 . . . 965 968 The the DT 969 979 functional functional JJ 980 987 synergy synergy NN 988 995 between between IN 996 1000 IL-2 il-2 NN 1001 1004 and and CC 1005 1010 IL-12 il-12 NN 1011 1013 is be VBZ 1014 1018 also also RB 1019 1029 associated associate VBN 1030 1034 with with IN 1035 1036 a a DT 1037 1046 prominent prominent JJ 1047 1055 increase increase NN 1056 1058 in in IN 1059 1064 STAT1 stat1 NN 1065 1068 and and CC 1069 1074 STAT3 stat3 NN 1075 1081 serine serine NN 1082 1097 phosphorylation phosphorylation NN 1098 1102 over over IN 1103 1107 that that DT 1108 1116 observed observe VBN 1117 1121 with with IN 1122 1127 IL-12 il-12 NN 1128 1130 or or CC 1131 1135 IL-2 il-2 NN 1136 1141 alone alone RB 1141 1142 . . . 1143 1145 By by IN 1146 1154 contrast contrast NN 1154 1155 , , , 1156 1160 STAT STAT NNP 1161 1169 tyrosine tyrosine NN 1170 1185 phosphorylation phosphorylation NN 1186 1188 is be VBZ 1189 1192 not not RB 1193 1202 augmented augment VBN 1203 1207 over over IN 1208 1212 that that DT 1213 1217 seen see VBN 1218 1222 with with IN 1223 1229 either either DT 1230 1238 cytokine cytokine NN 1239 1244 alone alone RB 1244 1245 . . . 1246 1247 A a DT 1248 1256 specific specific JJ 1257 1266 inhibitor inhibitor NN 1267 1269 of of IN 1270 1273 p38 p38 NN 1274 1277 MAP MAP NNP 1278 1284 kinase kinase NNP 1285 1295 completely completely RB 1296 1304 inhibits inhibit VBZ 1305 1308 the the DT 1309 1315 serine serine NN 1316 1331 phosphorylation phosphorylation NN 1332 1334 of of IN 1335 1340 STAT1 STAT1 NNP 1341 1344 and and CC 1345 1350 STAT3 STAT3 NNP 1351 1358 induced induce VBN 1359 1361 by by IN 1362 1367 IL-12 il-12 NN 1368 1371 and and CC 1372 1376 IL-2 il-2 NN 1377 1380 and and CC 1381 1390 abrogates abrogate VBZ 1391 1394 the the DT 1395 1405 functional functional JJ 1406 1413 synergy synergy NN 1414 1421 between between IN 1422 1427 IL-12 il-12 NN 1428 1431 and and CC 1432 1436 IL-2 il-2 NN 1437 1444 without without IN 1445 1454 affecting affect VBG 1455 1459 STAT STAT NNP 1460 1468 tyrosine tyrosine NN 1469 1484 phosphorylation phosphorylation NN 1484 1485 . . . 1486 1490 This this DT 1491 1499 suggests suggest VBZ 1500 1504 that that IN 1505 1508 p38 p38 NN 1509 1512 MAP MAP NNP 1513 1519 kinase kinase NNP 1520 1523 may may MD 1524 1528 play play VB 1529 1531 an an DT 1532 1541 important important JJ 1542 1546 role role NN 1547 1549 in in IN 1550 1560 regulating regulate VBG 1561 1565 STAT STAT NNP 1566 1572 serine serine NN 1573 1588 phosphorylation phosphorylation NN 1589 1591 in in IN 1592 1600 response response NN 1601 1603 to to TO 1604 1607 the the DT 1608 1619 combination combination NN 1620 1622 of of IN 1623 1628 IL-12 il-12 NN 1629 1632 and and CC 1633 1637 IL-2 il-2 NN 1637 1638 . . . 1639 1650 Furthermore furthermore RB 1650 1651 , , , 1652 1657 these these DT 1658 1666 findings finding NNS 1667 1675 indicate indicate VBP 1676 1680 that that IN 1681 1684 the the DT 1685 1692 optimal optimal JJ 1693 1703 activation activation NN 1704 1706 of of IN 1707 1708 T t NN 1709 1714 cells cell NNS 1715 1717 by by IN 1718 1723 IL-12 il-12 NN 1724 1727 and and CC 1728 1732 IL-2 il-2 NN 1733 1736 may may MD 1737 1743 depend depend VB 1744 1746 on on IN 1747 1749 an an DT 1750 1761 interaction interaction NN 1762 1769 between between IN 1770 1773 the the DT 1774 1777 p38 p38 NN 1778 1781 MAP MAP NNP 1782 1788 kinase kinase NNP 1789 1792 and and CC 1793 1798 Janus Janus NNP 1799 1810 kinase/STAT kinase/stat NN 1811 1820 signaling signaling NN 1821 1829 pathways pathway NNS 1829 1830 . . .