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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-3-21
pubmed:abstractText
The present study investigates the effect of a pituitary hormone (LH) and a thymic factor (Thymosin Fraction 5 = TF5) on in vitro and in vivo spleen cell proliferative response of 2, 6 and 8-month-old Balb/c mice. In vitro experiments showed that the addition of LH at various concentrations (0.5, 5, 50 or 500 ng/ml) to cultures increased significantly the proliferative response to some known mitogens (ConA, PHA, PWM). The LH stimulation was further enhanced by subsequent addition of TF5 to these cultures. However, the addition of LH to LPS cultures resulted in a blockage of the cell growth which persisted after the addition of TF5. In vivo experiments showed that injection of LH (5 or 50 ng/ml) to 2, 6 and 8-month-old Balb/c mice had a significant increase on blast transformation of lymphoid cells following their incubation with ConA, PHA and PWM, and a significant decrease when they were incubated with LPS. The physiological significance of these findings which point out an intimate connection between immune and endocrine functions is discussed.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0024-3205
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
46
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
257-64
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Effect of luteotrophic hormone (LH) and thymosin on mitogen-induced blast transformation of Balb/c mouse lymphoid cells.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory of Animal Physiology and Comparative Immunology, Limoges, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article