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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1983-9-20
pubmed:abstractText
The mechanism of action of cyclosporin A (CsA) in inhibiting the induction of alloreactive cytolytic T lymphocytes (CTL) in mixed-lymphocyte culture (MLC) was investigated. CsA at concentrations of 10(-3) to 10(-1) micrograms/ml completely prevented the generation of CTL. However, the addition of culture supernatants from mitogen-activated lymphocytes to MLC not only significantly reversed the suppressive effect of CsA but also fully restored the reactivity of lymphocytes already treated with CsA. By measuring the presence of a soluble helper mediator (SHF) in MLC supernatants, we found that CsA-treated lymphocytes produced no SHF, possibly interleukin 2 (IL-2). The effect of CsA on receptors for IL-2 was subsequently studied and it was found that the binding capacity of 125I-labeled IL-2 to lymphocytes was not altered by the presence of CsA. These findings suggest that the prevention of helper cells from producing SHF, rather than the inhibition of the response of effector cells to SHF, is a possible explanation for the immunosuppression mediated by CsA.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0090-1229
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
27
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
160-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:6223754-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:6223754-Concanavalin A, pubmed-meshheading:6223754-Cyclosporins, pubmed-meshheading:6223754-Cytotoxicity, Immunologic, pubmed-meshheading:6223754-Dose-Response Relationship, Immunologic, pubmed-meshheading:6223754-Immunosuppressive Agents, pubmed-meshheading:6223754-Interleukin-2, pubmed-meshheading:6223754-Lymphocyte Activation, pubmed-meshheading:6223754-Lymphocyte Culture Test, Mixed, pubmed-meshheading:6223754-Lymphokines, pubmed-meshheading:6223754-Male, pubmed-meshheading:6223754-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:6223754-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:6223754-Mice, Inbred DBA, pubmed-meshheading:6223754-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:6223754-Receptors, Immunologic, pubmed-meshheading:6223754-Receptors, Interleukin-2, pubmed-meshheading:6223754-T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic
pubmed:year
1983
pubmed:articleTitle
Inhibition of the production of a soluble helper mediator by cyclosporin A results in the failure to generate alloreactive cytolytic cells in mixed-lymphocyte culture.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.