title: Immunological properties of Vibrio cholerae lipopolysaccharides.
abstract: Immunological effects of wall lipopolysaccharide (LPS) preparations obtained from Vibrio cholerae Inaba 569B, Ogawa NIH 41 and NAG 4715 strains by the hot phenol-water procedure were examined in mice. Although these LPS lack KDO, which are basic components of the core region of most gram-negative LPS, they still have potencies as B-cell mitogens, adjuvants, immunosuppressants, polyclonal B-cell activators and phagocytic stimulants for macrophages. The activities of these V. cholerae LPS on murine immune system seemed to be weaker than those of Salmonella typhimurium LT2-LPS. Among these V. cholerae LPS, NAG 4715-LPS showed the strongest mitogenic activity and phagocytic stimulation, while the potencies of this NAG 4715-LPS for the induction of polyclonal B cell activation, adjuvant effects and immunosuppression did not seem to be greater to those of the other LPS.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000917:Antibody Formation; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006462:Hemolytic Plaque Technique; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000276:immunology* / Q000494:pharmacology; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008806:Mice, Inbred AKR; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D010587:Phagocytosis; D014734:Vibrio cholerae / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides