【Abstract】ObjectiveTo inquire into the regulative effect of interferon (IFN) on human leucocyte antigen-DR(HLADR) expression in human colonic cancer cells. MethodsThe expression of HLA-DR in 4 colonic cancer cell lines HCT-8，lovo，SW-480 and Ls-174-T was detected with immunohistochemical SP and ELISA method before and after being stimulated by different doses of α-IFN or γ-IFN. ResultsAll cell lines except lovo cell were HLA-DR positive before stimulation with α-IFN or γ-IFN. HLA-DR expression was enhanced on all of the 4 cell lines after stimulation, and it was correlated with γ-IFN and the dose of γ-IFN. The effect of γ-IFN was more obvious than that of α-IFN. ConclusionIFN can enhance HLA-DR expression in human colonci cancer cells and clinical therapy of IFN for colon cancer has a certain applying prospect.